Tag: Crime and Law
Young woman is fined €500 for leaving her dog tied up outside a pharmacy in Spain as new animal...
A YOUNG woman has become the first known person in Spain to be fined for breaking the new Animal Welfare law, but she ended...
Man accused of strangling his partner and pushing her downstairs arrested in Gibraltar
A MAN accused of strangling his girlfriend and pushing her downstairs has been arrested in Gibraltar.
The 36-year-old was denounced by his partner, a Gibraltar...
Identity of the Brit arrested in the UK after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend in Spain revealed
THE identity of the British man who was arrested in the UK after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend on Spain’s Costa del Sol has been...
Convicted rapist in hiding since 2016 jailed after being found in Cordoba
A FUGITIVE Rapist sentenced to 17 years of prison in 2016 has been found in Cordoba.
The man had been hiding since he was convicted...
Gang of Casanovas who robbed 11 houses after seducing their victims on a dating app arrested in Mallorca
A criminal gang that robbed over 10 houses using a dating app trap have been dismantled in Mallorca.
The 10 gang members, all of them...
Crimestoppers doubles cash reward for information about Scotland’s most wanted man Derek Ferguson
A REWARD of nearly €12,000 is being offered for information about Derek ‘Deco’ Ferguson, a Scotsman on the run for 16 years who is...
Extradited son of Irish criminal John Gilligan jailed by Costa Blanca court in Spain
THE SON of Irish mobster John Gilligan has been jailed following his extradition from Ireland in July.
Darren Gilligan, 47, and his 71-year-old father were...
Woman from Spain’s Salamanca ordered to pay €10,000 after discussing neighbour’s noisy sex on TV program
GOSSIPING about a neighbour’s sex life has proved to be costly for a woman from the Spanish city of Salamanca, after it landed her...
Man arrested for assaulting two women, kicking one in the head, in Malaga
A MAN accused of assaulting two women by kicking both of them has been arrested in Malaga.
A Local Police agent spotted the accused, who...
Shakira faces new court-ordered tax investigation in Spain
POP SINGER Shakira is facing a new tax probe in Spain after a court announced on Thursday that it had agreed to open an...
Authorities seize 850 fake football shirts at Palma’s airport
A TOTAL of 850 fake football shirts of top European teams have been seized at Palma airport.
Officers detected two suspicious parcels arriving at the...
Off-duty policeman arrests a man who was strangling his partner at a park in Madrid
A YOUNG man who was strangling his partner has been arrested by an off-duty officer in Madrid.
A Policia Nacional agent who was not in...
Man arrested for burning down his ex’s flat in Sevilla
A MAN has been arrested for allegedly burning down his ex partner’s flat in Dos Hermanas (Sevilla).
He is said to have entered the flat...
Fresh blow for ex-Catalan separatist leader trying to dodge extradition to Spain
THE EUROPEAN UNION Court of Justice has confirmed that the former Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalan separatist Members of the European...
Woman arrested for stabbing her husband with a pair of scissors in Alicante
A WOMAN has been arrested for allegedly attempting to murder her husband by stabbing him in the side with a pair of scissors in...
Young woman arrested for stabbing her boyfriend with a kitchen knife near Madrid
A YOUNG woman has been arrested for stabbing her boyfriend in Ciudad Real, near Madrid.
The 21-year-old is thought to have stabbed her partner in...
Gang of Rolex muggers arrested in Ibiza
A GANG dedicated to the theft of luxury watches has been dismantled in Ibiza.
The three members of the criminal group have been arrested for...
British fugitive wanted for conspiracy to murder arrested in Spain’s Marbella
A BRITISH fugitive wanted on suspicion of conspiring to murder a fellow Brit has been arrested in Marbella.
The 32-year-old man, who had an international...
Murderer of two women in Torremolinos could be linked to more killings
ITALIAN and Spanish authorities are investigating if the man who murdered two women in Torremolinos is responsible for other killings.
Marco Gaio Romeo, of Nettuno...
Daughter arrested in Spain for faking her own kidnapping to demand ransom from her mother
A YOUNG woman was arrested for faking her own kidnapping to demand a €2,139 ransom from her mother in Ciudad Lineal (Madrid).
The 24-year-old allegedly...
Bolt driver stabbed to death by a passenger in Fuengirola
A BOLT driver has been stabbed to death by a customer in Fuengirola (Malaga).
The victim, who worked for a private hire vehicle company similar...
British fugitive sent back to UK after arrest in Spain’s Marbella
A FUGITIVE from Leeds wanted by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) for trafficking guns and ammunition has been sent back to the UK...
Local police officer who assaulted a man in Malaga sentenced to a two-year suspension
A LOCAL police officer who assaulted a man in Torrox (Malaga) during lockdown has been sentenced to a two-year suspension.
The agent has been found...
Leader of a Castellon-based cult accused of sexually assaulting a follower arrested in Valencia
THE leader of a cult in Castellon province accused of sexually assaulting one of his followers has been arrested in Valencia.
The accused, a Spanish...
Two young men in custody for sexually assaulting a woman and leaving her half-naked in Adra (Almeria)
TWO men aged 23 and 24 have been arrested for sexually assaulting a woman in Adra (Almeria) last May 14.
It has been reported that...
Sedition charges dropped by Spain’s Supreme Court against ex-Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont
SPAIN'S Supreme Court has dropped a sedition charge against the exiled former Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont, but a new move will be made to...
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Animal shelter popular with British expats is ordered to close ‘for making too much noise’ on Spain’s Costa del...
AN animal shelter on Spain’s Costa del Sol has been forced to close for ‘making too much noise’.
It comes after neighbours complained about the...
