Girl, 16, raped in broad daylight at supermarket car park in Spain’s Valencia
A 16-year-old girl was taken to Valencia’s Clinical Hospital after she was raped in broad daylight at a supermarket car park. The Policia Nacional are
445 victims gave evidence during first year of Spain’s Catholic church sex abuse probe
SPAIN’S ombudsman, Angel Gabilondo, says an independent commission set up a year ago to investigate historic sex abuse by the Catholic church has collected statements
Crooked car dealer on Spain’s Costa Blanca caught spinning mileage clocks back by 100,000 kilometres
POLICE have busted a scam in Crevillente where customers at a car dealership were sold high-end vehicles with tampered odometers. A man and a woman-
Spain’s government joins legal action against Barcelona over referee consultant cash
THE government’s Sports Council is to join the legal action against FC Barcelona over €8.4 million of payments made to a refereeing consulant. The cash
Man runs cocaine lab out of empty property in popular expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 47-YEAR-OLD Spaniard has been jailed for running a cocaine laboratory out of an otherwise empty property in Benijofar on the Costa Blanca. The cocaine
Spain’s Civil Guard arrests man accused of stealing more than €11,000 from dead pensioner he used to care for
THE SPANISH Civil Guard has arrested a man in Seville on allegations that he spent more than €11,000 using the credit card of a pensioner
Police officers injured in Spain’s Benidorm after driver rams patrol cars during high speed chase
FIVE Policia Nacional officers suffered minor injuries after a German motorist collided with patrol cars during a high-speed chase around the streets of Benidorm. The
British mother and son arrested for running motorbike theft gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO British expats have been accused of running a Torrevieja-based operation that stole 21 bikes and mopeds from across the Vega Baja and Murcia areas.
Anaesthetist from Spain’s Valencia gets parole after 1,933 year jail sentence for infecting 275 patients with hepatitis C
A Valencia anaesthetist has been paroled after receiving a 1,933 year prison sentence for spreading hepatitis C to 275 patients in regional hospitals between 1988
Drug mules posed as tourists to smuggle cocaine to Spain’s Castellon area from Peru
A cocaine trafficking gang that employed mules posing as tourists flying to Madrid from Peru has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. The drugs
Pilot who crashed one of Spain’s traffic helicopters tests positive for cocaine and amphetamine
A PILOT for one of Spain’s traffic helicopters, which are used to detect infractions on the road, has been arrested after crashing his aircraft on
Big swoop to arrest violent robbery gang that caused major concern in Spain’s Murcia
THE Guardia Civil implemented a co-ordinated swoop on Tuesday to bring down a gang behind over 50 service station and shop robberies in Murcia’s Campo
Police arrest man who sat semi-naked on car roof during mountain road trip in Spain’s Castellon area
TWO men have been charged with reckless driving after one of them sat on a car roof on a road outside Castellon in the Valencian
Drugs gang laundered €4 million in real estate and business purchases on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Costa Blanca drugs gang laundered €4 million of profits by purchasing businesses and properties between 2019 and 2022. The criminals portfolio of businesses included
Vintage wine thieves in Spain ordered to pay over €750,000 to insurance company
TWO people who stole vintage wines worth €1.6 million from a Michelin-starred Caceres restaurant in October 2021, have been jailed and ordered to pay compensation
Golf course manager bunkered over illegal pine tree felling on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Orihuela golf course manager faces prosecution after illegally-felled Mediterranean pine trees were discovered on a 200 m2 area partially within course land. The Guardia
Fraudster lies about advance payment to enjoy free stays in hotels on Spain’s Mallorca
A conman duped three Palma hotels out of over €3,000 by falsely claiming he’d paid beforehand. The fraudster used online reservation sites and produced fake
Police release 325 sea urchins caught by poachers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
JAVEA Policia Local officers have returned 325 sea urchins to the water after they detained two poachers. Sea urchins have been a protected species in
Spanish National Police arrest 21 men involved in violent robberies in Valencia
The Spanish National Police have arrested 21 men between the ages of 15 and 22 for their involvement in violent gangs. They are alleged to
Fraudsters had stocks of fake-branded clothes with total €10 million price tag in Spain’s Murcia
A four-month police probe to bring down a big counterfeit clothing distributor has resulted in three Murcia City arrests. Over 70,000 fakes with a retail
Ukrainian gang stole items worth €1.2 million from refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SEVEN Ukrainians have been jailed after items worth over €1.2 million were stolen from refugees in Alicante province and the Murcia region. The Torrevieja-based gang
Five teenagers arrested in Barcelona province after allegedly sexually assaulting classmate with teacher in the room
FOUR fourteen-year-old boys and one seventeen-year old have been arrested in Barcelona on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female classmate while their teacher was present
Mum arrested after toddler eats cannabis-laced Cheetos in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante mother has been arrested after her 17-month-old son ate cannabis-laced corn snacks that imitated the Cheetos brand. The boy suffered from vomiting and
Care home worker steals €6,000 from deceased British resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante province care home worker has been charged with fraud after racking up charges of over €6,000 on a bank card belonging to a
One of Europe’s ‘most wanted’ criminals arrested at Murcia shopping centre in Spain
A violent Dutch fugitive who escaped from a court-ordered mental institution in June 2021 has been arrested in a Murcia City shopping centre. Sherwin W
Shop robber arrested on over 100 occasions finally gets jailed in Spain’s Valencia
A serial shop robber operating in Valencia City has finally been jailed after notching up over 100 arrests. The 45-year-old Spaniard at one stage racked