Tag: crime
Gambling den hidden behind secret door in gourmet food shop on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE gourmet food shop owner has been arrested for running an illegal gambling den out of his premises.
Third teenager in group rape assault within three weeks in Spain’s Valencia Province
THREE people have been arrested over an alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Gandia. It's the third...
Cleric goes on trial for allegedly creating jihadist terror group on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MUSLIM cleric based on the Costa Blanca has gone on trial in the National Court on charges of setting up a...
Benidorm copper on an off-duty run ends up catching a crook on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN OFF-DUTY Benidorm policeman chased down a 31-year-old man who used a counterfeit note in a bar. The Policia...
‘Black Widow’ gets 22 years in jail for bumping off her fourth husband on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A WOMAN and her friend have been given a total of over 42 years behind bars after she killed her new husband.
Family crew charged with dozens of home robberies across Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE family members that specialised in stealing bicycles across the northern Costa Blanca have been charged with 42 robberies.
Family con insurers out of €250,000 over bogus flood damage on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR FAMILY members have been arrested in a Costa Blanca town for conning a €250,000 insurance payout after last year's flood disaster...
British fugitive on the run for violent assault arrested in Spain’s Murcia for running arms trafficking gang
A BRITISH fugitive accused of running an arms trafficking gang in Spain was arrested this morning(October 14) in Murcia City.
Angry father starts revenge fire that severely burns young boy in Spain’s Valencia City
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy suffered 50 per cent burns after an angry father set fire to a Valencia City house.
Illegal party that broke COVID-19 rules is raided by Guardia Civil on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COSTA BLANCA farmer faces a big fine after hosting an illegal party at his El Campello finca. The...
Police rammed by drunken motorist in late-night chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DRUNK driver drove the wrong way up an Alicante street and injured two Policia Local agents in an ensuing chase.
Squatter suffers bloody injury as he tries to break into home on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SQUATTER was rescued by the Guardia Civil after broken glass left him temporarily paralysed. The 32-year-old man climbed...
Racist bar owner charged over colour ban in Spain’s La Rioja region
BLACK LIVES did not apparently matter for a bar owner who brazenly admitted that he refused to serve 'people with dark skin'.
Homophobic slogans painted on rainbow benches in Spain’s Costa Blanca
BIGOTS in Pilar de la Horadada have smeared homophobic graffiti on rainbow-coloured benches erected in the summer. Pilar's council...
British fugitive leaps off Benidorm hotel balcony in failed escape bid on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH fugitive tried to escape the clutches of the Policia Nacional by jumping off the balcony of his Benidorm hotel room.
Old hotel is converted into massive marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A HI-TECH indoor marijuana farm camouflaged in an old Costa Blanca hotel has been dismantled by the Guardia Civil.
Romanian robbers charged with 39 crimes involving foreign tourists parked at motorway service areas in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A ROMANIAN robbery gang has been arrested after targeting tourists parked up at service areas on the AP-7 motorway in the Valencian...
Spain’s Policia Nacional arrest four youngsters for sharing child sex abuse videos on Portugal-based site
A DOZEN people, including four children, have been arrested in Spain for being part of a paedophile internet ring that shared child...
Burglar rents out holiday homes he robbed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BURGLAR has been arrested for stealing from Torrevieja area houses and then letting them out as holiday homes.
‘Black Widow’ convicted of murdering fourth husband on Spain’s Costa Blanca to get his money
A WOMAN, nicknamed the 'Black Widow', has been found guilty by an Alicante jury of killing her new husband so that she...
Manchester torture and blackmail gang member on run from police is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FUGITIVE named as one of Britain's 'most wanted' criminals, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil on the Costa Blanca.
What a whopper as marijuana plant blossoms into five-metre tall tree in Spain’s Murcia region
NATIONAL POLICE agents used their noses to help sniff out a marijuana plant that sprouted 'beanstalk-like' into a five-metre high tree in...
Paedo father repeatedly raped young daughter while on day release from prison on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 48-YEAR-OLD man who sexually abused his daughter has been jailed for 11 years. The assaults went on for...
Lovestruck woman is taken for a €253,000 fool by a bogus boyfriend on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SANTA POLA woman has been swindled out of €253,000 by her 'boyfriend' who met her online two years ago after targeting...
Couple who abused and killed their baby son get life sentences on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ELCHE couple will spend the rest of the lives behind bars for the murder of their two-year-old son in September 2018.
Casino conmen on Spain’s Costa Blanca face serious jail time over forged bank notes
LUCK ran out for two men who decided to use Alicante Casino as a laundering point for 15 fake €500 notes.
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THE MAYOR of Callosa de Segura, has decided that copying Orihuela and Elche in tightening social-distancing regulations is a tenable solution in...
