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The Greek retail trade saw a rise of 1.5 percent in July compared to the same month last year, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Tuesday.

The turnover index in retail trade for July 2014 recorded an increase of 1.5 percent compared to July 2013, while compared to June this year it recorded a decrease of 0.7 percent, ELSTAT reported.

A 27-year-old police officer was arrested and suspended from duty Tuesday after allegedly trying to steal cosmetics from a store in Athens.

The officer is said to have walked out of the store with an eyeliner, concealer stick and mascara that she had not paid for.