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German jailed for life for beating wife and son to death in Tenerife cave in Spain’s Canary Islands

A German man has been sentenced to life in prison for beating his wife and ten-year-old son to death with a rock in a cave on Spain’s holiday island of Tenerife. Thomas

18 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Tobacco Shop Robbers Used Cars As Battering Rams During Major Crime Spree In Spain's Murcia

Tobacco shop robbers use stolen cars as battering rams during ‘moon-landing’ crime spree in Spain’s Murcia

A Murcia robbery gang who used stolen cars to ram tobacco store windows has been brought down in a joint Guardia Civil-Policia Nacional operation. Eight people have been arrested, all Spaniards aged

17 Feb, 2022 @ 18:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Dawn raids across 80 homes in Spain and Belgium result in arrest of 45 Albanian cocaine-drugglers

DAWN RAIDS carried out by authorities from seven countries has resulted in the takedown of one of Europe’s most active Albanian-speaking cocaine trafficking gangs. Spain and Belgium were the main focus with

17 Feb, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

68 child sex abuse investigations involving Spain’s Catholic Church are revealed

68 cases of alleged child sex abuse connected to the Catholic Church are currently being investigated in Spain. Attorney General, Dolores Delgado, ordered 17 regional chief prosecutors on January 31 to send

16 Feb, 2022 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Irish Teacher Stabbed In Back By Student During Lesson At Private School In Spain's Murcia Area

Irish teacher stabbed in back by teenage student at prestigious private school in Spain’s Murcia area

A 13-year-old student at a Murcia City bilingual private school knifed his teacher in the back during a lesson this Wednesday morning. Reports described the 41-year-old male victim as an ‘Irish national’.

16 Feb, 2022 @ 15:33

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Schoolgirl found raped and murdered in church ruins in Jaen province, in Spain’s Andalucia

A 14-year-old girl has been discovered lying dead in the ruins of a church above Alcala la Real, Jaen. Police believe the girl, who has been identified with the initials K.E.Z, was

16 Feb, 2022 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead

Water Thieves Use Generators And 12 Kilometre Pipe Out Of Well To Supply Farms Across Murcia Area Of Spain

Water thieves use 12 kilometre-long pipe and pumping gear to illegally supply farms across Murcia area of Spain

A gang who hooked up an illegal water supply from a Murcia region well to irrigate farms has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Three people have been arrested and 17 others,

15 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Murcia

British drugs fugitive arrested in Maguluf area of Spain’s Mallorca after UK police tip-off

A British fugitive wanted for drug trafficking offences has been arrested on Mallorca after a UK police tip-off. The man with the initials MHS was detained by the Guardia Civil in Palma

15 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Terrorist With Gun Fighting With Soldiers

EU-funded crime unit arrests five jihadists operating terrorist network in coastal Spain

FIVE suspected terrorists have been arrested in the last two weeks by an EU-funded task force assisting Spain’s Polica Nacional. Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre swooped on the jihadists, members of the

15 Feb, 2022 @ 08:37

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Cleaning Lady Steals Jewellery Worth €30,000 From Employer's Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Cleaning lady breaches trust to steal jewellery worth €30,000 from employer’s Costa Blanca home in Spain

A cleaning lady has been arrested in Mutxamel, Alicante Province, after raiding her employer’s safe to steal €30,000 of jewellery and cash. The 25-year-old woman was detained by the Guardia Civil after

14 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Elderly Woman Faces Prosecution For Abandoning Cute Looking Puppy In Costa Blanca Dog Park In Spain

Elderly owner of abandoned Costa Blanca puppy set for prosecution under Spain’s new animal welfare law

A 78-year-old Alicante woman faces an animal abuse charge under Spain’s new tougher welfare laws after she abandoned her six-month-old puppy in a city dog park. A concerned citizen spotted the dog

14 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man killed by chronic diarrhea after money-grabbing girlfriend poisons him with laxatives in Spain's Valencia area

Man dies from chronic diarrhea after money-grabbing girlfriend poisons him with laxatives in Spain’s Valencia area

A man died in hospital of chronic diarrhea after being poisoned by laxative pìlls given to him by his girlfriend who stole €92,000 of his money. The Police Nacional have arrested a

14 Feb, 2022 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Six ships damaged in devastating blaze in Spain’s Huelva

SOME six ships have been damaged in a fire at a port in Huelva. Firefighters were called to the ??Isla Cristina port at around 2pm on Sunday (February 13). Fire crews rushed

14 Feb, 2022 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Other News

Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to carry narcotics in Spain's Andalucia

Man knifed in face during attempted robbery in Spain’s Jaen

A YOUNG has been hospitalised after being knifed in the face during a violent robbery in Jaen. Police were called to Plaza del Corte Ingles shortly after midnight on Saturday (12 February)

14 Feb, 2022 @ 09:48

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Other News

Teen murders family & hides bodies in shed because parents turned off WiFi in Costa Blanca home

A FAMILY home in Elche was cordoned off by security forces on Friday, February 11, after the bodies of three family members were found in a shed. A 15-year-old boy was arrested

13 Feb, 2022 @ 08:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Tragedy Of 'happy' Young Boy, 7, Who Died During Football Training In Valencia Area Of Spain

Serial sex offender who posed as teenager to groom kids on social media faces ‘1,000 year jail sentence’

A FOOTBALL coach labelled as one of the most prolific sexual predators in Spain is facing a ‘thousand years’ prison sentence over the abuse of at least 98 children. Prosecutors are calling

12 Feb, 2022 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Warning about the scourge of cyberbullying as it’s revealed 92% of 14-year-olds own mobile phones

SPANISH police have warned parents and teachers to be on the lookout for signs of children being bullied online. While many children have had to endure bullying since time immemorial, they at

12 Feb, 2022 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Telecoms firm in Murcia probed over pirated TV football matches beamed to bars and homes in Spain

THE Guardia Civil is investigating four people from a Murcia-based telecoms company for illegally distributing football matches to bars and restaurants as well as home subscribers. The complaint was filed in August

11 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

British Businessman On Spain's Costa Blanca Uses Chainsaw To Cut Nose Of Man Mistaken As Thief

British businessman on Spain’s Costa Blanca uses chainsaw to slice through nose of suspected robber

A British man took the law into his own hands after using a chainsaw to attack a man who he wrongly believed was a thief. The business owner, 42, has been arrested

11 Feb, 2022 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police Arrest Man Who Urinated In Costa Blanca Taxi In Spain And Recorded Video With Driver Joking About It

Man who urinated in Costa Blanca taxi in Spain is arrested after video goes viral of him taunting cab driver

A man who urinated in an Alicante taxi and posted a video on social media bragging about it, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The driver filed a formal complaint who

11 Feb, 2022 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drug smugglers in Spain's Andalucia lied about orca attack to cover up hashish shipment from Morocco

Drug smugglers in Spain’s Andalucia lie about orca attack to cover up hashish shipment from Morocco

The Policia Nacional have arrested hashish smugglers who sailed from Morocco and lied about their boat being attacked by orca whales. Two people have been detained in El Puerto de Santa Maria

11 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Barcelona hackers fooled phone shops into issuing SIM cards to clear out bank accounts in Spain

Barcelona hackers hoodwink phone shops into issuing SIM cards used to clear out bank accounts in Spain

A Barcelona-based gang emptied out people’s bank accounts by tricking phone shops to give them replacement phone SIM cards. Eight people have been arrested in Barcelona and one in Sevilla by the

11 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

What happened to the rape case that brought down Spain’s Big Brother?

THE rape allegations that brought down Spain’s Big Brother reality TV series are once again in the press. February 8 was supposed to be the date when the five-year long case finally

11 Feb, 2022 @ 11:49

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

‘Well-structured’ Costa Blanca marijuana gang with network of indoor farms is arrested in Spain

A ‘large scale’ drugs trafficking gang in Alicante Province that cultivated and sold marijuana has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Ten people, all of Albanian nationality, and aged between 19

10 Feb, 2022 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Copper thief ‘stole miles of wiring and left homes in Spain without power’

AN ALLEGED copper thief from Benacazon has been arrested after a spate of robberies in Sevilla. The crook, who is accused of plundering miles of wiring and leaving dozens of Sevilla homes

10 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Granada shooting: Boy, 16, in intensive care after being shot in back of car in Spain

A YOUNG boy has been rushed to the hospital and is fighting for his life after being shot in the back of a car in Spain’s Granada. Officers said they had responded

10 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

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