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British tourist sexually assaulted by Ibiza tattoo parlour owner in Spain’s Balearic Islands

A 47-year old Ibiza tattoo parlour owner has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for sexually assaulting a female client. He was detained last Thursday

16 Aug, 2022 @ 16:26

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Mercedes Driver Fined After Taking His Car Into The Water At Beach On Spain's Costa Blanca

Mercedes owner fined after driving car into the sea at beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A motorist has been fined €751 for taking his Mercedes car onto a Santa Pola beach and driving it into the water to tow away

16 Aug, 2022 @ 13:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Thief steals bag on beach during TV interview with tourist on ‘delights’ of Barcelona

IT isn’t quite the publicity Barcelona was hoping for. A television interview with tourists about what they love about visiting the Catalan capital demonstrated one

15 Aug, 2022 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Thieves grab victim round neck to steal €30,000 watch on Valencia street in Spain

Thieves grab man round neck to steal €30,000 watch on Valencia street in Spain

TWO thieves aged 19 and 20 attacked a man on a Valencia street and stole his €30,000 wrist watch. The victim was walking on Calle

15 Aug, 2022 @ 10:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman arrested trying to drown dog at beach in Mallorca

A DRUNK woman has been arrested for trying to drown a dog that had been left in her care off Illetas beach in Calvia. The

14 Aug, 2022 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Fraudsters posing as Covid test wholesaler arrested in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO Estepona fraudsters have been arrested for allegedly making more than €600,000 posing as a coronavirus test wholesaler online. One person attempted to buy 1,000

14 Aug, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Needle spike cases spread to Spain’s Balearic Islands as UK campaign tells holidaymakers to ‘stick with their mates’

POLICE are investigating a spate of attacks across Spain on women who believe they have been spiked with needles at nightclubs. Guardia Civil are reportedly

13 Aug, 2022 @ 17:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Italian gang arrested for stealing luxury watches from elderly foreign tourists in Spain's Balearic Islands

Kamikaze driver arrested in Spain’s Benalmadena for string of traffic offences plus illegal possession of weapons—including a huge samurai sword

A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Benalmadena for drunk driving, driving without a valid driver’s license, identity theft and illegal possession of weapons. Additionally

13 Aug, 2022 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police swoop on ‘very violent’ Benidorm area drugs gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Policia Nacional have brought down what they called a ‘very violent’ Benidorm area drugs gang. The criminals grew marijuana and sold it across the

12 Aug, 2022 @ 14:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Pair accused of raping British teen in Mallorca given passports to return to Vietnam

TWO men accused of raping a 17-year-old British girl at a hotel in Mallorca have returned to Vietnam after the judge gave them back their

12 Aug, 2022 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Drunk lorry driver zigzags for 30 kilometres on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

A drunk lorry driver kept veering his vehicle between lanes for 30 kilometres on two Costa Blanca motorways. When he was pulled over by the

11 Aug, 2022 @ 12:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man Constructed Dangerous Weapons Including Machine Guns And Crossbows Via Array Of 3d Printers In Spain

Man built dangerous weapons including machine guns and crossbows via array of 3D printers in Spain

A man has been arrested in A Coruña for making guns on 3D printers including an almost completed AR9 machine gun. He has been charged

11 Aug, 2022 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Brit Loses Appeal Over Attempted Murder Conviction For Stabbing Ex Girlfriend In The Back At Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

British man loses attempted murder appeal after brutally stabbing ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

A British man has lost a Valencian Supreme Court appeal over an attempted murder conviction that saw him jailed last year for 15 years. William

10 Aug, 2022 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Two British men say they were raped in Spain’s Valencia City after being drugged on a night out

THE Policia Nacional in Valencia is investigating an alleged double rape after two British men reported waking up in a hotel room with injuries on

10 Aug, 2022 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man ties to drown semi-naked woman in Valencia park fountain in Spain

Man grabs semi-naked woman by neck and tries to drown her in Valencia park fountain in Spain

A 52-year-old man has been arrested for attempted murder after trying to drown a woman by forcing her head into the water of a Valencia

10 Aug, 2022 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Elaborate Disguise Fails To Stop One Of Spain's 'most Wanted' Being Arrested On Costa Blanca

Elaborate disguise can’t stop Costa Blanca arrest of one of Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a fugitive child sex abuser who was on their list of Spain’s Most Wanted criminals. Diego Dario Gonzalez Ghersi was

10 Aug, 2022 @ 16:08

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Tax Advisor Who Faked Death After €600,000 Embezzlement Claim, Surrenders To Police In Spain's Murcia

Tax advisor who faked death after €600,000 disappears, surrenders to police in Spain’s Murcia region

A Murcia tax advisor who faked his own death after €600,000 disappeared from his business, has surrendered to the Policia Nacional. Jose Luis Galiana’s car

10 Aug, 2022 @ 14:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Woman killed by husband’s uncle who then leaps to death out of window in Spain’s Valencia

TWO people died in Alginet on Wednesday with a woman stabbed to death and her male attacker then fatally leaping out of a window. The

10 Aug, 2022 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Thieving factory worker ordered to pay back €529,000 for stolen Iberian ham in Spain’s Andalucia

A ham factory employee has been ordered to pay back €520,000 for stealing Iberian ham joints from a Huelva Province warehouse between 2007 and 2013.

10 Aug, 2022 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead

Illegal Mediterranean tortoise breeding farm closed down on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN illegal Mediterranean tortoise hatchery at an Elche finca has been shut down by the Guardia Civil. 27 animals have been removed by the Guardia’s

10 Aug, 2022 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Nature

Teenage girl claims kidnapping and two days of sexual assault following 'puncturing' on Spain's Costa Blanca

Teenage girl claims two-day kidnapping and sex assault ordeal after ‘needle spiking’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A teenage girl claims she was kidnapped by two men at a northern Alicante Province beach and held in a house for two days where

9 Aug, 2022 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Scammer cons new girlfriend out of cash by pretending to be professional footballer in Spain's Valencia

Scammer pretends to be professional footballer to con new girlfriend out of cash in Spain’s Valencia

A man who pretended to be a professional footballer to con his new girlfriend out of money has been given a two-year-jail term by Valencia’s

9 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Free Willy: A stolen parrot that kept calling out for its owner is found

A PARROT that had been stolen from Alhaurin last May, has been found and returned to his owners. Thanks to the bird’s frequent and insistent

9 Aug, 2022 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Mother arrested after half-naked girl, 2, is found walking alone in Murcia area street during Spain’s heatwave

A 25-year-old woman has been arrested after her daughter, 2, was found walking semi-naked around the streets of Molina de Segura, Murcia during a heatwave.

9 Aug, 2022 @ 10:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Drunk driver arrested on wrong side of road near Spain’s Antequera following dramatic police chase

A 35-year-old man has been arrested by the police for drunk driving and reckless behaviour behind the wheel. The events occurred at around 4:30am yesterday,

9 Aug, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Thief banned from beach in Spain’s Valencia gets nicked for making illegal return

A man breached a judge’s order banning him from going onto a Valencia beach and found himself arrested again. The 20-year-old previously stole from bathers

8 Aug, 2022 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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British tourist sexually assaulted by Ibiza tattoo parlour owner in Spain’s Balearic Islands

Mercedes owner fined after driving car into the sea at beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Thief steals bag on beach during TV interview with tourist on ‘delights’ of Barcelona

Thieves grab man round neck to steal €30,000 watch on Valencia street in Spain

Woman arrested trying to drown dog at beach in Mallorca

Fraudsters posing as Covid test wholesaler arrested in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Needle spike cases spread to Spain’s Balearic Islands as UK campaign tells holidaymakers to ‘stick with their mates’

Kamikaze driver arrested in Spain’s Benalmadena for string of traffic offences plus illegal possession of weapons—including a huge samurai sword

Police swoop on ‘very violent’ Benidorm area drugs gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Pair accused of raping British teen in Mallorca given passports to return to Vietnam

Drunk lorry driver zigzags for 30 kilometres on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

Man built dangerous weapons including machine guns and crossbows via array of 3D printers in Spain

British man loses attempted murder appeal after brutally stabbing ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

Two British men say they were raped in Spain’s Valencia City after being drugged on a night out

Man grabs semi-naked woman by neck and tries to drown her in Valencia park fountain in Spain

Elaborate disguise can’t stop Costa Blanca arrest of one of Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals

Tax advisor who faked death after €600,000 disappears, surrenders to police in Spain’s Murcia region

Woman killed by husband’s uncle who then leaps to death out of window in Spain’s Valencia

Thieving factory worker ordered to pay back €529,000 for stolen Iberian ham in Spain’s Andalucia

Illegal Mediterranean tortoise breeding farm closed down on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Teenage girl claims two-day kidnapping and sex assault ordeal after ‘needle spiking’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Free Willy: A stolen parrot that kept calling out for its owner is found

Mother arrested after half-naked girl, 2, is found walking alone in Murcia area street during Spain’s heatwave

Drunk driver arrested on wrong side of road near Spain’s Antequera following dramatic police chase

Thief banned from beach in Spain’s Valencia gets nicked for making illegal return

Horror on the Costa del Sol as woman’s legs are crushed beneath reversing bus bound for Marbella

‘We’re all really worried’: Every centimetre added to full Montejaque dam could cause 20 million litres of water to overflow

Bargain boom in Spain: Low-cost supermarkets grab record market share with more shoppers hunting for cut-price deals

Mystery solved after human skull found in Malaga drain identified as 59-year-old man who disappeared during Covid pandemic

WATCH: Iconic Barcelona tower shakes violently as Catalunya is battered by 160km/h hurricane-force gusts