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Costa Blanca Mayors In Spain Meet With Police After Worrying Wave Of Home Robberies

Costa Blanca mayors in Spain meet with police after big wave of home robberies in popular expat areas

POLICE in three Costa Blanca municipalities have told people to stay calm after a big rise in home robberies in recent weeks. The situation has caused major concern in the adjoining areas

9 Feb, 2023 @ 11:29

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Cyber offences account for 20% of reported crimes in Spain

Cybercrime accounts for 20% of reported offences in Spain

CYBERCRIME is now accounting for 20% of reported offences in Spain according to Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska. Speaking in Madrid on Wednesday, Grande-Marlaska said there were over 375,000 cybercrimes last year- up

8 Feb, 2023 @ 17:33

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain narrowly avoids its worst terror attack in YEARS: How Jihadist, 17, successfully built a ‘mother of Satan’ bomb and planned to blow up a school in Andalucia

Woman who split from husband in UK is held captive by family for ‘exorcism’ in Spain’s Andalucia

A woman was locked up by her family for 22 days in Linares because they wanted evil spirits exorcised from her body after she split from her husband in London. Her father-in-law

8 Feb, 2023 @ 16:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead

Vending Machine Thief Armed With Drill Caught In Special Police Operation In Spain's Valencia

Spain’s domestic violence epidemic: Woman stabbed by her partner in Valencia almost became murder victim number nine

A Colombian man has been charged with attempted murder after stabbing his partner multiple times in Valencia. A 53-year-old man was arrested at 4am in a house in the city after another

8 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Police arrest six British contract killers after ‘Mr Flashy pal’ shot in Marbella

An ‘extremely violent’ British murder squad armed with ‘military grade weaponry’ have been arrested for the attempted hit on three Irishmen in Marbella, which included a pal of Dublin boss Mr Flashy.

8 Feb, 2023 @ 12:46

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

Man falls to his death after rooftop police chase in Spain’s Valencia area

A man fell to his death from a rooftop in Alaquas after being chased by police who wanted to arrest him for domestic violence. The incident happened on Tuesday evening when the

8 Feb, 2023 @ 11:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Three youngsters in Spain found guilty of the biggest ever fraud against Amazon in Europe

THREE 22-year-olds from Mallorca have been convicted for what has been described as the biggest fraud against online retailer Amazon ever seen in Europe. The youngsters were found guilty of swindling as

7 Feb, 2023 @ 19:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

‘We are broken’: Family of missing Amy Fitzpatrick hope ‘new tactic’ will solve 15-year case

On the would-be birthday of missing Amy Fitzpatrick her ‘broken’ family have one wish. Instead of celebrating what would have been Amy’s 31st birthday today, they were outside the Spanish embassy in

7 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News·Premium

Well Dressed Thieves Rob Foreign Tourists At Spain's Valencia Airport

Well-dressed thieves rob foreign tourists who just landed at Spain’s Valencia airport

THREE thieves launched co-ordinated strikes on foreign travellers who had just arrived at Valencia airport. Two men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional who are still looking for the third robber.

7 Feb, 2023 @ 17:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man assaults two elderly women in broad daylight in Spain’s Alicante Province

THE Guardia Civil have arrested a 46-year-old man who attacked two women walking down a Crevillente road in broad daylight. The victims- both aged 64- said the man lunged at them for

7 Feb, 2023 @ 11:51

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Dani Alves’s sexual assault trial date is confirmed: Footballer is accused of attacking young woman in Spain’s Barcelona

Prosecutors oppose new bail bid for footballer Dani Alves accused of Barcelona nightclub rape in Spain

PROSECUTORS are opposing a fresh bail application for ex-Barcelona footballer Dani Alves after he was arrested for allegedly raping a woman at a city nightclub on December 30. Eight witnesses testified before

6 Feb, 2023 @ 18:28

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Fraudsters enjoy high class beauty clinic treatments by using stolen IDs on Spain's Costa Blanca

Fraudsters use stolen identities to enjoy expensive beauty clinic sessions on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIVE people racked up €12,000 of bills at an Alicante beauty clinic but didn’t pay anything thanks to using stolen identities. The four women and a man enjoyed top class beauty and

6 Feb, 2023 @ 17:37

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Youngsters who distributed and downloaded child pornography arrested in Spain’s Madrid

THREE people including two underage teenagers have been arrested in the Madrid region for possessing and distributing child pornography. Two others in Murcia and Alcoy in Alicante Province are being investigated for

6 Feb, 2023 @ 16:44

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·National News

Thief pinched hundreds of books from libraries in Spain’s Valencia for online resale

A thief stole over 300 books from Valencia libraries which he then sold online. The 52-year-old Spaniard, with no criminal record, even offered a special service to customers. They could order a

6 Feb, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mystery of how the Cold War spy who met the Kennedys ended up dead in a ravine in Spain’s Costa del Sol

IT started as a Cold War tale of intrigue involving a spy, international headlines and appearances from Robert and Edward Kennedy. It ended when a shepherd in a remote backwater of Spain

5 Feb, 2023 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Fraudster arrested in Costa Blanca street for running bogus real estate website and pocketing money from victims in Spain

Online Costa Blanca scammers sold fake tickets to festivals and shows in Spain

THREE Alicante scammers have been arrested for selling counterfeit tickets to festivals and shows across Spain. The online fraud prompted over a hundred complaints to the Policia Nacional from duped purchasers. Investigators

4 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

WATCH: Choke hold bandit: Police hunt violent mugger in Spain’s Sevilla after choking woman out and robbing her

A violent mugger who robbed a woman by putting her in a choke hold until she lost consciousness is on the run in Sevilla. Security footage captured the moment the thug crept

3 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

‘Wobbling’ lorry stopped with driver six times over alcohol limit in Spain’s Murcia

AN erratically-driven lorry was pulled over in the Murcia City area with the driver found to be six times above the alcohol limit. The Elche-bound truck started its journey 30 kilometres away

3 Feb, 2023 @ 14:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Police expose Almeria port base that smuggled migrants into Spain, drugs across to Africa

Police have arrested 19 people for smuggling immigrants and drugs across from north Africa into Spain on taxi boats. They charged up to 5000 euros for transferring the immigrants to points along

3 Feb, 2023 @ 13:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Man arrested restaurant fraud Costa Blanca

Man arrested 15 times for not paying restaurant bills is jailed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 50-year-old Latvian man is enjoying the culinary delights of Fontcalent prison after notching up 15 arrests for not paying his restaurant bills. The diner struck in the downtown area of Alicante

3 Feb, 2023 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Seven gold-covered sex toys valued at €80,000 are stolen from factory in Sevilla

HARD TO SWALLOW: Seven gold-covered sex toys valued at €80,000 are stolen from factory in Spain’s Sevilla

POLICE are hunting thieves who stole gold-covered sex toys worth €80,000 from the largest distributor of erotic toys in Spain, Dreamlove, located in an industrial estate in Carmona near Sevilla. The break-in

3 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Man wanted in connection with Essex drive by shooting arrested trying to enter Morocco from Spain

A MAN wanted for questioning over the drive-by murder of a 50-year-old grandfather in Essex has been arrested trying to enter Morocco from Spain. Nana Oppong, 42, was wanted as part of

2 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Much sought-after yacht belonging to scandal-ridden Tory peer Michelle Mone finally tracked down in Barcelona

THE infamous yacht of scandal-embroiled Baroness Michelle Mone has been tracked down near Barcelona by activists who renamed it ‘Pandemic Profiteer’. The search has been on for the £10 million yacht Lady

2 Feb, 2023 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Protests break out after Spain’s latest gender-based violence saw a woman allegedly killed by her husband in La Linea murder-suicide

Protestors gathered today to express their disgust over the latest case of gender-based violence to rock Spain with the murder of a woman in La Linea. Officials and residents of nearby San

1 Feb, 2023 @ 20:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Inside the Hippodromo: Urgent pleas to investigate Mijas raceourse where Amy Fitzpatrick could be buried

The Olive Press takes a look at the abandoned site where missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick could be buried. The old Hippodromo racecourse in Mijas used to be crawling with people. If they

1 Feb, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News·Premium

Jealous woman in Spain's Murcia lies about violent kidnap organised by ex-husband's new girlfriend

Jealous woman in Spain’s Murcia makes up kidnap story and implicates ex-husband’s girlfriend

A jealous Murcia woman lied about a violent kidnapping organised by her ex-husband’s new girlfriend in order to ’embarrass them’. The 40-year-old filed a complaint with the Policia Nacional but after some

1 Feb, 2023 @ 15:35

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

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