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British couple robbed by neighbours following the demolition of their home in Torrox on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH couple whose house was demolished last week after they lost a battle with the council to legalise it have described their shock at

11 Apr, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Property

British man arrested on Spain’s Mallorca for sexually corrupting vulnerable underage girl

A British man, 43, has been arrested in Palma, Mallorca over the sexual exploitation of a vulnerable underage girl. A 20-year-old Ecuadorian was also detained

11 Apr, 2022 @ 15:57

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Tourist drugged at Costa Blanca 'hostess' club in Spain and gets €10,000 of charges on stolen bank cards

Tourist drugged at Costa Blanca ‘hostess’ club in Spain and has €10,000 of charges on stolen bank cards

A Finnish tourist had €10,665 charged on two stolen bank cards after being rendered unconscious by a spiked drink and pill at an Alicante ‘hostess’

11 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British girl, 14, sexually assaulted in Barcelona area hotel during family holiday in Spain

A 14-year-old British girl was sexually assaulted last Thursday while on holiday with her parents in Callela on the Costa del Maresme- 50 kilometres south

11 Apr, 2022 @ 12:25

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Police Uncover Massive Stuffed Animal Collection Worth €29 Million Owned By Valencia Area Businessman In Spain

Massive stuffed animal collection with rare and extinct species worth €29 million discovered in Spain’s Valencia area

THE Guardia Civil is investigating the owner of a private taxidermy collection with more than 1,000 animals, including some that are protected or extinct species.

11 Apr, 2022 @ 10:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Six football hooligans arrested after violent altercations at Spain’s Malaga airport

SIX football ultras, aged between 18 and 43 and belonging to a radical group of supporters of the main football club in Malaga, have been

11 Apr, 2022 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain among countries with police raids targeting hate crimes and racism across Europe

A STAND against racist and xenophobic hate speech online and elsewhere has taken place across 11 countries, with four arrests in Spain alone. Law enforcement

10 Apr, 2022 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Sex abusers to be denied prison visits from children after court ruling on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE COURTS have ruled that prisoners jailed for sexual violence will not receive visits from their children. A recent reform of the civil code was

10 Apr, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Cat hater: 82-year-old took aim at neighbours four cats in two year campaign of terror in Spain’s Mallorca

AN 82-year-old man terrorized his neighbour’s cats by shooting at them with a pellet gun from the window of his house in Palma. The octogenarian

10 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

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Platoon sergeant faces jail over shooting of Spanish Legionnaire during army exercise in Spain’s Mallorca

A PLATOON sergeant faces seven-and-half years in jail for shooting dead a 21-year old Spanish Legionnaire from Palma during a military exercise. The sergeant is

9 Apr, 2022 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Olive Press investigates sex cult leader Tio Toni following arrest in Spain’s Valencia region

Victims talk to the Olive Press about their ordeal with the 'cult leader' arrested in Castellon.

8 Apr, 2022 @ 19:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Judge throws out Covid-19 queue-jumping vaccine charges against Costa Blanca mayoral couple in Spain

Court dismisses corruption charges against Covid-19 queue-jumping Costa Blanca mayoral couple in Spain

A Denia judge has junked bribery and corruption charges against a Costa Blanca mayoral couple who got an early Covid-19 vaccination in January 2021. Els

8 Apr, 2022 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Politics

German woman accused of fatally poisoning her father arrested in Spain’s Mallorca

A 60-year-old German woman is being held in Palma after allegedly poisoning her father, apparently to get her hands on inheritance money. The woman, with

8 Apr, 2022 @ 14:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

MANHUNT: Most wanted British fugitive believed to be behind further killings on Costa del Sol

By George Mathias and Robin Eveleigh BRITAIN’S Most Wanted Kevin Parle is believed to be living in Andalucia and working for a drug smuggling gang.

8 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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

Costa Blanca man brutally beaten and knifed in face and buttocks as main aggressor flees Spain to the UK

A 21-year-old man required emergency facial surgery following a brutal gang beating in an Elche park. Three people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional

8 Apr, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Businessmen face trial for excess profiteering on Madrid Covid-19 mask and glove deal which funded luxury cars and a yacht in Spain

Businessmen to face court over controversial Madrid Covid-19 PPE deal which paid for luxury cars and a yacht in Spain

A Madrid court will pursue a corruption case involving two businessmen over a €14.2 million PPE contract with Madrid City Council. The deal was struck

7 Apr, 2022 @ 18:25

Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Angry neighbour stabs elderly man over barking dogs disturbing his peace and quiet in Spain's Murcia area

Angry neighbour stabs elderly man over barking dogs disturbing peace and quiet in Spain’s Murcia area

A dispute over barking dogs took a violent turn in the Murcia region after an angry neighbour stabbed the elderly pet owner on multiple occasions.

7 Apr, 2022 @ 12:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Motorists brake to avoid drunk mum with two children illegally crossing roads in Spain's Valencia

Knifeman with black cat threatens pedestrians on busy Valencia street in Spain

A knifeman, with a black cat on his shoulder, threatened passers-by on Tuesday in a Valencia neighbourhood street. The 45-year-old, with 12 previous arrests, demanded

6 Apr, 2022 @ 20:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Fugitive known as ‘Requena Rambo’ refuses to testify as trial opens in Spain’s Teruel

By Jack Gaioni

6 Apr, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·Lead·Valencia

Man, 61, Tries To Leave Spain Via Murcia's Corvera Airport With Underage Girl Who Defied Her Parents

Man, 61, fails to exit Spain via Murcia’s Corvera airport with underage girl who defied her parents

A man has been arrested at Murcia’s Corvera airport for trying to leave the country with an underage girl. The youngster told her mother and

6 Apr, 2022 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Benidorm warehouse stamped top brand names on clothes for local shops to fool tourists in Spain

The Policia Nacional in Benidorm have busted a criminal gang that distributed fake-branded clothes to local retailers. The hub of the illegal enterprise was a

6 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Swindlers ran online custom-made sofa shop that never delivered from empty warehouse in Spain’s Valencia

THREE fraudsters ran a online ‘made-to-order’ sofa shop in Valencia Province that netted €543,095 in orders which were never fulfilled. The Guardia Civil have arrested

6 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Alicante·Asturias·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

Boy, 5, rushed to Costa Blanca hospital in Spain for drug poisoning including cocaine

A five-year-old boy was rushed to Alicante General Hospital and treated for poisoning after taking benzodiazepine tablets. The number of pills he ingested was not

6 Apr, 2022 @ 11:48

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

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

Property owner stung with massive fine for bogus registration of immigrants in Spain’s Valencia

A Valencia area man has picked up a €105,000 penalty for breaking Spain’s immigration laws. The 52-year-old Pakistani national from Mislata was fined €525 each

5 Apr, 2022 @ 16:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

SOff-duty policeman chase supermarket thief around car park after leaving with €400 of unpaid goods in Spain's Costa Blanca

Supermarket thieves took ‘cut-price’ orders from Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain

SIX people have been arrested for stealing from Costa Blanca supermarkets and passing on the items at discount prices to Elche bars and restaurants. The

5 Apr, 2022 @ 15:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Home robbers made weekly 300 kilometre round-trips to Costa Blanca in Spain

A member of a Murcia-based home robbery gang has been arrested in Alicante Province over 11 break-ins. The 25-year-old man was part of a crew

5 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

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British couple robbed by neighbours following the demolition of their home in Torrox on Spain’s Costa del Sol

British man arrested on Spain’s Mallorca for sexually corrupting vulnerable underage girl

Tourist drugged at Costa Blanca ‘hostess’ club in Spain and has €10,000 of charges on stolen bank cards

British girl, 14, sexually assaulted in Barcelona area hotel during family holiday in Spain

Massive stuffed animal collection with rare and extinct species worth €29 million discovered in Spain’s Valencia area

Six football hooligans arrested after violent altercations at Spain’s Malaga airport

Spain among countries with police raids targeting hate crimes and racism across Europe

Sex abusers to be denied prison visits from children after court ruling on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Cat hater: 82-year-old took aim at neighbours four cats in two year campaign of terror in Spain’s Mallorca

Platoon sergeant faces jail over shooting of Spanish Legionnaire during army exercise in Spain’s Mallorca

EXCLUSIVE: Olive Press investigates sex cult leader Tio Toni following arrest in Spain’s Valencia region

Court dismisses corruption charges against Covid-19 queue-jumping Costa Blanca mayoral couple in Spain

German woman accused of fatally poisoning her father arrested in Spain’s Mallorca

MANHUNT: Most wanted British fugitive believed to be behind further killings on Costa del Sol

Costa Blanca man brutally beaten and knifed in face and buttocks as main aggressor flees Spain to the UK

Businessmen to face court over controversial Madrid Covid-19 PPE deal which paid for luxury cars and a yacht in Spain

Angry neighbour stabs elderly man over barking dogs disturbing peace and quiet in Spain’s Murcia area

Knifeman with black cat threatens pedestrians on busy Valencia street in Spain

Fugitive known as ‘Requena Rambo’ refuses to testify as trial opens in Spain’s Teruel

Man, 61, fails to exit Spain via Murcia’s Corvera airport with underage girl who defied her parents

Benidorm warehouse stamped top brand names on clothes for local shops to fool tourists in Spain

Swindlers ran online custom-made sofa shop that never delivered from empty warehouse in Spain’s Valencia

Boy, 5, rushed to Costa Blanca hospital in Spain for drug poisoning including cocaine

Property owner stung with massive fine for bogus registration of immigrants in Spain’s Valencia

Supermarket thieves took ‘cut-price’ orders from Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain

Home robbers made weekly 300 kilometre round-trips to Costa Blanca in Spain

EXCLUSIVE: Former Swedish kayak champion, 63, who braved raging flood waters to rescue his dogs ‘would do it again’ – and hits back at Jerez mayor for labelling him ‘irresponsible’

Andalucia’s evacuated zones at risk once again as new Atlantic ‘sky river’ reaches Spain – with many areas ‘already fully saturated’

Tremors spark fears dams could burst after Storm Marta forces evacuation of 11,000 people across Andalucia – with orange weather alerts still in force

British man arrested for pre-Christmas killing of fellow countryman on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: The Olive Press reports from the dangerously full Montejaque dam in Malaga as authorities fear a disaster