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Police launch investigation after man’s body is found beside burned out car in Cordoba

A POLICE investigation has been launched after a man’s body was discovered beside a burned out car in Cordoba. Emergency services were called to Junction

3 Mar, 2022 @ 18:30

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Thieves grab victim round neck to steal €30,000 watch on Valencia street in Spain

Burglars hide behind bed to evade police capture during Costa Blanca home robbery in Spain

THREE burglars were caught in the act robbing an Alicante apartment after a neighbour called the police. A quick response by two Policia Nacional patrols

3 Mar, 2022 @ 17:44

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thieves book home visits to disinfect Covid-infected mattresses in Alicante area of Spain

CONMEN posing as Valencian government employees have been contacting elderly residents in Petrer to make appointments to disinfect their mattresses. The scammers have been cold-calling

3 Mar, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Prostitutes run protection racket and beat up woman who wanted to work on same road in Spain's Costa Blanca

New measures to clamp down on exploitation of prostitutes in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

BROTHELS in the Valencian Community hiding under the cover of legitimate entertainment businesses will be closed down as part of new measures to reduce prostitution.

3 Mar, 2022 @ 12:18

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

Spain's Emeritus King Juan Carlos to pay income tax in exiled home of Abu Dhabi

Corruption probes into former King of Spain, Juan Carlos, dropped due to ‘lack of evidence’

PROSECUTORS in Spain are shelving two corruption probes involving former monarch, Juan Carlos, due to a lack of evidence. It’s more good news for the

2 Mar, 2022 @ 19:22

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Woman snubbed by court on Spain's Costa Blanca over ex-boyfriend posting sex image on WhatsApp

Woman snubbed by Costa Blanca court in Spain over ex-boyfriend posting sex image on WhatsApp

A woman’s battle against a vindictive ex-boyfriend who posted a photo of her vagina on WhatsApp has again ended in failure at an Alicante court.

1 Mar, 2022 @ 19:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s own ‘Tinder swindlers’ arrested in connection with cruel romance scams

A SOPHISTICATED fraudster in Palencia allegedly conned a victim out of thousands of euros and stole cash and jewellery from a second woman. The 43-year-old

1 Mar, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Police Arrest Hit And Run Driver Who Fled Andalucia's Sevilla To End Up On Spain's Costa Blanca

Police arrest hit-and-run driver who fled Andalucia’s Sevilla to hide on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A serial criminal has been arrested at Alicante bus station following a serious hit-and-run incident in Sevilla. The driver, 28, knocked over a moped rider

1 Mar, 2022 @ 17:06

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Sevilla·Torrevieja

Britain's 'most Wanted' Woman Is Arrested Walking Her Dog In Spain's Catalunya After Nearly A Decade On The Run

Britain’s ‘Most Wanted’ woman arrested while walking dog in upmarket area of Spain’s Catalunya

THE Guardia Civil have arrested a UK fugitive in Catalunya branded as Britain’s ‘Most Wanted’ woman. Sarah Panitzke,47, was sentenced in her absence to eight

1 Mar, 2022 @ 13:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Axe-wielding man arrested for threatening tourists at hotel in Spain

A MAN wielding an axe at a hotel in Palencia was arrested recently after reportedly threatening to maim people with the weapon. Police responded to

1 Mar, 2022 @ 12:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Malaga cabbies demand extra security in taxis after driver violently robbed

MALAGA cabbies are demanding extra security in their taxis after a driver was violently robbed. The Elite Malaga Provincial Taxi Association has requested an emergency

1 Mar, 2022 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Driver, 22, arrested after child killed when car crashed into lamppost in Spain’s Sevilla

A DRIVER has been arrested on suspicion of causing the death of a child killed when a car crashed into a lamppost. The little girl

1 Mar, 2022 @ 10:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

United Nations slams child custody order to allegedly abusive father in Madrid area of Spain

A United Nations Human Rights panel has slammed a Madrid appeals court for granting an allegedly abusive father full custody of his seven-year-old daughter. The

28 Feb, 2022 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Costa Blanca Nursing Home Worker Robs Residents Of Jewellery And Sells It Off To Pawn Shops Across Spain

Costa Blanca carer steals jewellery from nursing home residents for pawn shop sales in Spain’s Benidorm and Granada

A woman worked for just a week in a Costa Blanca nursing home and stole jewellery from three residents. Five items made from gold ended

28 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Madrid

Sexual Predator Who Owned Exclusive Mallorca School In Spain Gets Eight Years In Scottish Prison

Sex fiend owner of exclusive Mallorca school in Spain gets eight years in Scottish prison

THE former owner and headteacher of Mallorca’s King Richard III College in Portals Nous has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years after sexually abusing two women.

28 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain's Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives

Russian fugitive wanted for €1 million fraud is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man wanted by Russia over a €1 million tax fraud has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja. The fugitive, 53, has been

28 Feb, 2022 @ 12:34

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Torrevieja

17 women rescued in sex trafficking bust on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SEVENTEEN women have been rescued after a sex trafficking bust on the Costa del Sol. The operation began in April 2021 after detectives received an

27 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Teens arrested after 45 bins torched in Sevilla town causing over €47,000 in damage

TWO teens have been arrested after a spate of bins were set ablaze in a town in Sevilla. Cops launched a probe in the wake

26 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Other News·Sevilla

There was a time when wearing a face mask got you 100 lashes during carnival celebrations in Spain

WEARING masks has been part of carnival celebrations for centuries. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, mask-wearing is inevitably widespread in Carnaval celebrations this week

25 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Must Read

Jealous paranoid boyfriend jailed for 32 years after brutally abusing and torturing woman in Spain’s Valencia region

A man has been jailed for 32 years after putting his girlfriend through three months of extreme abuse at their home in Castellon in the

25 Feb, 2022 @ 17:57

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

Serial Robbers Plunder Costa Blanca Bars And Restaurants In Spain

Serial robbers hit Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain to plunder cash tills and fruit machines

TWO men who robbed six bars and restaurants in the Villajoyosa area of the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The duo,

25 Feb, 2022 @ 15:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Massive cocaine haul discovered among pineapples in Alhaurin De La Torre on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional seized some 750 kilos of cocaine hidden among a container of pineapples in the Alhaurin de la Torre, in Spain’s Malaga. The

25 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Malaga has five times fewer Covid hospital admissions than a year ago

Racist drunk threatens to kill female hospital doctor in Spain’s Valencia

A drunk man threatened to kill a doctor in a Valencia hospital emergency department and uttered racist insults against her. The 34-year-old man was suffering

25 Feb, 2022 @ 12:03

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

Sneaky pervert hides mobile phone to record bathroom videos of girlfriend’s daughter in Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Orihuela man allegedly made bathroom videos of his partner’s daughter after hiding a mobile phone in a shoe. The Spaniard, 52, has been arrested

24 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alcala la Real killer transferred into solitary confinement at Jaen prison after biting officers in violent attack

A PRISONER lashed out and bit prison guards at a jail in Jaen after being told to return to his cell on Wednesday afternoon. The

24 Feb, 2022 @ 14:16

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Other News

Bogus email demands 'immediate' €850 tuition fee payment from parents in Spain's Valencia

Cybercriminals in Spain’s Costa Blanca area send bogus text message to steal €23,000 from bank account

FOUR people have been arrested in Alicante and Cartagena after stealing over €23,000 from a bank account via a ‘smishing’ scam. The thieves swindled a

24 Feb, 2022 @ 11:50

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

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