BLOWTORCH BANDIT: Thief storms Costa del Sol hotel and puts receptionist to the flame
A DERANGED robber left a receptionist with burns to their chin and chest in a brazen raid on a hotel that netted him just €50.
Heartless scammer cons dog owners by charging for fake information about ‘stolen’ pets in Spain
A MURCIA region fraudster conned lost dog owners into believing he could find the pets and even mocked them after they transferred him money. The
British teenager, 18, is arrested for ‘selling cocaine, MDMA and ketamine’ in Ibiza
A BRITISH teenager has been arrested for allegedly selling cocaine, MDMA and ketamine in Ibiza. According to reports, the 18-year-old was caught in the act
Brawl erupts after a diner is asked to stop VAPING at a restaurant in Gibraltar: Man, 32, repeatedly punched victim in the head after being told to stop using addictive device near tables
A BRITON savagely attacked a tourist in Gibraltar after being asked to stop vaping at a restaurant. Joe Collins, 32, began puffing on the addictive
Court in Spain’s Andalucia releases alleged head of drug clan on bail during high profile Algeciras case
A COURT in Spain’s Andalucia has released the alleged leader of the Castanas criminal group on bail for €400,000 after spending nearly three years in
Irrigators probed for killing fish due to illegal weir that dried up river in Spain’s Castellon area
FIVE Castellon province irrigators are facing prosecution after illegally installing a weir to divert water on the Palancia river which resulted in dead fish appearing
Swimming pool guards arrested for hate crimes in Spain’s Valencia after telling veil-wearing woman to ‘f—ing go back to her country’
TWO SECURITY GUARDS at the Benicalap municipal swimming pool in Valencia have been arrested for hate crimes after allegedly stopping her entering the facility because
Thief steals vehicle from car dealership and overturns it minutes later after spotting police in Spain’s Valencia
A MAN stole a vehicle from a Manises dealership in Valencia province but overturned it minutes later when he was spooked by a police patrol.
Manhunt underway after female tourist, 20, ‘is raped in bar toilet’ during night out with her boyfriend in Spain’s Mallorca
The 20-year-old was enjoying a night out with her boyfriend in Playa de Palma
Predator, 37, who ‘performed oral sex on a young male tourist while he was passed out drunk on a sunbed’ in Spain’s Magaluf resort is released on bail
The shirtless suspect, donning sunglasses and a fluorescent yellow cap, allegedly pulled down the victim's trousers and began performing unsolicited oral sex
Thousands of fake branded football shirts and clothing seized by police in Benidorm area of Spain
THOUSANDS of bogus-branded clothes and accessories have been seized by the Guardia Civil during visits to Benidorm shops and Moraira market. Twelve people have been
Convicted rapist in hiding since 2016 jailed after being found in Cordoba
A FUGITIVE Rapist sentenced to 17 years of prison in 2016 has been found in Cordoba. The man had been hiding since he was convicted
Infamous British conman Mark Acklom freed from prison in Spain’s Murcia
A NOTORIOUS British fraudster who tricked a former girlfriend out of her £800,000 life savings has been freed from Murcia Penitentiary near Cartagena. Mark Acklom
Hero Policeman arrests man who was harassing and threatening passengers during a flight from Palma to SevillaÂ
A POLICEMAN going on a flight from Mallorca to Sevilla has arrested a man who was harassing and making threats to passengers. The arrested man
Spain’s biggest-ever seizure of illegal vapes aimed at child smokers in Alicante province
SPAIN’S biggest-ever seizure of illegal vaping units has taken place on an Alicante province industrial estate with 8,615 vapes confiscated along with associated charging units.
Gang of Casanovas who robbed 11 houses after seducing their victims on a dating app arrested in MallorcaÂ
A criminal gang that robbed over 10 houses using a dating app trap have been dismantled in Mallorca. The 10 gang members, all of them
Police Seize more than twenty bottles of ‘laughing gas’ from a group of youths in Spain’s Mijas
THE Mijas local police have recently intervened in an incident involving a group of underage individuals using nitrous oxide, commonly referred to as ‘laughing gas’,
Four works of art stolen from a Palma gallery have been recovered in Belgium
FOUR paintings valued at €31,000, stolen from a gallery in Palma have been recovered in Belgium. The stolen pieces included work of Glasgow artist José
Benidorm shops openly selling cannabis next to popular tourist beach are closed down by police in Spain
SIX BENIDORM stores openly selling cannabis and other drugs in the Levante beach and Marina areas have been closed down by the Policia Nacional. 22
Angry passenger thumps bus driver in face and hurls him out of vehicle- just missing passing cars- in Spain’s Valencia
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a Valencia man, 27, who attacked a city bus driver who would not let him use somebody else’s travel pass.
UK and Gibraltar police dig up Town Range parking lot to pursue new clues on 1986 Simon Parkes mystery
POLICE from Gibraltar and the UK are taking part in a new dig for remains of Simon Parkes, who has been missing since 1986 when
Swimmer in Spain’s Valencia arrested at beach for seizing exotic turtle to use as dog food
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A MAN has been arrested at Valencia’s Malvarosa beach after finding an exotic turtle while bathing which he
Mechanic steals dozens of catalytic converters with precious metal content from parked cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A CAR mechanic stole at least 84 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante province with precious metals
British tourist arrested over alleged sex assault on UK holidaymaker at hotel in Spain’s Mallorca
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A BRITISH man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman – also British – at a
Home alone little girl shouts from balcony that mother is out partying all night on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl shopped her mother for going out all night with her boyfriend by shouting for help