Motorists should expect road closures, diversions and heavy vehicle bans ahead of the October 28 'Ohi Day' parades and events.
According to reports, both the police car and officer assigned to the vehicle were later traced; cop suspended pending an investigation
Suspects charged up to 8,000 euros for forged documents and subsequent air travel to other European destinations via the Athens International Airport
The groups had called for a rally in downtown Syntagma square on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Recognizing that animal cruelty damages not only lives but also local reputation, the Ierapetra team launched the groundbreaking campaign “Animal Abuse Harms Crete.”
Authorities shut down three user groups with over 200,000 members that warned drivers about police checkpoints, raising serious road safety concerns
According to police, the man was wanted under two final convictions carrying prison sentences of 75 and 18 years, respectively, and a total fine of €1,550,000.
Investigators believe they are nearing identification of the man who killed a 68-year-old campground owner in Finikounda, as new revelations from the victim’s will—signed just three days before his death—point to a family connection at the heart of the case
Authorities are investigating a possible inheritance motive and a motorcycle found in the nearby town of Pylos following the brutal killing of two men at a campsite in southern Greece
Greece leads Europe in forced psychiatric admissions — with police often handcuffing patients to hospitals. A new plan aims to replace patrol cars with specialized ambulances and trained health staff, marking a major shift in mental health crisis response
A criminal network posing as police officers tricked victims into handing over cash and jewelry worth more than half a million euros. Authorities warn of a surge in phone and online fraud across the country
Police used tear gas, pepper spray and water cannons as some protesters tried to enter the presidential palace and tensions with the ruling Georgian Dream party deepened
Authorities seize 1,650 cannabis plants in a remote forest near Ioannina, marking one of the biggest drug busts in the region in recent years
Authorities in northern Greece intercepted a large cache of weapons near the Evros border, with the investigation ongoing
The suspects, some of whom are accountants, were involved in fraud schemes linked to VAT refunds from commercial transactions and income tax withholding.
A foreign detainee was discovered hanged in his cell at Athens police headquarters. Despite resuscitation efforts, he was pronounced dead at a hospital.
According to the eight-month figures, more than 96,000 checks by police patrols in stations and on buses and carriages yielded more than 1,500 arrests
Authorities said the smuggling ring used special crypts build into the buses to smuggling the contraband into the country without customs control from an unnamed country in eastern Europe
According to reports from "xanthinews", the officer, acting without any authority, drove the victim to a remote field, where he brutally beat him before leaving him behind
Police seized 1 ton, 161 kilos, and 161 grams of raw cannabis and 1,640 cannabis plants, with an estimated illegal value of €8 million.