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Bogus Policeman Steals €1,000 From Ukraine Refugee In Costa Blanca Street Search In Spain

Bogus policeman steals €1,000 from terrified Ukraine refugee in Costa Blanca street search in Spain

A bogus policeman stopped a Ukrainian refugee in the centre of Alicante and accused her of selling cocaine before stealing €1,000 in cash. The woman,

29 Apr, 2022 @ 14:46

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman survives being pushed off third floor balcony by ex-boyfriend in Spain's Valencia

Landlord tries to poison female tenant after she reported him for systematic sexual abuse in Spain’s Valencia area

POLICE broke into a Sueca home to rescue a semi-conscious woman who filed a sex assault claim against her landlord, who then tried to kill

29 Apr, 2022 @ 12:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cocaine home delivery service operated out of Costa Blanca bar kitchen in Spain

A drugs gang who ran a cocaine home delivery service has been smashed by the Guardia Civil in Torrevieja. The main sales point of the

29 Apr, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Demostration against gender violence malaga

Malaga province tops list for gender violence within Spain’s Andalucia

THE province of Malaga has recorded the highest incidence of gender violence reports across the region of Andalucia, new data reveals. During 2021, police within

28 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Tax advisor fakes car accident death on Spain’s Costa Blanca after €600,000 goes missing from client account

THE Guardia Civil says a Murcia accountant tried to fake his death after his car went off a Costa Blanca cliff over two months ago.

28 Apr, 2022 @ 14:42

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Teenage Dognappers Demand €150 Ransom From Owner In Spain's Valencia Area

Teenage dognappers demand €150 ransom from pet owner in Spain’s Valencia area

THREE teenagers tried to extort €150 from a Paterna dog owner after breaking into her house and stealing her pet. Two 16-year-olds and a 17-year-old

27 Apr, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Two arrested in Spain accused of being part of international arms smuggling gang that shipped tanks from Ukraine to the Middle East

POLICE have arrested two men alleged to be part of a gang that smuggled arms including tanks to war-torn countries in the Middle East and

27 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Madrid hospital worker masterminded database fraud to register ‘anti-vaxxers’ in Spain for Covid-19 certificates

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a hospital worker for masterminding a Covid-19 vaccination certificate fraud. The Prensa Iberica newspaper group has discovered that the man

27 Apr, 2022 @ 14:22

Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

WATCH: Motorway racers nabbed in Spain with police seizing 40 vehicles that raced on the public road in illegal events

SPANISH police have seized 40 vehicles as they cracked down on an illegal road racing ring that used motorways for highly dangerous races. Officers from

27 Apr, 2022 @ 13:45

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Far-right 'ultras' face hate crime prosecution for tearing down gay 'rainbow' flag from public square in Spain's Mar Menor area

Far-right ‘ultras’ charged with hate crimes after tearing down gay ‘rainbow’ flag from public square in Spain’s Mar Menor area

TWO far-right extremists have been charged with hate crimes after tearing down and trampling on a gay ‘rainbow’ flag hoisted in a Los Alcazares public

27 Apr, 2022 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Lorry Drivers Fled Accident Scene As Motorcyclist Was Killed In Spain's Valencia Region

Lorry drivers charged after leaving motorcyclist to die on highway in Spain’s Valencia region

TWO lorry drivers who fled the scene of a fatal Valencia area accident in mid-February have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. One of the

27 Apr, 2022 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Fraud Had Fake Companies Using Brothel Address To Defraud Spanish Social Security

Costa Blanca fraudsters created 30 bogus companies to make €10 million by conning Spanish authorities

125 people have been arrested during an 18-month Policia Nacional investigation into a gang who created 30 fake companies to defraud social security and offer

26 Apr, 2022 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Teen hackers steal €53,000 from Madrid and Granada city halls in Spain

A GANG of teenage hackers have been arrested for stealing thousands of euros from the Madrid and Granada local authorities. The crime involved manipulating the

26 Apr, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Madrid

Sex attacker arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after witness tricks him over his mobile phone number

A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Carcaixent, Valencia Province, was fooled into giving his mobile phone number to a witness, who passed

26 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

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

X-rays foil plan to illegally access Spain’s health system for emergency dentistry in Valencia area

A Valencia Province man has been arrested for illegally using a friend’s health card to get emergency dental treatment. The man, 30, went to hospital

26 Apr, 2022 @ 11:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Walkers Horrified To See Decomposing Bodies Of Sheep In Costa Blanca Ravine In Spain

Walkers horrified to see decomposing bodies of lambs dumped in ravine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Elche farm could be closed down after police found dead lambs dumped in a nearby ravine. Laws prohibit the abandonment of dead or dying

25 Apr, 2022 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mallorca rapist who assaulted store owner three times gets 37-year jail term in Spain

Real estate promoters hauled to court for illegally-built homes sold to British buyers in Spain’s Murcia

THREE real estate promoters are going on trial this week for defrauding British nationals over new home sales at El Valle del Sol in the

25 Apr, 2022 @ 17:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Sweet surprise as candy kiosk sells cocaine to make ‘extra money’ for business owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A kiosk selling sweets in Alicante’s Pla district sold more than confectionary as the owner traded cocaine to earn ‘extra money’. A man, 30, has

25 Apr, 2022 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

INTERVIEW: Ex-Met detective Peter Bleksley shares insights into manhunt for Kevin Parle, the UK’s most wanted fugitive believed to be hiding out on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FORMER Scotland Yard detective Peter Bleksley is hot on the heels of Kevin Parle, the NCA’s most wanted criminal, who is thought to be hiding

25 Apr, 2022 @ 13:47

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Malagueta Beach In Malaga. Andalusia, Costa Del Sol, Spain

Irishman brutally kicked to death on Malaga beach on the Costa del Sol

A HOMELESS Irishman who was allegedly punched and kicked to death on a Costa del Sol beach was trying to protect his belongings from a

25 Apr, 2022 @ 11:27

Crime & Law·Lead

PODCAST: Olive Press joins TV investigator to blow open the Madeleine McCann case

TV INVESTIGATOR Donal MacIntyre has teamed up with the Olive Press for a hard-hitting probe into the case of missing Madeleine McCann. The Irish investigative

24 Apr, 2022 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

KINGS OF HASHISH: Trial begins for Castaña clan, alleged to have made €30 million from drug trafficking in southern tip of Spain

IT’S taken over a decade, but finally the ‘Kings of Hashish’ are on trial. Brothers Francisco and Antonio Tejon are facing 20 years in prison

23 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Spain arrests 79 people over newborn baby scam to illegally gain nationality and residency status

Dozens of arrests across Spain over newborn baby nationality scam aimed at getting residency for Moroccan women

THE Policia Nacional have busted a scam using newborn babies of pregnant immigrants as a way to get Spanish residency. Moroccan women paid up to

22 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain sending forensic and autopsy specialists to Ukraine in Russian war crime probe

SPAIN is sending police medical experts to Ukraine to investigate possible war crimes committed by Russian invaders. The Ministry of Justice has made available 29

22 Apr, 2022 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead