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Girl, 10. falls to death from eighth-floor of Valencia apartment block in Spain

Mother arrested in Spain for abandoning her autistic son in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

A WOMAN has been detained by National Police agents after allegedly abandoning her 5-year-old autistic son at the hostel where they lived in Las Palmas de Gran

16 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Man Froze Emergency Centre Computer By Making Hundreds Of Bogus Calls In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Phone pest froze emergency centre computer with hundreds of bogus calls in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A man froze an emergency call centre computer by dialling in hundreds of bogus reports over a few days. He made over 600 calls from

16 Aug, 2021 @ 14:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Major drug sting sees police in Spain’s Granada seize more than 6,500 marijuana plants

THE National Police carried out 26 operations against drug trafficking during the month of July in the towns of Granada, Motril and Baza. Officers have arrested more than twenty

14 Aug, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

Benidorm thief displays football dribbling skills to distract and rob tourists visiting Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Benidorm thief showed off his footballing skills in a distraction robbery ruse in the city’s Rincon de Loix area. He demonstrated his dribbling abilities

13 Aug, 2021 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Irish mobster Gerry the Monk Hutch arrested in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol

AN Irish gang boss implicated in the notorious Regency Hotel boxing event shooting in Dublin has been arrested on the Costa del Sol. Gerry ‘The

13 Aug, 2021 @ 13:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Expat despairs at insurance company demanding receipts for 100 year old jewellery after robbery on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Expat has slammed his insurance company after it demanded receipts for stolen jewellery that had been in the family for 100 years. Brian Snell,

13 Aug, 2021 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Removal Firm On The Costa Blanca And Costa Del Sol Was Used For Massive Drug Exports From Spain To Sweden

Removal firm on Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol was used to export drugs from Spain to Sweden

A Swedish-owned removal company operating out of the Marbella and Torrevieja areas of Spain was used as a front to make major drug shipments. The

12 Aug, 2021 @ 17:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Torrevieja

Spain launches extradition bid for Britain’s most notorious conman Mark Acklom ahead of early release from UK jail

SPAIN is making an extradition bid for serial fraudster Mark Acklom that could scupper his early release from prison later this month. Acklom is due

12 Aug, 2021 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Thief Knocks Over Frail Old Lady To Steal €6000 She Had Just Withdrawn From A Costa Blanca Bank In Spain

Frail old lady assaulted by thief who steals €6000 she had withdrawn from a Costa Blanca bank in Spain

A frail 87-year-old woman was knocked to the ground and had €6000 stolen that she withdrew from a Callosa de Segura bank. The 38-year-old assailant

12 Aug, 2021 @ 11:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Bogus Pimps And Prostitute Extorted Money With Violent Threats Against 'clients' Across Spain

Bogus prostitution gang made violent threats to extort cash from ‘clients’ across Spain

THREE blackmailers have been arrested for extorting money out of people who thought they had arranged a hook-up with a prostitute. The meetings never happened

11 Aug, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia

Crooks Steal Valuable Catalytic Converters From Cars Parked In A Costa Blanca City In Spain

Crooks harvest precious metals by stealing catalytic converters from parked cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca

THIEVES stole catalytic converters worth over €16,000 from 40 parked cars in Elche. Three people, including a child, have been arrested by the Policia Nacional.

11 Aug, 2021 @ 17:25

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Young man arrested in Spain’s Valencia for physically assaulting own mother for two years

A 23-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Silla (Valencia) for allegedly mistreating his 60-year-old mother repeatedly over the last two years. The victim finally reported

11 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Five years for threatening to burn woman alive for her handbag in Spain’s Castellon

A WOMAN in Castellon has been sentenced to five years in prison for pouring petrol on another and threatening to set her alight in order

11 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Caregiver steals €15,000 of jewels and watches on first day of helping 90-year-old woman on Spain's Costa Blanca

Thieving caregiver starts new job by taking jewellery and cash worth over €16,000 from employer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A caregiver used her first day at work in an Alicante house to steal jewellery and cash totalling over €16,500. The 42-year-old Spanish woman answered

10 Aug, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Polisario Front threatens Spanish airline with legal action over flights to the Sahara

THE NATIONALIST group Polisario Front has threatened to take legal action against Spanish airline company Binter Canarias after they resumed flights between Laâyoune and Gran

10 Aug, 2021 @ 17:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Lifeguard is attacked by swimmer who ignored red flag warning on a popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain

Lifeguard gets attacked by swimmer who ignored red flag warning on a popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain

A swimmer assaulted a lifeguard who told him to get out of the sea at Javea on the northern Costa Blanca. Red flags were posted

10 Aug, 2021 @ 13:51

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mum arrested after two kids, 2 and 4, found walking naked alone at dawn on streets of Madrid

TWO young children were found walking naked along a busy road alone in Madrid on Friday morning. A frantic search was launched to find the

9 Aug, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Teenagers stopped from lynching another for sexual assault in Spain’s Valencia

A GROUP of teenagers had to be stopped by the police as they chased an alleged sex offender through an urbanisation on the outskirts of

9 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Maria Licciardi photo issued by Carabinieri

Notorious Italian mafia boss known as ‘The Godmother’ arrested on way to Malaga

ONE of Italy’s most wanted female fugitives was arrested attempting to leave Rome’s Ciampino airport on a flight to visit family in Spain. Maria Licciardi,

9 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Robbers Stole From Tourists Picking Up Rental Cars At Costa Blanca's Alicante Elche Airport In Spain

Tourists robbed while picking up rental cars at Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

TOURISTS picking up hire cars at Alicante-Elche airport were robbed by three men in a series of distraction thefts. The crooks travelled around Spain committing

9 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Elderly Woman Wakes Up To See Smiling Burglar By Her Bed On Spain's Costa Blanca

Elderly woman wakes up to see smiling burglar at her bedside on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A noisy Torrevieja burglar woke up a woman in her bedroom and gave her a smile before running away. A 20-year-man has been arrested by

9 Aug, 2021 @ 11:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Thieves In Bendorm Ruin Mint Condition General Franco Stamps On Spain's Costa Blanca

Thieves in Benidorm steal and ruin a €5,000 stamp collection on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM police have recovered a stolen set of stamps initially valued at €5,000, but which are now virtually worthless because they needed careful preservation. Three

6 Aug, 2021 @ 17:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Marijuana Gang Rented Six Costa Blanca Homes In Spain To Grow The Drug And Export It To The Uk And Other Countries

Marijuana gang rented six Costa Blanca homes in Spain to grow and export the drug to the UK

THE leader of a Costa Blanca-based marijuana gang has been arrested after a year-long probe to bring down his operation. The crew invested over €100,000

6 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Notorious Italian mafia boss arrested by police in Spain after two years on the run

An Italian man identified as the fugitive crime boss of the ‘Ndrangheta gang, thought to be one of the world’s wealthiest criminal organizations in the

6 Aug, 2021 @ 11:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid