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- Oct 19
Manolis Rodousakis, Crete businessman who banned fuel sales to helmetless riders, killed in crash
The Chania businessman died on Saturday, 17 October 2026, after his car collided with a van at the Platanias junction of Crete's Northern Road. In 2024 he had stopped fuel sales to motorcyclists who were not wearing helmets.
- Oct 15
Part of an old Italian barracks collapses in Chania, no trapped people found
Firefighters and rescue teams searched the rubble of a former war museum building in Chania, Crete, after part of it fell at midday on Thursday, 15 October. After several hours of searching, no trapped or injured people were found.
- Oct 13
Indian hotel worker, 22, found dead after swimming off Tersanas beach in Chania
A 22-year-old man of Indian origin who worked at a hotel in the Akrotiri area was found dead in the sea off Tersanas beach on the morning of 13 October, a day after he went missing while swimming.
- Oct 12
Greece braces for storms and 9 Beaufort winds on 13 and 14 October
The EMY has issued an emergency bulletin for storms, heavy rain and strong winds on Tuesday, 13 October, and Wednesday, 14 October. Civil Protection has urged citizens to take precautions as a sharp temperature drop follows.
- Oct 6
American tourist detained in Crete for photographing Souda Naval Base
Greek authorities in Chania detained an American woman on espionage charges after spotting her taking photographs of the Souda Naval Base on Sunday, seizing multiple cameras and film rolls.
- Sep 30
Greece puts Crete on Red Code alert as severe storms and 9 Beaufort winds approach
Greek civil protection authorities will place the island of Crete on Red Code alert from Wednesday evening through Sunday morning as forecasters predict heavy rainfall and Aegean gales up to 9 Beaufort.
- Sep 17
Two toddlers left in Chania school bus for five hours prompt escort firing
Two children aged 4 and 5 were found locked inside a parked bus in Crete after failing to disembark for morning classes, leading transport operator KTEL to dismiss their escort as police investigate.
- Aug 30
Polish 11-year-old tourist dies after hotel pool incident in Platanias on Crete
An 11-year-old girl from Poland has died after being pulled unconscious from a hotel swimming pool in Platanias on Crete, despite emergency resuscitation efforts by doctors and paramedics.
- Aug 15
Mitsotakis marks Dormition feast in Chania, dedicates message to Greece's wildfire fighters
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the Divine Liturgy for the Dormition of the Theotokos at a monastery in Chania on 15 August, using his annual message to honour those fighting summer wildfires across Greece.
- Jul 25
Crete mafia probe widens: three police officers, a forensic pathologist and a toxicologist among 20 newly identified suspects
Greek police have named 20 additional suspects in the ongoing investigation into a criminal network dismantled in Chania last year, including three serving officers, a coroner and a toxics expert.
- Jul 23
Explosion and fire at Chania boat workshop leaves 70-year-old owner critically burned
A powerful explosion ripped through a polyester boat repair workshop in Livadia, Chania, on Thursday afternoon, leaving the 70-year-old owner with severe burns over most of his body. Neighbors pulled him from the burning building before firefighters arrived.
- Jul 19
Ambulance transporting cardiac arrest patient crashes in Chania, overturns; patient dead, three injured
An EKAB ambulance collided with a car on Mourión Avenue early Sunday, overturning. The patient being transported died; two paramedics and the car's driver, a nurse leaving a night shift, were injured.
- Jul 12
Three men transport washing machine on electric scooter through central Chania
A video recorded on Wednesday evening shows three men balancing a washing machine on an electric scooter as they move along Eleftheriou Venizelou Street in the center of Chania, Crete.
- Jul 12
Greek deputy minister's home and office vandalised with 'Death to ND' and firebomb threats, Voloudaki says she will not be intimidated
Unknown individuals sprayed slogans on the home and political office of Deputy Minister of Migration and Asylum Sevi Voloudaki in Chania, Crete. The graffiti included 'Death to ND', 'Firebombs at your homes' and messages backing suspects in a fatal arson attack.
- Jul 10
Three arrested for arson that killed ND politician’s mother; key suspect hid on Crete
Greek anti-terrorism police arrested three people on 10 July 2026, nine days after a gas-canister attack on the home of New Democracy candidate Afroditi Nestora killed her mother Vagia and injured her and four others.
- Jul 6
Hellenic Air Force officer, 33, dies in motorcycle crash with garbage truck in Chania
A 33-year-old Hellenic Air Force pilot officer died early Monday when his motorcycle collided with a garbage truck on a bend in the Pithari area of Chania, Crete.
- Jul 3
Police arrest tanker driver after dangerous overtaking near Chania airport, video goes viral
A tanker truck driver was arrested in Heraklion on Friday after a video showing him performing a series of dangerous overtaking manoeuvres on the busy Chania airport road went viral. The driver, who has since been fired by his employer, forced a car ahead to swerve off the road while oncoming traffic approached.
- Jun 27
45-year-old Ukrainian woman arrested in Chania for arson after setting fire to personal items on dry grass near forest
A 45-year-old Ukrainian national was taken into custody on Friday after she burned personal belongings on dry grass in Chania, Crete, near forested land, creating a fire hazard. The suspect fled but was quickly located by fire investigators and police.
- Jun 23
Tenant confesses to murder of landlady Stavroula Leventaki in Chania; wife claims police frame-up
A 43-year-old North Macedonian tenant has confessed to killing his landlady, Stavroula Leventaki, in Chania on 30 May, but his wife insists the confession was coerced and the real culprits are being shielded.
- Jun 21
Tenant confesses to murder of Stavroula Leventaki, leads police to rural burial site near Chania
A 43-year-old North Macedonian tenant has admitted to killing Stavroula Leventaki, a 45-year-old woman missing since late May in Chania, Crete, and directed authorities to a rural grave about five kilometres from her home.
