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Elderly Man Kills Burglar in His Home in Greece
An elderly man killed a burglar that attempted to rob him in Northern Greece. The 71-year-old man fatally foiled an attempted robbery in Ioannina by shooting dead a 35-year-old intruder in his home. The incident occurred in the village...
Crime
Armed Robbers Storm Rolex Watch Store in Athens
Armed robbers stormed a Rolex luxury watch store in central Athens on Tuesday morning and made off with over a dozen highly valuable timepieces.
The robbery took place at approximately 10.55 a.m., at a Rolex store on Kolokotroni Street, off...
Crime
Burglar Calls Police on Himself After Breaking into Rhodes Restaurant
An unusual case occurred recently when a forty-eight-year-old burglar called the police on himself after breaking into a restaurant on the Greek island of Rhodes.
The robbery took place during the early morning hours of Friday, June 19, when the...
Crime
Audacious Jewelry Heist in Greece Caught on Camera
At least seven robbers, using two vehicles, robbed a jewelry store in the town of Alexandria, northern Greece in the early hours of Wednesday.
The audacious criminals seemed completely undeterred by the alarms sounding everywhere -- and even by numbers...
Crime
Greek Police Arrest Three Suspects in 4.2 Million-Euro Theft in Northern Greece
The Hellenic (Greek) Police announced on Saturday that they had arrested three men accused of being involved in the theft of €4.2 million (4.65 million dollars) from the premises of a security company in northern Greece, in January.
The Kavala...
Crime
Victim of Armed Robbery Dies in Greek Hospital
A Greek businessman who was attacked and shot in his home by robbers in early April died of his injuries in an Athens hospital on Friday.
Fifty-two-year-old Alexandros Stamatiadis was receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of Georgios Gennimatas...
Crime
Greek Man Shot at Home by Robbers in 'Critical Condition'
A 52-year-old businessman is in a critical condition at an Athens hospital after he was shot twice in the back by robbers at his home in a northern Athenian suburb early on Monday.
Police say two robbers broke into the...
Hollywood
John Stamos and Fiancee Caitlin McHugh Robbed Hours Before Wedding
John Stamos' fiancee Caitlin McHugh was robbed at the Beverly Hills Hotel just hours before the couple's wedding this weekend.
According to TMZ, the pregnant McHugh came back from dinner on Friday night to find that $165,000 in jewelry had...
Crime
Brazen Attack on Greek Senior Citizen by Juveniles Caught on Video
An 82-year-old senior citizen was injured, after she was attacked and robbed by two young Roma boys in her front yard.
The attack took place in a village near Sparta on Wednesday and was recorded by the security camera of...
Crime
Robbery at Piraeus Bank in Athens; Hostages Held for 3 Hours
A robbery took place at the Piraeus Bank branch located at 27-31 Hatzikyriakou Street, in Kallipolis, Piraeus.
Four armed men wearing masks entered the bank at approximately 2 p.m. and held up five bank employees and three clients who were...