3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (186+ words) Police in Athens have broken up an alleged criminal group accused of posing as electricity company employees to gain access to homes and steal cash and valuables, authorities said Thursday. Two suspects, ages 18 and 16, were arrested during an operation in…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (123+ words) Greek customs authorities seized 100 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipment of roses from Colombia at Athens International Airport on Wednesday, authorities said. The operation followed information provided by the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s Athens office and resulted in the…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (176+ words) A 33-year-old Polish tourist was hospitalized in intensive care in Crete after he was found unconscious in the sea near Ierapetra, local media reported Wednesday. The man had been vacationing with his partner at a five-star hotel in the area....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (143+ words) Four police officers will stand trial over the fatal stabbing in April 2024 of Kyriaki Griva, 28, outside the Agioi Anargyroi police station, a judicial council ruled on Tuesday. The man convicted of the killing, her former partner, was sentenced to life…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (145+ words) A 15-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted by two other teenagers outside his home in Iraklio, Crete. The three teenagers had reportedly met by chance at a local mini-market, where a verbal altercation began. The two allegedly insulted the 15-year-old, who…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (405+ words) Four police officers investigated over their actions in the murder of a woman by her former partner outside an Athens police station on April 1, 2024, will stand trial for the felony of fatal exposure by omission, a judicial council ruled on…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (72+ words) eKathimerini.com A cyclist was killed and five people were injured in Pyrgos, western Greece, after two cars collided at an intersection, also involving the bicycle. The cyclist succumbed to serious injuries shortly after the crash. The five injured people,…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (123+ words) eKathimerini.com A traffic police clampdown across the greater Athens region over the past week resulted in nearly 7,000 road-rule violations and 40 arrests, police said. From last Monday night to Monday morning, officers recorded 6,994 violations, mainly for speeding, failure to wear…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (133+ words) eKathimerini.com Two men have been arrested in Agrinio, a town in western Greece, over the alleged kidnap and rape of a 15-year-old girl, according to a local news outlet The teen had been reported missing by her parents on…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (173+ words) Nearly €1 million in cash seized during drugs crackdown eKathimerini.com Authorities investigating an alleged narcotics transaction have arrested two people and seized nearly a million euros in cash found in the offices of a Rhodes real estate firm raided over…...