Man arrested after squatting Costa del Sol home where British expat allegedly stabbed wife to death and tried to kill himself Gloria Tornay Naranjo died at the house on March 9 after she was stabbed 12 times in her back and chest 26 Apr, 2019 @ 15:13 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
British families scammed out of thousands from fake holiday rental sites on Spain’s Costa Blanca and Mallorca Professional chocolate taster Angus Kennedy discovered a German man living at the Mallorcan villa he had booked through Dream Villas Spain 26 Apr, 2019 @ 12:56 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
Police investigation as British woman in Spain smashed in head by lorry doors and airlifted to hospital The Guardia Civil are now investigating the incident, but there has not been an update from anyone involved since Wednesday 25 Apr, 2019 @ 12:59 Crime & Law·Lead
British pensioner left bloodied after attack in Spain by ‘territorial’ taxi drivers The bewildered expat was left with a large cut on his forearm after cabbies tried to wrestle his key from the ignition to prevent him 25 Apr, 2019 @ 12:05 Crime & Law·Lead
Father arrested after the bodies of German mother and child found in a cave on Spanish island The man was arrested near Adeje in Tenerife after his other son, aged five, escaped the mountain cave and alerted the police 24 Apr, 2019 @ 17:47 Crime & Law·Lead
Fugitive hands himself in decade on from jail break because Spanish island is not ‘as nice as it used to be’ A FUGITIVE wanted for ten years in the Canary Islands has handed himself in because he had grown sick and tired of Tenerife. The unnamed 24 Apr, 2019 @ 13:56 Crime & Law·Lead
Mercadona refuses to review security measures on Spain’s Costa del Sol after string of British expats robbed in its stores Despite the complaints, a spokesman for Mercadona insisted that current measures were sufficient 24 Apr, 2019 @ 13:33 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Popular drag queen attacked by group of homophobic ‘foreign’ men in gay-friendly Torremolinos Greco was taken to the local health centre where he was treated for defensive wounds, including scratches and bruised fingers 23 Apr, 2019 @ 11:50 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Man in Spain arrested over double knife attack at Ryanair check-in desk that saw woman stabbed in ear A police officer took out his gun, and with a flight attendant managed to diffuse the situation 23 Apr, 2019 @ 11:33 Crime & Law·Lead
Former US Marine arrested after North Korean embassy attacked in Spain Christopher Ahn was arrested in Los Angeles and charged by US authorities, after a mysterious dissident group broke into the embassy and assaulted staff 22 Apr, 2019 @ 14:39 Crime & Law·Lead
British expat robbed twice in same Costa del Sol supermarket in just 10 days loses ‘priceless’ personal mementos from dead daughter The mum-of-three, who is too scared of reprisals to be named, added that she was appalled by the lack of care shown by the store 20 Apr, 2019 @ 08:51 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
THERE’LL BE KILLINGS: Cadiz drug trafficker warns of BAZOOKAS and bodies on the streets if crackdown on smuggling across Strait of Gibraltar continues Some 407 extra Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil troops were added to the area last year while 100,000kg of hashish were seized and many gangs 19 Apr, 2019 @ 13:10 Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead
British Pensioner followed by car for over an hour before attackers stole his €35,000 Rolex on Spain’s Costa Blanca A British pensioner has had his €35,000 Rolex stolen after being followed for over an hour from Calpe to Moraira. Ronald Johnson, 72, was leaving 18 Apr, 2019 @ 17:53 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead
British man, 72, who tried to kill sleeping stepson with hammer jailed in Spain’s Costa Blanca A BRITISH pensioner who took a hammer to his sleeping stepson’s head has been jailed following a court hearing on the Costa Blanca. Robert Ulph, 18 Apr, 2019 @ 17:08 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead
‘HE’S A GOOD KID’: Mum of jihadi suspect accused of planning a ‘massacre’ during Sevilla’s Semana Santa speaks out Police are currently raiding the home in Sevilla, where they have already seized some of the books used for the man’s university course 18 Apr, 2019 @ 11:10 Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla
Drones which can photograph drivers using their mobile phone from 2km away launched in Spain TODAY It comes after 31 people died and another 159 were seriously injured during Holy Week last year 17 Apr, 2019 @ 17:33 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
BREAKING: Police arrest jihadist planning ‘massacre’ at Semana Santa parade in Spain’s Andalucia Policia Nacional are now raiding his home as the investigation develops 17 Apr, 2019 @ 15:52 Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla
Expat sprayed with ‘devil’s breath’ date rape drug on Spanish island and forced to empty bank account A woman approached the Irishman and accused him of trying to seduce her, and then sprayed the date rape drug in his face 17 Apr, 2019 @ 11:11 Crime & Law·Lead
Spain pig farm robberies see 15 arrests after man stabbed as thieves bid to raid precious metals more expensive than gold At sites in Guadalteba catalytic convertors of vehicles stolen, due to the precious metals contained within 16 Apr, 2019 @ 12:20 Crime & Law·Lead
Witnesses describe ‘bloodbath’ after British soldier ‘glassed by her pal’ in Mallorca club They told the Olive Press how they saw blood all over the pavement outside Bananas nightclub in Magaluf's infamous Punta Ballena strip 16 Apr, 2019 @ 10:45 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
Paedo pensioner, 88, spared jail after sexually abusing neighbour’s 8-year-old daughter in Spain Prosecutors said she trusted him because they were neighbours 15 Apr, 2019 @ 14:37 Crime & Law·Mallorca
British woman glassed in neck while partying on Spanish island The 22-year-old was struck in the neck with a glass in the Bananas de Magaluf nightclub after an argument with another reveller 15 Apr, 2019 @ 12:37 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
British expat boss of suspect investment company which ‘lost expats €20 million’ fails to turn up at court on Spain’s Costa Blanca The Olive Press exclusively revealed how CWM abruptly folded in 2017, losing hundreds of expats’ life savings in the process 14 Apr, 2019 @ 13:41 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead
RISE OF THE RIGHT: How the rhetoric of Vox risks normalising violence After a dangerous neo-Nazi was captured in Mallorca, the Olive Press investigates the growing threat from far right terror in Spain and abroad 14 Apr, 2019 @ 11:00 Crime & Law·Lead·Politics
British footballers kicked off flight after arriving drunk on Spain’s Costa Blanca Passengers cheered and applauded when the 25-strong amateur side was removed 11 Apr, 2019 @ 17:10 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead
Expat killer Dave Mahon loses Supreme Court appeal over sentence for slaying brother of Amy Fitzpatrick, who vanished in Spain Mahon was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to seven years in prison in June 2016 11 Apr, 2019 @ 13:40 Crime & Law·Lead