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According to reports at In.gr, the ultimatum orders police that had been reassigned to various departments to return to active duty by 8am on Wednesday

Greece faces a wave of violent incidents - cold-blooded shootings, police fatalities, and heinous crimes across various regions. Murders in Salamina, Kalyvia, Nea Smyrni, and Thessaloniki have sparked public concern about safety, particularly along Kifisias Avenue

Greek authorities on Tuesday announced thousands of arrests and traffic stops around the country over the recent Christmas and New Year’s holidays, with more than 70,000 individuals and nearly 54,000 vehicles stopped and checked between Dec. 29 and the first day of 2024. Out of the aforementioned figures, 2,501 persons were initially detained for further […]

Assailant claims psychological problems and memory gaps due to intoxication

According to reports in the Athens daily "Ta Nea" and Mega TV station, the suspect lived in Greece for the last nine years and was the recipient of a monthly stipend extended by the Norwegian state due to "mental illness".

Prior to the fatal stabbings of the 32-year-old, the 44-year-old had also injured the police officer's best man

The 31-year-old had been intubated for the past three weeks

The name signed on the text refers to an outfit called “Armed Proletarian Justice”

An explosive device comprised of two separate bombs was discovered on Monday some 100 meters from the headquarters of Greek Police’s riot squad, near sports facilities in a park and across from one of the entrances to the Athens University campus in the east Athens district of Goudi. The explosive device had two plastic containers […]

Police gave chase to two vehicles carrying suspected car thieves in the near-Piraeus district of Nikaia at roughly 4 a.m.

The teen was identified as the younger brother of an 18-year-old already in custody. His DNA was allegedly found on a hand-held flare launcher used last week in a near-fatal incident.

The unfortunate police officer, serving in the Riot Police unit (MAT), remains intubated in the ICU of the hospital, as doctors continue fighting to keep him alive.

Last week Greece was shocked by the assertion that 'Oliver' was sexually assaulted and died as a result of his wounds

Police claim the teenager, 18, confessed to firing the flair during hooligan violence on Thursday

The officer was hit with a highly incendiary distress flare fired by a flare gun of the type stored aboard vessels. Reports have the perpetrator firing directly at the victim, rather than a random shot.

Authorities in cities around Greece and in Athens, in particular, will be on high alert this coming Wednesday Dec. 6, the 15th anniversary of the killing of a 15-year-old teen by a policeman in 2008, a shocking incident that sparked mass protests and widespread rioting. Ever since, this has been a day of solemn remembrance […]

A well-known local “trapper” was arrested by law enforcement in Greece over the weekend on charges stemming from nearly a dozen ATM robberies around the country. According to reports, Greek Police (EL.AS) said a total of three suspects – 26, 27 and 29 – were arrested on charges related to 10 ATM heists that netted […]

Sudden focus on whereabouts of 'missing' paroled individuals comes after last week’s high-profile arrest of a man suspected of at least a half dozen attempted sexual assaults in central Athens – all coming after he was conditionally released.

According to reports, the 23-year-old confessed to the attacks, including one against a 13-year-old girl