Man arrested after stolen car chase in British bases

A 33-year-old man was remanded in custody until February 26 after crashing a stolen pick-up truck into a British bases police patrol car during a chase in Xylofagou.

The incident unfolded on February 11 after Cyprus police alerted British bases officers in Dhekelia that a single-cab pick-up reported stolen from Pyrga had been spotted on a dirt road within the bases.

Officers dispatched to the scene found the suspect burning the vehicle’s registration and ownership documents, having already removed the number plates.