Manhunt

Armed robbers target cash van, steal almost €1 mln

A dramatic heist took place in the port town of Lavrio, in southeastern Attica, on Thursday, as four armed robbers ambushed a cash delivery van and made off with nearly 1 million euros.

According to security staff, the suspects were dressed in white overalls and surgical masks and had been waiting outside a toy store for the van.

Police hunt for motorbike suspects who evaded inspection in Keratsini

Police have launched a manhunt for two suspects who fled on a motorbike after failing to comply with a police stop for inspection in the Keratsini area of western Piraeus on Saturday.

According to authorities, the suspects abandoned a bag near the scene of the attempted stop, which was later found to contain three hand grenades. 

Armed robbers make off with cash from Patras post office

Two armed robbers stormed a post office in the western port city of Patra in the Peloponnese Thursday morning, taking an unspecified amount of cash from the registers. 

According to witnesses, the two men wore helmets to conceal their faces and threatened employees with guns. 

Police have launched a manhunt to find them.

Convicted robber escapes police custody

Police officers launched a manhunt on Monday evening to locate a man who escaped from the Exarcheia police station in central Athens, where he was being held.

The 39-year-old escapee, identified as a Greek national, had three robbery convictions.

According to information, the suspect asked to go to the toilet and, while being taken, pushed the officer aside and fled. 

Four convicts break out of Peloponnese prison

A manhunt was launched on Wednesday after four convicts escaped from an agricultural prison near Nafplio in the Peloponnese.

According to reports, the absence of the four inmates -two Albanians, an Egyptian and a Moroccan - became apparent during the daily roll call at noon. It was not immediately clear how and at what time the convicts made their escape.

Family held up in Voula house burglary

A businessman and his family were held up by two armed men who barged into their home in the southern Athenian district of Voula shortly after midnight on Wednesday.
According to police sources, the robbers entered the house from an unlocked balcony door. They removed cash and valuable objects while pointing their guns at the man and his family and fled.

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