Police

University rectors are right when they say that they themselves cannot play the role of the police and enforce order against those who act arbitrarily on campus. 

However, they are not convincing when, in the midst of a tense situation, they present obstacles to remote exams. Obviously, this is an emergency solution. But the need now exists for it. 

A 51-year-old police officer was found dead at his home in Kozani, northern Greece. He was serving at the Border Guard Corps of the city's police department.

According to initial police information, the victim has a gunshot wound and the investigation is currently focusing on the possibility of an accident, having ruled out foul play. 

A 19-year-old man was facing felony charges on Wednesday for allegedly cutting cables on the Athens metro on Saturday.

According to transport authorities, the man was spotted by police officers cutting wires near an electric substation close to Line 1's Iraklio stop and was arrested after attempting to flee.

Police in central Athens have conducted a large-scale sweep targeting people with pending convictions and arrest warrants as well as foreign nationals without residence papers.

Various units participated in the sweep, including security police and officers from the aliens directorate.

New Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis, in his fifth stint at the ministry overseeing the security forces since 1999, has his work cut out for him as he tries to overhaul the Hellenic Police.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 10 people wanted by six countries with Interpol red bulletins have been arrested in Istanbul in scope of the "CAGE-30" Operation.

Lyubomir Nikolov, Director of the Metropolitan Directorate of Internal Affairs, announced the mandatory use of body cameras for all street-deployed police officers. However, specifics regarding implementation timelines and procurement remain undisclosed, as highlighted during his interview with "Nova TV."

Police made over a thousand arrests across the country over the four-day period in the run up to and including New Year's Day.

From December 29 to January 1, officers conducted checks on over 70,000 people and over 53,500 vehicles, a police statement said.

While 2,500 people were brought in to police stations, 1,079 were arrested for various offenses.

A third suspect was apprehended on Tuesday over the death of a 29-year-old police officer during a car chase in Aspropyrgos, West Attica.

Unknown perpetrators carried out a heist at a high-end jewelry store on in central Athens on Saturday at dawn. 

According to the police, the thieves entered between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m., initially accessing an adjacent abandoned building. Using tools, they created a hole in the common wall, gaining entry to the jewelry store.