Crime & Law News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Beachgoer In Spain's Mallorca Gets Arrested For Knocking Out Teeth Of Man Who Picked Up His Back Pack

Beachgoer in Spain’s Mallorca is arrested for knocking out teeth of a man who picked up his back pack

A Mallorca beachgoer has been arrested for over-reacting with a punch after a man picked up his back pack in error. The angry assailant whacked

3 Aug, 2021 @ 13:35

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Costa Blanca Based Opticians In Spain Get Robbed For The Fourth Time This Year By The Same Crooks

Costa Blanca-based opticians in Spain get robbed for the fourth time this year by the same gang

CROOKS have robbed a store owned by the Alicante-based chain, Optima Optica, for the fourth time in six months. They took at least a hundred

2 Aug, 2021 @ 18:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor

Woman Kidnapped In Ransom Demand As Costa Blanca Drugs Deal Turns Sour In Spain

Woman kidnapped as Costa Blanca drugs deal turns sour in Spain

A woman was kidnapped as an Elche drugs deal turned sour. Her boyfriend was selling marijuana to a group in the city and they took

2 Aug, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

KIDNAP HELL: Waiter tortured, subjected to mock executions and had M carved in his face in Marbella

A WAITER at illegal parties in Marbella has been kidnapped, tortured, subjected to mock executions then had M carved in his face with a razor

2 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Serial Hugging Robbers Are Caught Trying To Find More Victims On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Hugging robbers go to the Costa Blanca to target elderly victims after committing multiple crimes across Spain

TWO women who stole watches and jewellery after hugging elderly victims across Spain have been arrested trying their luck on the Costa Blanca. The female

2 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Devastated father of young man attacked in north of Spain: ‘If he does not recover this week they will disconnect him’

THE devastated family of a young man savagely beaten by a gang of 12 has spoken out about their heartache. Their 23-year-old son was left

1 Aug, 2021 @ 13:21

Crime & Law·National News·Other News

Toddler saved and bodies of man and woman found near burning car in Barcelona

POLICE in Barcelona have launched an investigation after the bodies of a man and woman found near a burning car. Emergency services were called to

1 Aug, 2021 @ 09:34

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

Sniffer dog tries to find poison put in food to kill pets on a Costa Blanca canine beach in Spain

Sniffer dog tries to find poisoned food aimed at killing pets on a Costa Blanca canine beach in Spain

A specialist dog has been trying to sniff out poison deliberately left on a Costa Blanca canine beach. The beach is at El Campello where

30 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Criminal gang caught red-handed smuggling 15 tonnes of drugs into Spain on boat named ‘SEEFUCHS’

EIGHT members of an organised criminal gang were arrested after their boat, SEEFUCHS, was boarded 100 miles off the Spanish coast. Five drug smugglers were

30 Jul, 2021 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Benidorm man records secret sex video on Spain's Costa Blanca and posts it on WhatsApp against woman's wishes

Benidorm man records sex video on Spain’s Costa Blanca and posts it on WhatsApp without woman knowing

A Benidorm man has been arrested for distributing a video on WhatsApp of him having sex with a woman he met at a night club.

30 Jul, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Dozens Of Cute Puppies Discovered At Illegal Breeding Farm On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Dozens of cute-looking puppies discovered at illegal breeding farm on the Costa Blanca in Spain

POLICE and animal welfare council officials have raided an illegal Costa Blanca puppy farm that housed 137 dogs. The unregistered breeder had been running his

30 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Up To €4 Million In Fake Notes Discovered In An Abandoned Mercedes Car On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Counterfeit notes totalling €4 million are discovered in an abandoned Mercedes on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A Mercedes car heading to a Costa Blanca scrapyard got a last minute reprieve after a suitcase containing €4 million of counterfeit cash was found

29 Jul, 2021 @ 20:55

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The number of arrests for the brutal beating of young man in Spain rises to eight

POLICE in Spain said they had arrested eight people after a brutal attack involving a group of up to 12 assailants in the Basque Country.

29 Jul, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Policeman gets bitten as he tried to handcuff drug dealer in Alicante area of Spain

A drug dealer bit an Alicante Policia Local officer in the arm after he tried to handcuff him. The 50-year-old man was highly agitated by

29 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

EU-funded task force seizes counterfeit items of clothing and luxury goods worth €16.5m in Spain

FAKE GOODS including clothing, footwear and luxury goods have been seized in an cross-country operation in Spain and Portugal. The haul, worth some €16.5 million,

29 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Shakira could go on trial and be jailed if convicted of €14 million tax fraud in Spain

Shakira faces trial and could be jailed if found guilty of €14 million tax fraud in Spain

POP star Shakira could be tried and jailed over allegedly defrauding Spanish tax authorities of over €14 million between 2011 and 2014. A three-year probe

29 Jul, 2021 @ 13:45

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead

Gang of 12 teens filmed violent attack on terrified schoolboy in Spain

A GANG of out-of-control teen thugs videoed themselves as they assaulted a terrified young boy. Police said the young victim was kicked, pushed and attacked

28 Jul, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

TWO underage boys have been arrested after accusations they tied up and threatened to kill their own father. The National Police confirmed that they had detained the

28 Jul, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Lottery ticket seller scams customer out of big payout on Spain's Costa Blanca

Lottery store manager stole a customer’s winning ticket worth over €55,000 in Murcia area of Spain

A Cartagena lottery shop manager has been convicted of defrauding a lucky ticket holder of a €55,733 prize over two years ago. Murcia’s Provincial Court

28 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Nervous Lorry Driver Exposes His Hidden 103 Kilo Marijuana Stash To Police In Murcia Area Of Spain

Nervous truck driver exposes his hidden 103 kilo marijuana stash to police in Murcia area of Spain

POLICE in Murcia have intercepted a truck with over 103 kilos of marijuana concealed in a hidden compartment. Drugs were also found in a car

28 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Dumb Assailant Slashes Man's Neck And Gets Arrested After Reporting A Finger Injury To The Police On Spain' S Costa Blanca

Dumb attacker slashes man’s neck and gets arrested after reporting a finger injury to the police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Torrevieja man has been jailed for attempted murder after popping into a police station to report a cut finger caused by an assault. The

28 Jul, 2021 @ 12:17

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Westley Capper implicated in disappearance of Latvian model Agnese Klavina in Spain’s Marbella dies ‘from COVID’

THE son of a British millionaire who killed a woman in a drink driving incident and stood trial accused of kidnapping a model in Marbella

27 Jul, 2021 @ 15:09

Crime & Law·Lead

Furniture thieves caught after stealing €100,000 worth of 17th century furniture in Spain’s Castellon

TWO women have been arrested on suspicion of stealing several pieces of 17th century furniture valued at €100,000 in Castellon Province. An investigation was launched

26 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Castellon·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Bank Robbers Who Stalked Customers Who Made Large Cash Withdrawals Are Arrested On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Robbers who stalked bank customers with large cash withdrawals are caught on the Costa Blanca in Spain

THREE people who stalked and robbed people who withdrew cash from Costa Blanca banks have been arrested in Calpe. They also carried out distraction burglaries

26 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ryanair luggage rules over flight switches are ruled ‘unfair’ by the Supreme Court in Spain

SPAIN’S highest court has voided Ryanair rules permitting baggage to be sent on a flight other than that of the passenger. The Supreme Court backed

23 Jul, 2021 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

Tommy Robinson, from zealot to zero: bankrupt ex-Marbella ‘resident’ told to pay £100k to teen libel victim and £500k costs

STEPHEN YAXLEY-LENNON, aka Tommy Robinson, has been told to pay £100,000 damages to a schoolboy that he libelled in 2018, with an estimated £500,000 is

23 Jul, 2021 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Crime & Law - Page 156