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Kamikaze British motorist hits police cars and injures officers during Benidorm high-speed chase

SEVERAL police officers were injured during a high-speed chase in Benidorm involving a British motorist who was subsequently jailed by a judge. Details of Saturday’s

4 Aug, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

British fugitive wanted over ‘several murders’ crashes his car and gets arrested on the Costa del Sol

A BRITISH fugitive wanted for several murders has been arrested in Mijas after crashing his car. The man is said to be linked to a

4 Aug, 2025 @ 11:58

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Gang boss gunned down by Turkish mafia rivals in busy Costa Blanca tourist spot

THREE Turkish men have been arrested after a major figure in a rival organised crime gang was shot dead in a busy tourist area of

4 Aug, 2025 @ 11:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Two shootings in same Alicante region follow arrests of cocaine kingpin and Italian mafia boss

Police arrest two in €640,000 holiday property theft ring in Spain’s Marbella

TWO suspects who allegedly stole €640,000 worth of cash and jewellery in a string of burglaries from holiday accommodation have been arrested. Police believe the

1 Aug, 2025 @ 11:22

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Benidorm barman jailed for attempted murder after brutal stabbing of British tourist

Benidorm barman jailed for attempted murder after brutal stabbing of British customer

A BENIDORM bar worker has been jailed for five years for the attempted murder of a British holidaymaker in October 2022. Alicante Provincial Court also

31 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Crooked carer steals €30k from dead client by using her bank account and cash cards in Valencia

Elderly woman loses all her money as two carers steal €524k in Spain

TWO carers have been arrested in Barcelona for clearing out an elderly woman’s bank account to the tune of €524,000. Police said two sisters, aged

30 Jul, 2025 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Beleaguered Tommy Robinson lands back in Spain, as he skips UK over assault grilling

TOMMY Robinson has fled to Spain after the British far-right extremist was filmed near an unconscious man at London’s St Pancras station, the Olive Press

30 Jul, 2025 @ 12:02

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Guardia Civil boss thanks officers for their efforts during Torre Pacheco race riots

Guardia Civil boss thanks officers for their efforts in quashing Torre Pacheco race riots

THE Guardia Civil’s director-general Mercedes Gonzalez visited the force’s Torre Pacheco barracks on Tuesday to thank officers for their work in quelling the town’s race

29 Jul, 2025 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Police boost patrols and use drones to cut beach crimes during Benidorm peak holiday season

Police boost patrols and drones to fight beach crime during Benidorm peak holiday season

THE Policia Nacional has upped its patrols on Benidorm’s beaches for the peak tourist season and will once again use drones to monitor the area.

29 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Spain issue fraud warning: Scammers use ‘fake QR codes’ from DGT to ‘swindle thousands in bogus fines’

FRAUDULENT speeding tickets displaying the city’s coat of arms have been found by local Malaga police. The fines reportedly lack basic information, such as the

29 Jul, 2025 @ 16:50

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Cyber scammers trick people out of €256k in bank text message con across Costa Blanca

30 VICTIMS in Alicante province have been defrauded out of €256,000 in a bank text message con. 15 people of different nationalities in the Barcelona

29 Jul, 2025 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British couple arrested after police sniffer dog finds drugs in their car on Costa Blanca

A BRITISH couple driving around Javea won’t forget a police dog called Kosmo in a hurry. The 57-year-old man and 37-year-old woman have been arrested

29 Jul, 2025 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Blackspot Branded As The 'road Of Death' On The Costa Blanca In Spain Claims Another Victim In A Head On Collision Horrific crash at blackspot known as the ‘Road of Death’ on the Costa Blanca in Spain claims another victim

Man arrested for punching pregnant girlfriend in the stomach at Malaga home

A MAN has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for a brutal assault on his partner who is seven months pregnant. He’s also accused of

29 Jul, 2025 @ 11:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Italian man in coma after suffering skull fracture during brawl outside Costa Blanca bar

AN OUTDOOR brawl between Italians and Spaniards in Altea’s Old Town early last Saturday morning resulted in one of them suffering a skull fracture. The

28 Jul, 2025 @ 18:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Tourist sends waiter to hospital after argument over son’s stuffed animal at Mallorca hotel

A 38-YEAR-OLD tourist has been arrested in Mallorca after attacking a hotel waiter in a row over whether his son’s stuffed animal toy had been

28 Jul, 2025 @ 16:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police seize anabolic steroids with €3m street value on Costa del Sol

AN ANABOLIC steroids trafficking racket has been busted by the Policia Nacional on the Costa del Sol. 1.7 million doses of steroids in 78,000 packs

28 Jul, 2025 @ 15:10

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Schoolboy made and shared AI-generated naked photos of 16 girls in Spain

A VALENCIA schoolboy, 17, is being investigated for producing and sending AI-generated naked images and videos of 16 female classmates. The material was posted on

28 Jul, 2025 @ 11:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Robbers plundered shops across Spain- travelling in stolen high-end cars

FOUR men have been remanded into custody by a Castellon court for robbing shops and businesses across Spain. The Guardia Civil said the group committed

25 Jul, 2025 @ 17:45

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

BREAKING: Jay Slater suffered ‘accidental death’ after 100ft fall in Spain’s Tenerife, inquiry finds

JAY Slater’s death was ‘accidental’ with ‘no third party involved’ after the British teenager fell from a height in the Canary Islands, an inquiry has

25 Jul, 2025 @ 12:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Police helicopter discovers large marijuana farm hidden within pine forest in Spain

A GUARDIA Civil helicopter stumbled upon a massive marijuana farm run by two Albanians in Spain’s northern La Rioja region. Officers flying over the Aldeanueva

25 Jul, 2025 @ 12:20

Crime & Law·Lead

Trump celebrates return of ex-marine in US prisoner swap – despite conviction for murdering three people in Spain

AN ex-US marine convicted of murdering three people in Spain in 2016 has been released to the US as part of a massive prisoner swap

25 Jul, 2025 @ 12:06

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Lawyer ran car accident scam to pocket insurance money on Costa Blanca

A LAWYER masterminded a scam in Elche where car accidents were deliberately staged to get insurance payouts. The Policia Nacional have arrested 13 people including

25 Jul, 2025 @ 11:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante launches blitz against illegal street sellers and destroys two tonnes of counterfeit items

Summer blitz against Alicante’s illegal street sellers with two tonnes of counterfeit items destroyed

ALICANTE has stepped up action against illegal street hawkers with 120 police interventions in July alone. The city council has so far destroyed two tonnes

24 Jul, 2025 @ 17:22

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Crime drops 9% in Spain’s Barcelona – but knife attacks and sexual violence surge

HEAD to Barcelona for a holiday and the advice is almost always the same – beware of the pickpockets, hide your valuables and keep your

24 Jul, 2025 @ 13:29

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Amazing security breach as bogus police officer regularly visited military barracks to 'recruit' soldiers for fake spy jobs in Spain

Drunk British tourist punches police officer in the jaw- just hours after arriving in Mallorca

A DRUNK British tourist has been arrested in Playa de Palma after punching a Policia Nacional officer in the jaw. The 29-year-old Brit had only

24 Jul, 2025 @ 13:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Street thieves ordered by court to stay out of Costa Blanca tourist area

FOUR Romanians have been ordered by a court to stay out of Guadalest after robbing numerous tourists. A Villajoyosa judge bailed a 43-year-old man and

24 Jul, 2025 @ 12:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Kamikaze British motorist hits police cars and injures officers during Benidorm high-speed chase

British fugitive wanted over ‘several murders’ crashes his car and gets arrested on the Costa del Sol

Gang boss gunned down by Turkish mafia rivals in busy Costa Blanca tourist spot

Police arrest two in €640,000 holiday property theft ring in Spain’s Marbella

Benidorm barman jailed for attempted murder after brutal stabbing of British customer

Elderly woman loses all her money as two carers steal €524k in Spain

EXCLUSIVE: Beleaguered Tommy Robinson lands back in Spain, as he skips UK over assault grilling

Guardia Civil boss thanks officers for their efforts in quashing Torre Pacheco race riots

Police boost patrols and drones to fight beach crime during Benidorm peak holiday season

Police in Spain issue fraud warning: Scammers use ‘fake QR codes’ from DGT to ‘swindle thousands in bogus fines’

Cyber scammers trick people out of €256k in bank text message con across Costa Blanca

British couple arrested after police sniffer dog finds drugs in their car on Costa Blanca

Man arrested for punching pregnant girlfriend in the stomach at Malaga home

Italian man in coma after suffering skull fracture during brawl outside Costa Blanca bar

Tourist sends waiter to hospital after argument over son’s stuffed animal at Mallorca hotel

Police seize anabolic steroids with €3m street value on Costa del Sol

Robbers plundered shops across Spain- travelling in stolen high-end cars

BREAKING: Jay Slater suffered ‘accidental death’ after 100ft fall in Spain’s Tenerife, inquiry finds

Police helicopter discovers large marijuana farm hidden within pine forest in Spain

Trump celebrates return of ex-marine in US prisoner swap – despite conviction for murdering three people in Spain

Lawyer ran car accident scam to pocket insurance money on Costa Blanca

Summer blitz against Alicante’s illegal street sellers with two tonnes of counterfeit items destroyed

Crime drops 9% in Spain’s Barcelona – but knife attacks and sexual violence surge

Drunk British tourist punches police officer in the jaw- just hours after arriving in Mallorca

Street thieves ordered by court to stay out of Costa Blanca tourist area

British property hunters face ban as Balearic Islands clamp down on foreign buyers and holiday rentals amid soaring prices

Revealed: Where foreigners are looking to buy on Spain’s costas – with one location a runaway favourite

WATCH: Activists troll mayor with birthday cake shaped like the illegal Algarrobico mega hotel on Almeria coast he refuses to demolish

Hard luck: Spain withdraws ‘Love Nectar’ aphrodisiac drink from shelves after discovering hidden Viagra ingredient

Malaga hospitals in chaos as doctors’ strike cancels 200,000 appointments – what happens now?