BURGLARS stole jewellery worth €232,470 in total from three different homes across the island on Monday, authorities said yesterday.
In Nicosia, thieves stole a safe containing €200,000 worth of jewellery from a residence around midday.
Thieves emptied the safe and then dumped it in the village of Mathiatis on the outskirts of Nicosia. Police found it and have begun searching it for evidence.
Police also reported that €20,470 worth of gold jewellery was taken from a house in Kannavia in the Morphou district during the early hours of Monday.
The third robbery also happened during the early hours of Monday in the village of Kyperounta where €12,000 worth of jewellery was stolen.
According to statistics gathered by the police, there have been fewer burglaries this year compared to last year.
Between the months of January and September last year a total of 2572 burglaries were committed across Cyprus. In 2012, during the same period there have been a reported 2232 burglaries with Nicosia and Limassol being the most hit areas.
Over 77 per cent of these cases remain unsolved this year.
Cyprus Mail