Three robberies reported in Limassol within 1.5 hours
Police are investigating three robberies involving cyclists in Limassol early on Tuesday, including one in which a 50-year-old woman suffered minor injuries.
Limassol, Cyprus. Police said three robberies occurred in Limassol over a 1.5-hour period early on Tuesday. The incidents involved cyclists, with a 50-year-old woman sustaining minor injuries after her bag was snatched.
Two incidents on Promachon Eleftherias Street
According to police, two people on a motorcycle stopped a male cyclist, aged 23, on Promachon Eleftherias Street at about 3.30am. The passenger dismounted, demanded the cyclist’s wallet and pushed him before returning to the motorcycle and leaving.
At roughly the same time, a woman aged 20 reported that six people riding three small motorcycles approached her as she cycled along that road. The location was approximately 30 metres away from where the first incident occurred.
Police said two members of the group dismounted and demanded money. After the woman said she had none, they took her bag and left. It held an unspecified amount of money and various personal documents.
Woman injured on Nikou Pattihi Street
In the third incident, a 50-year-old woman reported that three masked people on two motorcycles approached her while she was cycling on Nikou Pattihi Street.
According to police, one of them pulled her bag, making her fall and suffer minor injuries. The group stole the bag, which held an unspecified amount of money, a mobile phone and various other personal belongings.
Police investigations remain ongoing.
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