Crime & Law News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

British woman caught driving on wrong side of road in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca was five times over limit

ROJALES Policia Local surprised a woman when she was found driving on the wrong side of the road. The municipality includes the popular urbanisation of

29 Oct, 2021 @ 14:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Burglar shows off 'Spiderman' skills in clambering down a wall of a robbed apartment block in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Burglar shows off ‘Spiderman’ skills in clambering down a wall of a Costa Blanca apartment block in Spain

POLICE witnessed a thief doing a good Spiderman impression as he tried to escape down the wall of an Alicante apartment block. A Policia Nacional

29 Oct, 2021 @ 13:59

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

CaixaBank and Bankia customers in Spain are warned about new ‘phishing’ email con

ACCOUNT holders with CaixaBank and Bankia have been warned about a new con attempting to steal personal details following the merger of the two entities.

29 Oct, 2021 @ 12:56

Crime & Law·Lead

Man accused of murdering and chopping up his wife before dumping parts of her in waste bins in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Man accused of murdering and chopping up his wife before dumping body parts in waste bins in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Finnish man, 70, has been arrested for killing and chopping up his wife, 68, before dumping her body parts in Torrevieja rubbish containers. A

29 Oct, 2021 @ 12:04

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Man ran residency fraud with his mother illegally getting free health treatment on Spain's Costa Blanca

Italian man found dead in suspicious circumstances in Spain’s Valencia

SPAIN’S national police have launched an investigation after discovering the body of a 31-year-old man, thought to be an Italian national, in the city of

28 Oct, 2021 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Thug who tried to flee Spain caught for brutal attack on off-duty police on board bus

A MAN has been arrested after launching a brutal attack on an off-duty police officer on a bus. The victim was traveling onboard a bus

28 Oct, 2021 @ 17:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

700 kilos of cocaine seized in Spain’s Valencia

TAX Agency officials and Guardia Civil officers have seized 700 kilos of cocaine in a joint operation in the Port of Valencia. On October 26

28 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Olive Press editor Jon Clarke talks Madeleine McCann case on leading British podcast

OLIVE PRESS editor Jon Clarke has appeared on one of Britain’s leading true crime podcasts to discuss the Madeleine McCann case. The appearance comes a

28 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Police seize lethal black cocaine hidden among coffee packs at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

THE Guardia Civil intercepted a parcel containing potentially lethal black cocaine that was shipped to Alicante-Elche airport. The package containing five kilos of the dangerous

27 Oct, 2021 @ 14:22

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Massive money laundering fraud worth €45 million is busted in Valencia area of Spain

A four-year investigation has led to the arrest of five members of a Valencia area family gang for laundering over €45 million. They were detained

26 Oct, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Four police officers arrested for involvement in drug trafficking in Spain’s Catalunya

FOUR officers from the Polica Local have been arrested in a dawn raid in Catalunya over suspected involvement in a cannabis trafficking operation. The operation

26 Oct, 2021 @ 16:30

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Which Laws Should Spanish Citizens Need to Know in the USA?

Visiting other states, countries, and continents for work or travel purposes has been a norm for people for many decades. In most cases, the person

26 Oct, 2021 @ 13:52

Crime & Law

Irishman, 57, found dead after vanishing nine days earlier from Costa Blanca home in Spain

AN Irish national has been found dead by a dogwalker over a week after he disappeared from his Costa Blanca home. David Jackson Pope, 57,

26 Oct, 2021 @ 12:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

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

Police officer caught on camera hitting a homeless man on a Costa Blanca street in Spain

A Policia Nacional officer is being investigated for hitting a homeless man in an Alicante street. An internal probe has been launched after a video

26 Oct, 2021 @ 11:50

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Pervert alert: Man arrested for indecent exposure in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A 32-year-old man has been arrested by the police in Fuengirola for an alleged offence of exhibitionism. The man, who was arrested by Policia Nacional,

26 Oct, 2021 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Husband Jailed For Attempted Murder Of Estranged Wife In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Husband jailed for brutal attack on estranged wife in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A man has been jailed for eight years for the attempted murder of his estranged wife on a Costa Blanca housing estate in April 2019.

25 Oct, 2021 @ 18:07

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Lorries Carried Marijuana Concealed In Lettuce Crates From Murcia Area Of Spain To Ireland

Lorries transported marijuana hidden in lettuce crates from Murcia area of Spain to Ireland

A Murcia drugs gang has been arrested for exporting marijuana to Ireland hidden in crates of lettuce. A Fortuna-based transport company was linked to a

25 Oct, 2021 @ 16:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Art forgers in Valencia area of Spain tried to sell a fake Goya for €900,000

Art forgers in Spain’s Valencia tried online sale of a fake Goya painting for €900,000

POLICE have broken up a gang trying to sell forgeries of paintings by Spanish masters like Goya via the internet. The Valencian Historical Heritage police

25 Oct, 2021 @ 15:13

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

Old man conned by female fraudster’s ‘love scam’ in Valencia area of Spain

AN elderly love-struck Valancian man was conned out of €67,000 by a female fraudster. The woman, 33, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in

25 Oct, 2021 @ 12:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain refunds fines imposed on thousands of people who broke 2020 lockdown rules

Spain to give back fines to people who broke 2020 emergency lockdown rules

FINES imposed for breaking Spain’s 2020 ‘State of Alarm’ COVID-19 lockdown are to be refunded. The Ministry of Territorial Affairs said it will start giving

25 Oct, 2021 @ 11:29

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spaniard accused of murdering his 85-year-old mother in Spain’s Valencia

An 85-year-old woman died after being stabbed to death by her son on Friday afternoon. An unnamed 56-year-old Spaniard, who is thought to be the

24 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Horrific axe attack in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol leaves woman with head injury

A WOMAN attacked with an axe in a domestic incident was rushed to hospital on the Costa del Sol with multiple injuries. The victim was

23 Oct, 2021 @ 10:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Convicted paedophile on US wanted list discovered teaching English to children in Spain’s Oviedo and Barcelona

A 64-year-old American who has been a fugitive from justice since 2010 was finally tracked down to Barcelona where he was working as an English

23 Oct, 2021 @ 08:45

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

VIDEO: This is the moment notorious Kinahan cartel member is arrested at a pub on Lanzarote in Spain’s Canary Islands

SPANISH police officers swooped in on a fugitive member of a notorious Irish drug cartel as he drank in a pub on the Canary Island

22 Oct, 2021 @ 19:55

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Irishman arrested in southern Spain after 'ramming police car and leading cops on 15km chase with loaded down drug-filled carrier bags in the boot'

Trafficking gang busted smuggling drugs among cauliflowers from Spain’s Costa del Sol

DRUG traffickers have been arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs underneath cauliflowers from Spain’s Costa del Sol to various countries across Europe. The Guardia Civil had

22 Oct, 2021 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Two wings in Spanish prison go into lockdown due to major COVID-19 outbreak

TWO wings in a Spanish prison have gone into lockdown with dozens of inmates isolating due to a major coronavirus outbreak. There are currently 31

22 Oct, 2021 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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British woman caught driving on wrong side of road in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca was five times over limit

Burglar shows off ‘Spiderman’ skills in clambering down a wall of a Costa Blanca apartment block in Spain

CaixaBank and Bankia customers in Spain are warned about new ‘phishing’ email con

Man accused of murdering and chopping up his wife before dumping body parts in waste bins in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Italian man found dead in suspicious circumstances in Spain’s Valencia

Thug who tried to flee Spain caught for brutal attack on off-duty police on board bus

700 kilos of cocaine seized in Spain’s Valencia

Olive Press editor Jon Clarke talks Madeleine McCann case on leading British podcast

Police seize lethal black cocaine hidden among coffee packs at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

Massive money laundering fraud worth €45 million is busted in Valencia area of Spain

Four police officers arrested for involvement in drug trafficking in Spain’s Catalunya

Which Laws Should Spanish Citizens Need to Know in the USA?

Irishman, 57, found dead after vanishing nine days earlier from Costa Blanca home in Spain

Police officer caught on camera hitting a homeless man on a Costa Blanca street in Spain

Pervert alert: Man arrested for indecent exposure in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Husband jailed for brutal attack on estranged wife in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Lorries transported marijuana hidden in lettuce crates from Murcia area of Spain to Ireland

Art forgers in Spain’s Valencia tried online sale of a fake Goya painting for €900,000

Old man conned by female fraudster’s ‘love scam’ in Valencia area of Spain

Spain to give back fines to people who broke 2020 emergency lockdown rules

Spaniard accused of murdering his 85-year-old mother in Spain’s Valencia

Horrific axe attack in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol leaves woman with head injury

Convicted paedophile on US wanted list discovered teaching English to children in Spain’s Oviedo and Barcelona

VIDEO: This is the moment notorious Kinahan cartel member is arrested at a pub on Lanzarote in Spain’s Canary Islands

Trafficking gang busted smuggling drugs among cauliflowers from Spain’s Costa del Sol

Two wings in Spanish prison go into lockdown due to major COVID-19 outbreak

‘Breturn’ is on? France welcomes Andy Burnham as British PM-in-waiting: ‘We’re ready to open the EU door to the UK’

Alarm as Gibraltar coast appears to be engulfed in large brown stain – dredging work for huge Eastside marina development blamed

King Felipe makes first Mexico visit in seven years ahead of Spain – Uruguay World Cup match as colonial abuses spat subsides

Belgian man, 59, arrested after 43-year-old neighbour dies in car park fight on the Costa Blanca

Firefighters race to confine wildfire raging in the mountains above Barcelona as suspected arsonist is arrested

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