The police arrested two individuals, aged 27 and 33, as part of an investigation into cases of unlawful entry and residential burglary committed in the Nicosia district.
Specifically, yesterday, a 90-year-old woman reported to the Nicosia Criminal Investigation Department that, around 1 p.m. that same day, an unknown woman had entered her home and stolen a sum of money as well as several pieces of jewelry.
Around 5 p.m. that same day, members of the Nicosia CID located and identified the suspect, a 27-year-old woman. During a subsequent search, a sum of 560 euros and several pieces of jewelry were found in her possession; she failed to provide adequate and satisfactory explanations regarding the legality of her possession , resulting in her arrest on the spot for the offense of unlawful possession of property.
During questioning, the 27-year-old reportedly admitted to committing the burglary, while also naming a 33-year-old woman as being involved in other residential burglary cases.
Today, the 27-year-old and the 33-year-old were arrested pursuant to court warrants and taken into custody for investigative purposes.
Tomorrow, they are expected to be re-arrested and brought before the Nicosia District Court for the issuance of detention orders, in connection with two additional cases of residential burglaries committed in the Nicosia district. The Nicosia CID is continuing its investigation.
