Police officers jailed for running protection racket on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Torrevieja Policia Local officers have been jailed for demanding money from businesses to avoid fines for alleged law breaking. One officer was given five
Travelling robbery gang strikes across Spain and sells off stolen goods to foreign buyers
A highly-specialised travelling band of robbers operating in five provinces have been caught red-handed after breaking into a Castellon area home. The three Georgian nationals
Local bars have rallied round to help a taxi driver who was beaten up by two British thugs
GABRIEL Fabian Callero was viciously punched to the ground and repeatedly kicked in the head after he remonstrated with the duo for climbing on top
Home help steals over €70,000 from old woman’s bank account in Spain’s Valencia
A home help has been arrested for fraud and theft in Gandia after stealing €70,400 from a 90-year-old woman’s bank account. The female thief, 36,
Hate crimes in Spain rise by 27% fuelled by pandemic and ‘radicalised’ political debate
A big rise in 2021 hate crime numbers was down to pandemic restrictions and ‘radicalised’ political debate according to the office of Spain’s Attorney General.
Man jailed after teenage boy commits suicide following hundreds of WhatsApp threats in Spain’s Castellon area
A Castellon Province man has been given a ten-year jail sentence after a teenage boy committed suicide due to constant harassment via the WhatsApp messaging
Man kills dog that urinated against his wall and attacks owner in Spain’s Murcia region
A man from the Via Verde area of Campos del Rio in Murcia is being investigated for animal abuse after killing a dog that urinated
CYBERCRIME ALERT: Latest WhatsApp scam alerted by Spanish police
SPAIN recorded more than 305,000 cybercrimes last year, 2021, according to the Statistical Crime System (SEC). The theft of personal data on the Internet is
Cyclist caught on camera crashing head on into oncoming car while making dangerous mountain descent in Spain
The scene was filmed by a motorist who had just been overtaken, and the video has since gone viral A video that has been circulating
Valencia area abuser in Spain tries to strangle woman and hides her in sofa bed to stop police finding her
POLICE in Paterna discovered a woman with severe neck injuries hidden in a sofa bed after they were called to an apartment. A neighbour saw
TV pirate on Spain’s Costa Blanca defrauded providers of over €210,000 via UK-based scheme
THE Policia Nacional have arrested a Denia-based man who sold pirated premium UK TV services. He’s believed to be a British national but there has
Sevilla couple spend summer holiday robbing cars at Costa Blanca beaches in Spain
A Sevilla couple used their August holiday to rob 16 cars parked at Costa Blanca beaches and used stolen bank cards in Benidorm businesses. The
Jihadist arrested in Spain’s Girona ‘had plans to carrying out terrorist attack in Catalunya’
POLICE have arrested a ‘radicalised’ terrorist who was allegedly planning a terrorist attack in Catalunya before returning to Syria. An investigation began at the end
Two children stab teenage boy 10 times to steal phone and wallet in Spain’s Valencia
TWO children have been arrested for viciously assaulting a 16-year-old boy in Alfafar, Valencia Province early on Monday morning. They stole the victim’s bumbag containing
Arrested in Marbella two international drug traffickers
POLICE have arrested two international drug lords who were hiding out in luxury. Guardia Civil swooped on the Dutch and Belgian citizens who were lying
Woman in bogus kidnapping shoots dramatic video to extort €50,000 from mother on Spain’s Canary Islands
A woman in her thirties has been arrested in Tenerife for faking her own kidnapping and trying to extort €50,000 from her mother. Four people
Cigarette thief on Spain’s Costa Blanca on attempted murder charge after stabbing pedestrian
A Denia man, 38, has been arrested for attempted murder after stealing a packet of cigarettes and meeting strong resistance from his victim. A man
Cyclist fakes accident to steal expensive watch from motorist on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante motorist had an expensive watch stolen after trying to help a cyclist who pretended he was an accident victim. The incident happened on
Seven people arrested and two million euros scammed by cybercriminals in Spain’s Sevilla
POLICE has arrested seven people from Sevilla for allegedly scamming companies and freelancers using the technique “man in the middle”. This technique is described as
British man nearly dies after getting stabbed in his intestines in Spain’s Valencia area
A British man needed two emergency operations after being attacked in his car outside a gaming room in Oliva. The assault happened in late July
Man breaches restraining order in failed attempt to kill ex-partner in Spain’s Valencia area
A man with a violent criminal record broke a restraining order to try to kill his ex-partner at her Silla home. Guardia Civil officers went
Court in Spain hands down 160-year sentence to man found guilty of killing sex workers with highly pure cocaine
A COURT in Valencia on Thursday handed down a sentence of nearly 160 years to a man who was found guilty of killing three women
Father jailed for alleged Costa Blanca bar terrace sex assault in Spain on son, aged 9
AN Algerian man has been jailed in Alicante after being accused of sexually abusing his son, 9, on a bar terrace. The 50-year-old denies the
Online love scam fleeces woman out of €200,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A romance-seeking Elche woman paid out €200,000 to two scammers with bank transfers made to UK, French, Belgian and Spanish accounts. Two Spanish women, aged
British man arrested after police chase marijuana ‘convoy’ in Spain’s Alicante area
A British man, 24, has been arrested in Elda after police chased three cars running a marijuana convoy. Convoys are a regular practice in the
Street drug dealer uses Covid mask to store cocaine in Spain’s Valencia area
A Gandia man sold cocaine which he stored in his protective Covid mask that he wore on local streets. The 59-year-old Spaniard drew the attention