Nea Smyrni

Swedish police arrest man for Athens bank safe deposit box heist

Swedish police have arrested a 46-year-old man suspected of involvement in the case of the robbery from five safe deposit boxes in an Athens bank in July 2022.

Earlier this month, Greek police said they had identified three members of an international crime gang as being behind the theft of the contents of the safe deposit boxes in the Nea Smyrni suburb.

The tragedy of the commons

My family moved from the downtown Athens district of Kolonos to the southern suburb of Nea Smyrni in 1974 so we could be closer to our school, Leonteios. It was like moving to the countryside! Everything appeared bigger - and it was: the sidewalks, streets and especially those big houses with the pretty gardens.

16-year-old girl missing from children’s home

The details of a 16-year-old girl that went  missing from a children's home in the Attica neighborhood of Nea Smyrni on March 8 were publicized on Wednesday following a judicial order.

The judge ordered the Hamogelo tou Paidiou (Child's Smile) child protection agency to publish her data as it is believed that her wellbeing may be in danger.

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