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11 cybercriminals cuffed in Spain’s Valencia, Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca for ‘CEO sting’ which scammed more than €2.4 million from companies across the globe

Investigators claim the detainees took part in a 'CEO sting' which asked high ranking employees to transfer money

13 May, 2020 @ 16:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Man in Spain barricades himself inside home and shoots at police after stabbing partner

A MAN has barricaded himself inside his home and is firing shots at the police outside.

12 May, 2020 @ 14:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Panic after man opens fire outside church in Spain’s Mallorca, killing multiple pigeons

Frightened residents witnessed a man fire his weapon outside of the Sant Alonso Rodriguez church in Inca

12 May, 2020 @ 14:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19: Spain averages 15,000 fines a day in first week of exercise taking coronavirus lockdown total to nearly 900,000

THE number of people fined for breaking coronavirus restrictions in Spain has remained at around 15,000 a day on average. This continuous civil disobedience takes

8 May, 2020 @ 20:38

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

COVID-19: ‘Lone wolf’ ISIS terrorist who flouted Spain’s coronavirus lockdown by ‘searching for targets’ arrested in Barcelona after FBI probe

AN ISIS ‘lone wolf’ terrorist who violated Spain’s coronavirus lockdown has been arrested in Barcelona. The Moroccan, who played a ‘critical’ role for the Islamic

8 May, 2020 @ 10:57

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Franco era torturer known as ‘Billy the Kid’ dies from COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE notorious torturer and Franco henchman Antonio Gonzalez Pacheco, otherwise known as ‘Billy the Kid’, has died from coronavirus aged 73. According to Police sources,

8 May, 2020 @ 10:25

Crime & Law·Lead

JOHNNY AND CLYDE: Taxi passenger hiding condom full of cocaine and heroin in her knickers arrested in Spain’s Andalucia at coronavirus checkpoint

A TAXI passenger concealing a condom full of drugs in her knickers has been arrested in Andalucia. The 32-year-old was caught in Jaen with 94

7 May, 2020 @ 20:19

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead

WATCH: Police raid on Chinese restaurant in Spain’s Mallorca uncovers six people gambling illegally with thousands of euros

The restaurant's owners had previously been denounced for organising illicit games of 'mahong', a popular Chinese game similar to Domino

7 May, 2020 @ 14:27

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19: Police fine 23 swimmers who jumped fence for dip in stunning reservoir near Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE have handed out fines to 23 people who took a dip in a stunning Malaga reservoir. On three separate occasions since Monday, groups of

7 May, 2020 @ 12:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

‘Extremely violent’ British fugitive caught while trying to lay low in sleepy inland town in Spain’s Andalucia

AN ‘extremely violent’ British fugitive has been caught in a sleepy inland town in Andalucia. Known only as L.W.J and with a European Arrest Warrant

6 May, 2020 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead

COVID-19: Barbers on Spain’s Costa del Sol denounced as plainclothes police find eight people in space of 66 square metres

A COSTA del Sol barber shop has been denounced because it had too many customers in its tiny premises. Eight people were crammed into a

5 May, 2020 @ 16:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Fugitive wanted for attempted murder of FOUR people in hit-and-run captured at COVID-19 checkpoint in Spain’s Mallorca

A MAN wanted in connection to an intentional hit-and-run which seriously injured four people has been captured at a police checkpoint in Palma de Mallorca.

5 May, 2020 @ 11:06

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19: More than 35,000 people fined and 235 arrested during Spain’s first weekend outdoors under coronavirus lockdown

MORE than 35,000 people have been fined and 235 arrested during Spain’s first weekend of COVID-19 ‘freedom’. A total of 36,762 penalties were doled out

4 May, 2020 @ 20:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spanish police arrest an 83-year-old man in his home after he opened fire on the officers

AN 83-year-old man has been arrested after shooting at the police in Castilla y León.

4 May, 2020 @ 18:10

Crime & Law·Lead

Inmate in Spanish prison who was imprisoned for breaking lockdown 16 times, takes his own life

A MAN who was imprisoned in La Rioja for breaking lockdown rules 16 times has taken his own life.

4 May, 2020 @ 15:53

Crime & Law·Lead

SHOOTING: Teenager guns down man ‘at close range’ in Spain’s Andalucia, leaving him in ‘critical condition’

A MAN has been left in ‘critical condition’ after he was gunned down by a teenager in Andalucia. The 28-year-old remains in the ICU at

4 May, 2020 @ 13:36

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead

Crime in Spain decreases by 73.8% in the first two weeks of lockdown, compared to same period in 2019

CRIME in Spain has decreased by 73.8% in the first two weeks of lockdown, compared to the same period last year.

3 May, 2020 @ 14:54

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Man arrested in Spain’s Catalunya on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend and dumping her body in a stream

A MAN has been arrested in Barcelona on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend and then dumping her body in a nearby stream.

1 May, 2020 @ 19:56

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Man helicoptered to hospital after falling off horse in the Valencian Community before being fined for disobedience and poor horse maintenance

GUARDIA Civil agents have rescued a 24-year-old man who fell off his horse in the Valencian Community – and then fined him. Police were called

1 May, 2020 @ 18:52

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

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Guardia Civil arrest a former Russian Government official on Spain’s Costa Blanca for embezzlement and fraud

THE Guardia Civil has arrested a former Russian Government official on the Costa Blanca for embezzlement and fraud.

1 May, 2020 @ 16:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman in Spain’s Malaga escapes her abusive husband by climbing onto roof of building along with her seven children

A WOMAN in Malaga has escaped her abusive husband by climbing onto the roof of their building along with her seven children.

30 Apr, 2020 @ 18:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Priest gets mugged inside his home in Spain’s Andalucia, with the thieves also stealing the keys to the church and proceeding to rob it

A PRIEST has been mugged inside his home in Andalucia.

30 Apr, 2020 @ 17:16

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead

Guardia Civil arrest an ISIS supporter in Madrid for posting terrorist threats on social media

THE Guardia Civil have arrested an ISIS supporter in Madrid for posting terrorist threats on social media.

30 Apr, 2020 @ 14:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Man arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl who broke lockdown rules to attend a party

A MAN has been arrested in Murcia for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl.

30 Apr, 2020 @ 13:57

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police launch pre-Christmas blitz on drunk drivers in Spain

Policeman ends up in hospital after being run over at a coronavirus checkpoint in Madrid

A POLICEMAN has been run over at a checkpoint in Madrid when a car refused to stop.

30 Apr, 2020 @ 13:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Woman arrested in Madrid for lying about being kidnapped when instead she broke lockdown rules to go to a birthday party

A WOMAN has been arrested in Madrid for saying she was kidnapped but instead broke lockdown rules and went to a birthday party.

29 Apr, 2020 @ 18:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

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11 cybercriminals cuffed in Spain’s Valencia, Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca for ‘CEO sting’ which scammed more than €2.4 million from companies across the globe

Man in Spain barricades himself inside home and shoots at police after stabbing partner

Panic after man opens fire outside church in Spain’s Mallorca, killing multiple pigeons

COVID-19: Spain averages 15,000 fines a day in first week of exercise taking coronavirus lockdown total to nearly 900,000

COVID-19: ‘Lone wolf’ ISIS terrorist who flouted Spain’s coronavirus lockdown by ‘searching for targets’ arrested in Barcelona after FBI probe

Franco era torturer known as ‘Billy the Kid’ dies from COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa del Sol

JOHNNY AND CLYDE: Taxi passenger hiding condom full of cocaine and heroin in her knickers arrested in Spain’s Andalucia at coronavirus checkpoint

WATCH: Police raid on Chinese restaurant in Spain’s Mallorca uncovers six people gambling illegally with thousands of euros

COVID-19: Police fine 23 swimmers who jumped fence for dip in stunning reservoir near Spain’s Costa del Sol

‘Extremely violent’ British fugitive caught while trying to lay low in sleepy inland town in Spain’s Andalucia

COVID-19: Barbers on Spain’s Costa del Sol denounced as plainclothes police find eight people in space of 66 square metres

Fugitive wanted for attempted murder of FOUR people in hit-and-run captured at COVID-19 checkpoint in Spain’s Mallorca

COVID-19: More than 35,000 people fined and 235 arrested during Spain’s first weekend outdoors under coronavirus lockdown

Spanish police arrest an 83-year-old man in his home after he opened fire on the officers

Inmate in Spanish prison who was imprisoned for breaking lockdown 16 times, takes his own life

SHOOTING: Teenager guns down man ‘at close range’ in Spain’s Andalucia, leaving him in ‘critical condition’

Crime in Spain decreases by 73.8% in the first two weeks of lockdown, compared to same period in 2019

Man arrested in Spain’s Catalunya on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend and dumping her body in a stream

Man helicoptered to hospital after falling off horse in the Valencian Community before being fined for disobedience and poor horse maintenance

Guardia Civil arrest a former Russian Government official on Spain’s Costa Blanca for embezzlement and fraud

Woman in Spain’s Malaga escapes her abusive husband by climbing onto roof of building along with her seven children

Priest gets mugged inside his home in Spain’s Andalucia, with the thieves also stealing the keys to the church and proceeding to rob it

Guardia Civil arrest an ISIS supporter in Madrid for posting terrorist threats on social media

Man arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl who broke lockdown rules to attend a party

Policeman ends up in hospital after being run over at a coronavirus checkpoint in Madrid

Woman arrested in Madrid for lying about being kidnapped when instead she broke lockdown rules to go to a birthday party

Here comes the calima: Fabled ‘blood rain’ is on its way to Spain with Saharan dust cloud set to sweep in over the weekend

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez forced into extraordinary denial after political rivals spread heart disease conspiracy

Spain’s first total solar eclipse in 100 years is coming – is YOUR home in the path of totality?

BREAKING: 4.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Tenerife just days after 6,000 mini-tremors underneath Mount Teide sparked eruption fears

Affordable homes scandal erupts in Alicante as wealthy son of local politician snaps up flat meant for struggling families