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Greek Police on Alert for Football Cup Final

Greek police are taking severe measures in order to deal with the final match of the Greek Football Cup between the teams of PAOK and Panathinaikos (PAO), which will take place this Saturday at 8pm at the OAKA Stadium...

Greek Police Arrest Seven For Football Hooliganism and Fish

  Greek Police arrested seven people on Wednesday in Thessaloniki, north Greece for alleged participation in the hooliganism that marred the feisty – and fishy – Greek Cup semi-final between PAOK and Olympiakos. The suspects allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at the Greek police officers...

Public Sector Fraud in Greece

  After a year's investigation, Greek police have found 179 incidents of illegal collection of pensions, fraud which has cost the state some 13 million euros. According to the investigation, despite the fact that the rightful pensioners had passed away,...

Fare Dodger Threatened Ticket Inspectors With Gun

A fare-dodging former cop pulled a gun on ticket inspectors on a bus from Omonia to Piraeus Monday, according to Apostolos Raftopoulos, president of the OASA-OSY workers association. Two inspectors found a passenger without a ticket, and appeared to be complying...

Eight Arrests in Two Major Anti-Drug Operations

Greek Police arrested eight people for drug trafficking Monday during two major drug busts in northeast Greece and Attica. In the first case, two people, a man aged 19 and a woman aged 21, have been arrested after police’s anti-drug...

Shop Staff and Police Clash in Athens Over Sunday Opening

Clashes occurred in Athens today when police tried to evict a gathering of shop workers protesting Sunday opening hours. One protesters was injured in the incident, which occured on Ermou, a pedestrian street where protesters with banners gathered outside stores. Some 300 retail employees participated in the...

Credit Card Scam Revealed in Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki police have revealed a credit card scam after arresting three foreign nationals alleged to be members of a criminal organization. The defendants are two Australians aged 35 and 28, and a 24-year old from Hong Kong who have been...

15 Greek Prison Guards to Plea After Death of Inmate

The investigator of Serres, in Northern Greece has called on fifteen Nigrita prison guards to enter their plea on Saturday, April 5, as part of the main interrogation being conducted concerning the case of the 42-year-old lifer Ili Kareli. The...

Thebes: Ancient Priceless Coins Found in Burglar's House

Greek police have uncovered a priceless treasure while searching the home of a 29-year-old man who had recently committed at least six burglaries around Thebes. One gold and three silver coins were recovered and police are conducting an investigation to determine...

Missing Journalist Found

The journalist Thalia Hounta who was missing over a week, without having given any signs of life, finally returned home, reported her husband and well-known lawyer Nikos Mpouras. Mpouras immediately contacted the Greek police authorities who called the journalist in...