Greek Police
Drop in serious crimes
There was a slight slump in serious crimes and an increase in petty crimes and thefts in 2016, according to data released by Greek Police (ELAS) on Monday.
More specifically, homicides were down 5.8 percent, while house and shop robberies slumped by 12.5 and 12.3 percent respectively.
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Police await forensic and CCTV data in terror probe
The Greek Police (ELAS) is hoping that forensic tests on remnants of a bomb that detonated outside a branch of Eurobank in central Athens last week and footage from surveillance cameras in the area might yield insights about the perpetrators behind the attack.
Police concerned at spike in violent thefts
The Greek Police (ELAS) is on high alert amid a spike in violent robberies and burglaries in recent months, with official figures, due to be released in the coming days, expected to point to a significant increase in such crimes over the past year.
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Police fear bank bomb signals new wave of attacks
Officials at the Greek Police (ELAS) expressed concerns on Thursday about a possible resurgence of domestic terrorism after a small explosive device detonated outside a building housing the offices of Eurobank in central Athens late on Wednesday, damaging its premises and blowing out the windows of adjacent buildings.
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Greek assets in US at risk after C4I ruling
Greek assets in the US face confiscation, Kathimerini understands, after an American court of arbitration upheld an older judgment by the International Chamber of Commerce ordering Athens to pay 40 million euros to a US-based company that supplied it with a security system for the 2004 Olympics known as C4I.
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Greece suspends stricter border controls after airport delays
The leadership of the Greek Police (ELAS) has decided to suspend stricter border controls at airports and entry points into country - as part of tighter rules introduced within the Schengen area - after travelers suffered serious delays on the measure's first day of implementation on April 7.
Police union says majority of officers assigned to unrelated tasks
More than half of the officers in the Greek Police's rapid-response squads DIAS and OPKE are being used to guard targets of anti-establishment groups and vandals - such as politicians' offices and metro stations - rather than working out on the streets cracking down on serious crimes.
Greek police free 23 captive migrants
Greek police say they have freed 23 migrants held captive by smugglers until their relatives paid a fee for smuggling the men into Greece from neighboring Turkey.
Police said Thursday that the 21 Pakistani and two Bangladeshi men were in good health despite being imprisoned for a week in a Roma camp near the northern city of Thessaloniki.
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Suspicious package found at Athens International Airport
Security at the “Eleftherios Venizelos” Athens International Airport detected a suspicious package at the airport’s postal centre. Security at airports and all entry points across Greece has been beefed up following the detection of a number of explosive packages recently, two of which were sent to German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble and the IMF offices in Paris.
Turkish man arrested by Greek police at Komotini
A 54-year-old Turkish national was arrested by Greek police in the northern city of Komotini while attempting to enter the country from Turkey. The suspect tried to cross into Greece through the Nymphea border check point, but was apprehended after the Greek authorities ascertained he had an outstanding international arrest warrant on charges of drug trafficking.
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