Two people are captured on a closed-circuit surveillance camera at a property in Dali as they break into a pharmacy. Frame by frame, footage obtained by Alpha shows the moment the perpetrator breaks down the door with lightning-fast movements, enters the pharmacy, grabs the cash register, and, together with his accomplice, flees the scene.
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It was around 3:30 a.m. when the perpetrators used a large brick to smash the pharmacy’s door.
During the night, burglars struck another pharmacy in the area and a fruit stand in Agia Varvara.
According to footage obtained by Alpha TV’s camera, the perpetrators carried out the break-ins at both pharmacies in the same manner.
“Over the past month, we’ve seen a number of robberies, mainly at pharmacies and bakeries; the perpetrators operate in the same way: two people arrive on a motorcycle, throw a rock at the window, shatter it, rush inside, grab the cash register, and flee.”
Stavros Hatzigiannis – Mayor of South Nicosia – Idali
Inadequate Policing
Mayor Stavros Hatzigiannis emphasizes the need to strengthen policing and expresses the local community’s deep outrage and concern.
“Clearly, it’s the same group; it’s a crime ring that needs to be dealt with. We can’t just have business owners counting their damages and losses every weekend. We’re talking about a very important station; 180 square kilometers of land are patrolled at night by just a few people.”
Stavros Hatzigiannis – Mayor of South Nicosia – Idali
Two weeks
ago, pharmacies in Kallithea and Alambra, as well as a bakery in Dali, were targeted again.
Watch Eleni Fanari’s report:
