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Hot pursuit through streets after man tries to run policeman over in town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES Policía Local have arrested a man after he tried to run over one of their officers at a traffic checkpoint. He was about to

14 Dec, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Former Spanish King Juan Carlos Leaves Spain *file Photo*

Former Spanish king Juan Carlos gets good news over Saudi Arabia bung investigation

SWISS authorities have dropped a corruption probe into an offshore fund linked to King Emeritus Juan Carlos I. It had been alleged that the ex-monarch

13 Dec, 2021 @ 15:46

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Calls for man to be imprisoned for life after wife found stabbed to death in Granada

A ‘MISERABLE’ man who allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death with a knife in a frenzied attack is facing a life sentence for murder after

11 Dec, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Granada·Other News

Woman threatened to kill neighbour in Spain’s Granada over ‘cat murder’

A DELUSIONAL Granada woman threatened to murder her neighbour after she believed they killed her cat. The woman from Atarfe hurled abuse at neighbour at

11 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

Police hunt for man after six-year-old boy stabbed outside British school in Madrid

POLICE in Spain are appealing for information after the stabbing of a six-year-old boy walking to his school in Madrid. Officers have launched a probe

10 Dec, 2021 @ 19:54

Crime & Law·Education·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Police raid 24-hour drugs ‘supermarket’ operating in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Policia Nacional have closed down an Alicante drugs ‘supermarket’ that welcomed clients at any time of the day or night. Five Spaniards, three men

10 Dec, 2021 @ 17:50

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

Banco Santander ordered to pay banker €68 million just months after big staff cuts and branch closures in Spain

A Madrid court has ordered Banco Santander to pay €68 million to Italian banker Andrea Orcel for reneging on an offer to make him CEO

10 Dec, 2021 @ 15:50

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Top oil company in Spain investigated over unfair treatment of independent service stations

Petrol station worker stabbed by couple who filled up at Murcia forecourts in Spain and didn’t pay

A Murcia couple have been arrested after a spree of petrol station visits that saw them fill up their car without paying. The man, 47,

10 Dec, 2021 @ 14:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Fraudsters pocketed €4 million by selling fake citizenship exam diplomas across Spain

POLICE say a Barcelona-based gang netted €4 million by selling fake diplomas to Spanish citizenship applicants. The criminal organisation was broken up in simultaneous arrests

10 Dec, 2021 @ 13:48

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

UN says Spain must give abused children better protection and stop court bias against mothers

A United Nations report says Spain’s government must do more to protect children from domestic violence and sexual abuse. It believes courts need to overcome

9 Dec, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Damning figures reveal almost 3000 calls this year to report child abuse in Andalucia

ALMOST 3000 calls were made to the Junta’s child abuse line this year and helpline organisers believe the true figure could be much higher. A

9 Dec, 2021 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Four jailed after man survives kidnap, torture and blackmail horror on Costa del Sol

A CRIMINAL gang who covered their victim in ice packs and placed him in front of an electric fan before torturing him for five days

9 Dec, 2021 @ 13:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Robber Put Woman Into Strangle Hold And Punched Her In Face To Steal Cash In Alicante Area Of Spain

Violent street robber puts woman into strangle hold and punches her face to steal cash in Alicante area of Spain

A man used a strangle hold on a woman during a robbery in the middle of a Petrer street. Police used security camera footage to

9 Dec, 2021 @ 12:54

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

‘Very jealous’ man locked up girlfriend before going to work in Pontevedra area of Spain

A man has been arrested for domestic violence after his girlfriend claimed she was locked up every time he went to work. Police in the

8 Dec, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Dad arrested over killing paedo pal in Spain’s Costa del Sol after daughter accused him of sexual assault

A DAD has been arrested over the death of a man following a fight at an Estepona cafe over the alleged sexual assault of his daughter.

8 Dec, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Man gets 17 years after fatally stabbing disabled stepfather 21 times on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A drug-user from Iceland was handed 17 years in prison for fatally stabbing his mother’s partner in Torrevieja. The frenzied attack on his fellow countryman,

8 Dec, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Six TONNES of hash seized and 40 people arrested with help of 300 officers in Costa del Sol drug bust

MORE than six tonnes of hashish have been seized by the Guardia Civil in a huge Costa del Sol drug bust. Operation Gunpowder saw 40

8 Dec, 2021 @ 15:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Escort website users blackmailed via instant messaging app used by Valencia gang in Spain

A Valencia-based gang made €150,000 in a year by blackmailing users of escort websites. The crew ironically pretended to be members of a criminal organisation

8 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man gets attacked by baseball bat over tangerine skin being thrown onto a Costa Blanca road in Spain

Man attacked by baseball bat over tangerine skin being thrown onto a Costa Blanca road in Spain

A man got pummelled with a baseball bat after complaining about a woman throwing tangerine skins onto a Costa Blanca road. He needed 15 stitches

7 Dec, 2021 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Steven Hunt Drug Smuggler Police Handout

Brits jailed for Spain-UK heroin smuggling plot

MEMBERS of a gang that imported a ‘vast amount’ of drugs into the UK from Spain have been given hefty jail sentences. Stephen Hunt, 60,

7 Dec, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Boy Stabbed In Heart In Valencia Area Park (2)

Teenage boy fatally stabbed in the heart during angry showdown in Valencia area of Spain

A youth, 16, died on Sunday after being stabbed in the heart in a Burjassot park in Valencia Province. The Policia Nacional have arrested a

7 Dec, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drunk lorry driver hits two cars and refuses to stop in 150 kilometre pursuit on Spain's Costa Blanca

Lorry driver, 5 times over drink-drive limit, hits cars and does not stop for police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A drunk lorry driver hit two cars in Alicante before speeding 150 kilometres north to Valencia where he was stopped at a disused toll booth.

6 Dec, 2021 @ 14:15

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

Human trafficker hiding from justice is arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca and will be extradited to France

Fugitive human trafficking boss arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca and will be extradited to France

A fugitive wanted by French authorities for being a key member of a human trafficking gang has been arrested in Alicante. The 36-year-old Paraguayan man

6 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

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

Champagne Charlie: Disgraced lawyer in Mallorca jailed after stealing 64 bottles of bubbly

A FORMER Palma lawyer has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for burglary after he stole 64 bottles of Champagne. In

5 Dec, 2021 @ 11:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Woman, 30, found stabbed to death in Spain’s Valencia hours after family reported her missing

TRIBUTES have been paid to a 30-year-old woman stabbed to death in Valencia. The woman was found dead at a property on Calle del Conde

5 Dec, 2021 @ 10:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia

Costa Blanca mayor cleared of Covid-19 vaccine queue-jumping in Spain following two earlier dismissals

Costa Blanca mayor faces COVID-19 vaccine queue-jumping trial after judge in Spain throws out appeal

A Villajoyosa judge has rejected an appeal from a Costa Blanca mayor that there’s not enough evidence for him to be prosecuted for illegally getting

4 Dec, 2021 @ 12:00

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

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