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Extortionists demanded €14,000 from holiday home landlords to quit squatted properties on Spain's Costa Blanca

Extortionists demanded €14,000 from holiday home landlords to leave squatted properties on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A gang who charged a €14,000 ‘leaving fee’ to Villajoyosa holiday home landlords has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Four members of the crew

23 Aug, 2022 @ 11:13

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

Three Men Use Knife And Terrace Chairs As Street Fight Weapons On Spain's Costa Blanca

Three men use knife and terrace chairs as street fighting weapons on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE men involved in a brutal Alicante street fight have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. All three needed stitches at Alicante General Hospital following

22 Aug, 2022 @ 17:33

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

Spain's airports report record six-month passenger totals, surpassing 2019 figures

Danish tourist tries to run over police officer before escape bid from Palma de Mallorca airport in Spain

A 33-year-old Danish tourist has been arrested at Palma de Mallorca airport after trying to run over a police officer. The Guardia Civil detained him

22 Aug, 2022 @ 13:33

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British bar owner on Spain’s Mar Menor stabbed after trying to stop assault on woman

A British bar owner from Los Alcazares received multiple stab wounds on Friday after trying to stop a woman being assaulted in the street. The

19 Aug, 2022 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Premium

Forest fire starts after man throws out used barbecue charcoal in Alicante area of Spain

A farmer has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for committing arson due to gross negligence after throwing away used barbecue charcoal embers. The man

19 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Sweatshop Paid Workers Just €10 To Peel 100 Kilos Of Onions On Spain's Costa Blanca

Sweatshop paid workers just €10 to peel and wash 100 kilos of onions on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO business owners have been arrested in Callosa de Segura for infringing workers rights. The Spaniards ran a vegetable warehouse which paid shockingly-low wages and

19 Aug, 2022 @ 13:30

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

Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski has watch stolen outside training ground in Spain

Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski has watch stolen outside training ground in Spain

BARCELONA player Robert Lewandowski had a €70,000 watch ripped off his arm when arriving for a training session on Thursday. The Polish star drove up

19 Aug, 2022 @ 11:25

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Dutch man made explosives and had illegal firing range on Murcia region finca in Spain

A 35-year-old Dutch man has had an illegal explosives workshop and firing range closed down at his Campos del Rio finca in Murcia. He has

18 Aug, 2022 @ 18:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Man on Spain's Costa Blanca lies about being professional photographer to obtain child pornography

Man lies about being professional photographer to obtain child pornography on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Elche man has been arrested for corrupting children and possessing child pornography. The Policia Nacional said the 25-year-old Spaniard found potential victims by going

18 Aug, 2022 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Young Disabled Man In Wheelchair Walking Park

Wheeled marauder: Wheelchair-bound Dutchman mugs German tourist in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca

A DISABLED Dutchman stalked two German tourists then punched one in the face and stole his wallet before racing away at high speed in his

18 Aug, 2022 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Perverted Tourist Installs Spy Cameras In Malaga Fair Streets In Spain To Record People Urinating

Perverted tourist installs cameras in Malaga Fair streets in Spain to record people urinating

A 43-year old tourist has been arrested by police in Malaga after installing motion-detector cameras to record people urinating in side streets during the city’s

17 Aug, 2022 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British tourist sexually assaulted by Ibiza tattoo parlour owner in Spain’s Balearic Islands

A 47-year old Ibiza tattoo parlour owner has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for sexually assaulting a female client. He was detained last Thursday

16 Aug, 2022 @ 16:26

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Mercedes Driver Fined After Taking His Car Into The Water At Beach On Spain's Costa Blanca

Mercedes owner fined after driving car into the sea at beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A motorist has been fined €751 for taking his Mercedes car onto a Santa Pola beach and driving it into the water to tow away

16 Aug, 2022 @ 13:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Thief steals bag on beach during TV interview with tourist on ‘delights’ of Barcelona

IT isn’t quite the publicity Barcelona was hoping for. A television interview with tourists about what they love about visiting the Catalan capital demonstrated one

15 Aug, 2022 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman arrested trying to drown dog at beach in Mallorca

A DRUNK woman has been arrested for trying to drown a dog that had been left in her care off Illetas beach in Calvia. The

14 Aug, 2022 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Fraudsters posing as Covid test wholesaler arrested in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO Estepona fraudsters have been arrested for allegedly making more than €600,000 posing as a coronavirus test wholesaler online. One person attempted to buy 1,000

14 Aug, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Needle spike cases spread to Spain’s Balearic Islands as UK campaign tells holidaymakers to ‘stick with their mates’

POLICE are investigating a spate of attacks across Spain on women who believe they have been spiked with needles at nightclubs. Guardia Civil are reportedly

13 Aug, 2022 @ 17:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Italian gang arrested for stealing luxury watches from elderly foreign tourists in Spain's Balearic Islands

Kamikaze driver arrested in Spain’s Benalmadena for string of traffic offences plus illegal possession of weapons—including a huge samurai sword

A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Benalmadena for drunk driving, driving without a valid driver’s license, identity theft and illegal possession of weapons. Additionally

13 Aug, 2022 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police swoop on ‘very violent’ Benidorm area drugs gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Policia Nacional have brought down what they called a ‘very violent’ Benidorm area drugs gang. The criminals grew marijuana and sold it across the

12 Aug, 2022 @ 14:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

Pair accused of raping British teen in Mallorca given passports to return to Vietnam

TWO men accused of raping a 17-year-old British girl at a hotel in Mallorca have returned to Vietnam after the judge gave them back their

12 Aug, 2022 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Drunk lorry driver zigzags for 30 kilometres on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

A drunk lorry driver kept veering his vehicle between lanes for 30 kilometres on two Costa Blanca motorways. When he was pulled over by the

11 Aug, 2022 @ 12:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man Constructed Dangerous Weapons Including Machine Guns And Crossbows Via Array Of 3d Printers In Spain

Man built dangerous weapons including machine guns and crossbows via array of 3D printers in Spain

A man has been arrested in A Coruña for making guns on 3D printers including an almost completed AR9 machine gun. He has been charged

11 Aug, 2022 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Brit Loses Appeal Over Attempted Murder Conviction For Stabbing Ex Girlfriend In The Back At Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

British man loses attempted murder appeal after brutally stabbing ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

A British man has lost a Valencian Supreme Court appeal over an attempted murder conviction that saw him jailed last year for 15 years. William

10 Aug, 2022 @ 19:30

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

Two British men say they were raped in Spain’s Valencia City after being drugged on a night out

THE Policia Nacional in Valencia is investigating an alleged double rape after two British men reported waking up in a hotel room with injuries on

10 Aug, 2022 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man ties to drown semi-naked woman in Valencia park fountain in Spain

Man grabs semi-naked woman by neck and tries to drown her in Valencia park fountain in Spain

A 52-year-old man has been arrested for attempted murder after trying to drown a woman by forcing her head into the water of a Valencia

10 Aug, 2022 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Elaborate Disguise Fails To Stop One Of Spain's 'most Wanted' Being Arrested On Costa Blanca

Elaborate disguise can’t stop Costa Blanca arrest of one of Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a fugitive child sex abuser who was on their list of Spain’s Most Wanted criminals. Diego Dario Gonzalez Ghersi was

10 Aug, 2022 @ 16:08

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

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