As Crete sells itself to the world as a land of hospitality, bravery, and timeless charm, its other face — the one of guns, grudges, and local dynasties — remains an open secret.

A 23-year-old man was fatally stabbed during a violent altercation in Halkida on Sunday night, with police investigating possible links to a second stabbing that occurred shortly after nearby.

Authorities said 104 firearms were seized and 345 people arrested in the Phaistos Municipality, where the beleaguered village of Vorizia is located

Authorities search mountain gorges for suspects after a deadly village shootout in Crete left two dead and two injured. Security is tight amid fears of renewed violence during the victim’s funeral.

The body of a 75-year-old woman was found in her home on Salamina, with security cameras showing at least two perpetrators breaking into the residence

A 70-year-old woman remains in critical condition after being struck in the head with a stone by a homeless man who had repeatedly escaped from psychiatric facilities, despite previous incidents and warnings

A 50-year-old man from Rodopi, northern Greece, has been arrested for fatally assaulting his 82-year-old father with a walking stick. Authorities report that the elderly man died of cardiac arrest following the attack.

According to reports, the alleged perpetrator, 38, is homeless, shows signs of extreme mental disorder and has escaped no less than 18 times from psychiatric wards

A 51-year-old man was shot three times in the chest during a village chestnut festival in western Crete. The suspect, a relative of the victim, fled the scene but surrendered on Monday to the authorities

Two 22-year-old men accused of murdering a campsite owner and his employee in southern Greece have been ordered to remain in custody following 16 hours of testimony

Greek police arrested a 22-year-old Brazilian man at Athens International Airport after discovering he had ingested 840 grams of cocaine

The two 22-year-old suspects, childhood friends from Athens, met secretly after the killings as police search for the missing phone, gun, and scooter linked to the murders.

Greek police have apprehended two young men linked to the fatal shooting of a businessman and his employee at a Finikounda campsite, as chilling details emerge about the motive and the events leading up to the crime

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

The mayor of Herdecke has been found critically injured in her apartment on Tuesday afternoon. The motive for the attack remains unknown, investigations are ongoing

The 25-year-old suspect, who has a long criminal record, allegedly stabbed a motorist in the eye with a screwdriver following a traffic dispute on Iera Odos

An autopsy on a 91-year-old woman, secretly buried by her daughter to keep collecting her pension, shows no signs of foul play. Authorities continue investigating as the exact time of death remains unclear

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

A 62-year-old woman accused of burying her mother to keep collecting her pension has been released as investigations continue, raising questions about the circumstances of death and the role of an alleged accomplice

Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis added that the greater Athens-Piraeus area faces the worst problem in terms of criminality in the country, although he claimed the crime rate is falling