- Sep 12
Armed gang disguised as police frees convict at Serres Hospital in Greece
Four armed men disguised in elite police uniforms ambushed prison guards at the General Hospital of Serres late Friday, disarming the escort and freeing a convicted felon transferred from Nigrita Prison.
- Aug 23
Migrants clash with police and 35 escape closed Sintiki detention center in northern Greece
Ten people were detained and three hospitalized after detainees destroyed a wing of the Sintiki closed migrant facility near Serres, with 35 escaping through a cut perimeter fence.
- Aug 23
Ten arrested after violent unrest and fence breach at Kleidi migrant facility in Serres
Greek police deployed riot units from Thessaloniki to the Kleidi Sintiki facility late on 22 August 2026 after clashes destroyed a residential wing and prompted an exterior fence breach.
- Jun 27
Greek juvenile court convicts 16-year-old of intentional homicide for fatal beating of 17-year-old Angelos in Serres, imposes maximum 10-year term
A juvenile court in Serres has found a 16-year-old boy guilty of intentional homicide with contingent intent for the fatal beating of 17-year-old Angelos on the eve of Theophany 2026, and imposed the maximum 10-year custodial sentence.
