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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Twin girls abandoned and looked after by brother, 9, while father worked in Valencia area orchard in Spain
A Gandia man, 66, abandoned his twin girls, aged 2, and his nine-year-old son, on a daily basis as he went to work. The Policia
Costa Blanca swindlers charge thousands of euros for home renovation in Spain but do virtually nothing
TWO home renovators have been arrested in Elche for pocketing over €52,000 and hardly doing any work. The Policia Nacional believe there may be other
Personal identities stolen via internet site to open bank accounts and buy online goods in Spain’s Valencia area
AN internet fraud netted a Valencia area gang over €200,000 by pinching people’s personal details to open bank accounts and make online orders. Two men
Nationwide home robbery gang using ‘slip method’ had operations hub on ‘luxury’ Valencia area urbanisation in Spain
FIVE members of a travelling home robbery gang, including a child, have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in the Malaga and Valencia areas of
Judge cites bouncy castle owner and two others over deaths of two girls in Spain’s Valencia area
THE owner of a bouncy castle, a supervisor, and an engineer have been summoned to appear before a judge over the deaths of two girls
Clean sweep with serial stealer going on laundromat robbery spree in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A serial stealer went on a two-month spree of robbing self-service laundries and car wash businesses in Callosa de Segura. The Spaniard, 30, had an
Police dismantle trafficking networks smuggling drugs into Spain’s Murcia with 35 arrests
SPANISH police have arrested 35 people from two criminal organisations involved in drug trafficking in Murcia. The Guardia Civil dismantled a criminal network that operated
Castellon Province natural park boss investigated over 12 donkey deaths in Spain’s Valencia region
THE head of the Desert de les Palmes Natural Park, Toni Garcia, is being investigated by the Guardia Civil over the death of a dozen
Fugitive Irish ‘spiritual guru’ who lived like ‘homeless man’ is arrested over 2018 sex assault on Spain’s Ibiza
AN Irish man has been arrested in Ibiza over an accusation of sexual assault dating back to 2018. In a separate case, Michael Murray, 58,
Massive €1 million airport car parking swindle exposed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Belgian man has been arrested over a €1 million car parking scam at Alicante-Elche airport. The man, 50, ran an off-site long and medium-stay
French fugitive on the run for 13 years arrested in Spain’s Alicante for drug trafficking
OFFICERS from Spain’s Policia Nacional in Alicante have arrested a 38-year-old Frenchman wanted for drug trafficking since 2009. The fugitive was allegedly part of a
Man stabs himself in bogus assault claim after expensive night out on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A San Juan de Alicante man reported a fake crime after stabbing himself in the chest. He self-harmed after spending a long and expensive night
Russian man kills wife and teenage daughter and then himself in Lloret de Mar on Spain’s Costa Brava
POLICE believe a man stabbed his wife and daughter to death before hanging himself in the garden of their home in Lloret de Mar on
NEW SCAM WARNING: Innocent customers in Spain duped by fake email from bank security staff
CYBER-CRIMINALS posing as Banco Santander officials have been reported stealing the passwords of bank customers by Spain’s Internet Security Office (OSI). Innocent customers have been