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Man gets prison term for disturbing neighbours by playing loud music for five years in Spain’s Catalunya

A CATALUNYA man has been given a 15-month prison term and ordered to pay €18,000 compensation to his neighbours for blasting out electronic music at

17 Jul, 2023 @ 14:01

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Young German tourists arrested over alleged gang rape of woman in Spain's Mallorca

Alleged sexual assault by German tourists in Spain’s Balearic Islands was recorded on cellphone

SPAIN’S National Police released more information on Saturday about the circumstances surrounding an alleged sexual assault carried out by a group of six German tourists

16 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: I didn’t strangle Kirsty Ward! I tried to bring her back to life

AN Irishman accused of killing his girlfriend while on holiday in Spain has insisted his total innocence. The former British soldier – who once guarded

15 Jul, 2023 @ 19:39

Crime & Law·Lead

Guardia civil searching for British man who stabbed his girlfriend

Guardia civil officers are currently searching for a 36-year-old British man who stabbed his girlfriend in Costa del Sol before fleeing the scene. In the

14 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

British woman wanted after slashing throat of hotel employee in Spain’s Ibiza

THE GUARDIA CIVIL are looking for a British woman who slashed the throat of a Sant Antoni hotel employee with a broken bottle following a

14 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Young German tourists arrested over alleged gang rape of woman in Spain’s Mallorca

SIX GERMAN tourists have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Palma over an alleged gang rape of a woman at a hotel. The men

14 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Sect leaders arrested for drugging a hundred young victims in Spain’s Castellon area

THREE leaders of a sect that recruited young people and drugged them have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Castellon province. The group called

14 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Two members of Europe-wide hotel safe robbery gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL in a joint operation with the Mossos d’Esquadra, have arrested two members of a gang that stole from hotel room safes across

14 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

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

Man lies about owning €1.2 million sports car and drives it away from workshop in Spain’s Murcia

TWO PEOPLE are being investigated for misappropriating a sports car worth over €1.2 million from a Murcia car workshop. The owner reported to the Guardia

13 Jul, 2023 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Couple stole €148,000 from two orphaned nephews that moved into their Costa Blanca home in Spain

Aunt and uncle misappropriate €148,000 from orphaned nephews on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COUPLE from Sant Joan d’Alacant have each been given nine month prison terms for misappropriating €148,000 euros from two teenage nephews who were orphaned

13 Jul, 2023 @ 18:45

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

Police help woman flee from arranged marriage in Spain's Valencia

Police stop woman being forced into arranged marriage in Spain’s Valencia

POLICE have prevented a young Valencia woman from being forced into an arranged marriage set up by her family. Valencia’s Policia Local took a call

13 Jul, 2023 @ 16:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Authorities seize 850 fake football shirts at Palma’s airport

A TOTAL of 850 fake football shirts of top European teams have been seized at Palma airport. Officers detected two suspicious parcels arriving at the

13 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

Thief arrested for stealing five Rolexes using the ‘Ronaldinho technique’ in Ibiza

A THIEF has been arrested for stealing four Rolexes using the ‘Ronaldinho technique’ in Ibiza. Police allegedly caught the robber in the act in Playa

13 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Mallorca

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Off-duty policeman arrests a man who was strangling his partner at a park in Madrid

A YOUNG man who was strangling his partner has been arrested by an off-duty officer in Madrid. A Policia Nacional agent who was not in

12 Jul, 2023 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Madrid

Man arrested for attempted rape of Irish woman in Spain’s Valencia area

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a 27-year-old Columbian over the attempted rape of an Irish woman in the Ribera Baja area of Valencia province. The

12 Jul, 2023 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British woman accuses fellow Brit of workplace and sexual harassment in Spain’s Murcia

A BRITISH woman from the Mazarron area of Murcia has accused her former employer- also British- of sexual and work harassment. The 46-year-old filed a

12 Jul, 2023 @ 12:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Vending Machine Thief Armed With Drill Caught In Special Police Operation In Spain's Valencia

Off-duty civil guard saves woman who was being attacked by a man with a drill

A TRAINEE member of Spain’s Civil Guard on Sunday saved a woman from a man who was allegedly trying to kill her with a drill.

11 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Jilted man throws Molotov cocktails at ex-girlfriend’s house in Spain’s Ibiza

A MAN has been arrested in Ibiza for trying to burn down his ex-partner’s house with the help of several Molotov cocktails. The woman was

11 Jul, 2023 @ 16:43

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Criminal gang stole 21,600 condoms packed into van during working holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BARCELONA area robbery gang went on holiday to Alicante province and spent their vacation stealing from businesses including thousands of condoms. Three men aged

11 Jul, 2023 @ 13:31

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Over 700 firearms recovered in UK after joint operation between NCA and Spain’s Guardia Civil

OVER 700 firearms have been seized in the UK after a joint operation between British and Spanish authorities. The shocking number was achieved during a

10 Jul, 2023 @ 18:45

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Female cook is forced to prostitute herself on roundabouts in Spain after being tricked by a gang who promised her a job in a restaurant

Street prostitutes could be fined up to €3,000 by Costa Blanca city in Spain

TOUGHER sanctions against street and public prostitutes come into force in Elche on Tuesday with fines as high as €3,000 per infraction. Elche council is

10 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man arrested for attempting to steal a newborn baby from a hospital in Palma

A MAN has been arrested after trying to steal a newborn baby from a hospital in Palma. A number of witnesses allegedly saw the accused

10 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

Man Kills His Wife And Then Takes His Own Life In Front Of Son In Spain's Valencia

Man stabs wife to death and then takes his own life in front of son in Spain’s Valencia

A MAN stabbed his wife to death with a knife and then fatally slashed his throat in front of their son, 12, at their Antella

10 Jul, 2023 @ 13:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police officer bitten by man fuming over lost luggage at Mallorca airport

British man accused of rape stopped flying home from Palma de Mallorca airport in Spain

A BRITISH man has been arrested at Palma Airport after being accused of raping his girlfriend- also British- hours earlier at their Magaluf area hotel.

10 Jul, 2023 @ 12:11

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca