Crime & Law News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Spain’s more than 220 new ‘super’ roadside cameras can detect seat belt offenders – with fines of €200

SPAIN is to roll out more than 220 roadside cameras that can detect whether or not drivers are wearing seatbelts or using their phones. Some

14 Nov, 2017 @ 15:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

Spain detects 25 forced marriages between 2020 and 2022

Five Sevilla men stand trial for rape of teenage girl at bull running festival

THE trial is underway for five Sevilla men accused of raping a teenager at a bull-running festival. The alleged assault happened at last year’s Sanfermines

14 Nov, 2017 @ 14:44

Crime & Law·Lead

Nine men have been arrested following a number of robberies in Calvia

A GROUP of burglars have been rounded up for a string of Calvia robberies. The nine men were rounded up in raids last week following

14 Nov, 2017 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

British expats who lost €20 million rage at ‘unauthorised’ pension deals

BRITISH expats who lost up to €20 million in a failed pension advisory firm believe their signatures may have been photocopied onto investment documents. Around

14 Nov, 2017 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Another pet dog killed by poison on Costa del Sol as Estepona town hall refuses to comment on pesticide use

ANOTHER dog has been killed by poison on the Costa del Sol. The pet podenco Yellow dropped dead within minutes of allegedly ingesting the toxic

14 Nov, 2017 @ 09:35

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Former nightlife king Tolo Cursach refused bail as he returns to jail in Palma

CRIME lynchpin Tolo Cursach is being transferred back to prison in Palma… but he won’t get bail. It comes after the judge in his corruption

13 Nov, 2017 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Londoner accuses Mallorca car rental firm of fleecing him out of hundreds of euros

A BRITISH holidaymaker has slammed rental firm Record Go after the Mallorca office overcharged him hundreds of euros for a broken door handle he did not

13 Nov, 2017 @ 12:01

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Arrest made in Gibraltar murder case

A 42-YEAR-OLD British man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering Carolina Lishman. The suspect was arrested at St Bernard’s Hospital where he is recovering from

13 Nov, 2017 @ 11:46

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Spanish rappers facing prison for ‘glorifying terrorism’ in series of songs

They are now facing a fine of €4,800 each as well as two-year prison sentences.

10 Nov, 2017 @ 16:16

Crime & Law·Entertainment·La Cultura

Woman ‘beheaded’ by husband in Andalucia fighting for her life as figures reveal sexist violence has increased 20% in the region in just ONE year

A WOMAN who suffered an attempted ‘beheading’ by her husband last week is still fighting for her life in hospital. The 30-year-old was attacked by

10 Nov, 2017 @ 15:20

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Lionel Messi donates huge sum to charity after winning damages in law suit

The court ruled that the editor Francisco Marhuenda and Ussia were irresponsible, ordering them to pay the striker €72,783.20.

10 Nov, 2017 @ 14:49

Crime & Law·Sport

Woman in Malaga who posted sex adverts pretending to be her boyfriend’s ex arrested

A WOMAN has been arrested in Malaga after allegedly posting sex adverts pretending to be her current boyfriend’s ex-girlriend. Policia Nacional cuffed the unnamed 29-year-old

10 Nov, 2017 @ 14:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Taxi driver in Spain filmed snorting cocaine while driving along popular motorway

THIS is the moment a taxi driver in Spain appears to snort cocaine as he drives along a motorway. The man was filmed snorting the

10 Nov, 2017 @ 12:27

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

BREAKING: Three Brits busted near Costa del Sol in biggest EVER cocaine bust on Spanish soil

THREE Brits have been in arrested in what police have described as one of the largest cocaine busts ever on Spanish soil. The trio were

10 Nov, 2017 @ 12:06

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·National News

Neighbour of Gibraltar murder victim reveals heartbreaking moment her daughter, 5, raised the alarm

THE neighbour of Gibraltar murder victim Carolina Lishman has revealed the heartbreaking moment the woman’s youngest daughter raised the alarm. Speaking to the Olive Press

10 Nov, 2017 @ 12:03

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Former PM Gordon Brown calls to LOCK UP bankers who don’t pay tax

Brown delivers a scathing attack on the bankers who precipitated the 2008 financial crisis, arguing that the sector has failed to learn key lessons.

9 Nov, 2017 @ 19:09

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Politics

MURDER ON THE ROCK: ‘Beautiful’ mother-of-two stabbed to death in Gibraltar

A MURDER investigation is underway after a mother-of-two was stabbed to death in Gibraltar last night. The woman was found in a flat alongside a

9 Nov, 2017 @ 11:25

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: British expats lose €20 million in failed pension advisory firm based in southern Spain, British boss flees to Australia

BRITISH expats who lost up to €20 million in a failed pension advisory firm believe their signatures may have been photocopied onto investment documents. Around

9 Nov, 2017 @ 11:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

AIR HEAD: British robber busted in Spain after getting stuck in air conditioning vent

A BRITISH thief was arrested after getting stuck in an air conditioning duct while robbing a shop in Palma in the dark of night. The

9 Nov, 2017 @ 10:54

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

SICK: Puppy murdered in Andalucia after being tied to back of SUV and dragged for MILES

A TWISTED man is facing animal abuse charges after dragging a puppy from the back of his SUV until it died. Guardia Civil stopped the

9 Nov, 2017 @ 10:24

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish journalist dragged to court for calling riot police in Catalan crisis cocaine-snorting ‘professional junkies’ in satirical article

AN editor for a Spanish magazine has been ordered to appear in court over an article describing Spanish riot police as cocaine-snorting ‘professional junkies’. El

8 Nov, 2017 @ 14:54

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

BABY KILLER: Mum who slit her one-year-old son’s throat in Spain jailed

A MOTHER who slit her baby son’s throat in Spain has been jailed for 11 years. Katharina Katit-Staeheli snatched tot Dylan away from a children’s

8 Nov, 2017 @ 14:21

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

NET-MARE: Spanish fishing vessels ‘show total disregard’ for Gibraltar territorial waters

FURIOUS Gibraltarians are demanding stronger action as Spanish fishing boats continue to abuse the Rock’s territorial waters on ‘a daily’ basis. An investigation by the

8 Nov, 2017 @ 13:18

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: British grandmother knocked unconscious outside Costa del Sol bar trying to defend expat from being STABBED by thugs

A SUPERGRAN has been labelled a ‘true heroine’ after she jumped in to save a pub owner from a glassing attack. 77-year-old expat Elizabeth Trueman

8 Nov, 2017 @ 12:26

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Marbella beauty ‘sexually assaulted’ on Big Brother, on-screen boyfriend kicked off show in tears

A BIG Brother contestant has been kicked off the show after allegations he sexually assaulted one of his female co-stars. Programme bosses called in the

7 Nov, 2017 @ 11:43

Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·National News

Hero caretaker tackles ‘madman’ who entered Spanish school shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ and threatened to ‘slaughter the children like lambs’

A HERO caretaker took down a man who broke into a school and threatened to slaughter the children ‘like lambs’. Witnesses told police the 46-year-old

7 Nov, 2017 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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