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Murcia has largest percentage of domestic violence cases reported of any region in Spain

Murcia has highest percentage of reported domestic violence cases of any region in Spain

MURCIA has the highest percentage of reported domestic violence cases of any Spanish region according to figures released by the General Council of the Judiciary(CGPJ).

13 Oct, 2022 @ 13:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Tourists ‘choked’ by street thieves stealing cash and belongings in Spain’s Valencia

THREE tourists were literally ‘choked’ by two street thieves in Valencia who robbed them of their belongings. The assailants struck by choking the tourists using

12 Oct, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drug traffickers arrested for shipping in cocaine to Valencia in Spain

A two-year Guardia Civil investigation has brought down a gang of cocaine importers bringing in supplies on shipping containers docking in Valencia from South America.

12 Oct, 2022 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Caregiver illegally uses credit card for over a year belonging to elderly client on Spain's Costa Blanca

Caregiver goes on year-long shopping spree using credit card belonging to elderly client on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A carer breached the trust of her 85-year-old female client in Alicante by illegally using her credit card 175 times. A 32-year-old woman has been

11 Oct, 2022 @ 17:30

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

Five teenagers arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for sexually blackmailing fellow youngsters

POLICIA NACIONAL officers have arrested five Elche area teenagers aged 16 and 17 for sexual blackmail. They allegedly threatened minors via social media, saying they

11 Oct, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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

Man in Spain’s Malaga arrested for drink and drug driving and found in possession of firearm

A 53-year-old man has been arrested in Malaga for a string of traffic offences as well as the illegal possession of a firearm. The man

11 Oct, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Russian’s residency battle on Spain’s Costa Blanca backfires as judge finds him swindling social security

A judge has reported an Alicante Province-based Russian national to Spain’s social security department for falsely claiming €460.93 every month for over two years. It

11 Oct, 2022 @ 12:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Ex-Valencia president, Eduardo Zaplana, accused of using laundered money to buy €1.6 million apartment in Spain's Madrid

Former Valencia region president Zaplana faces up to 19 years in jail if convicted of corruption in Spain

TWO former Partido Popular presidents of the Valencian Community face long jail stints if convicted of corruption over the award of a regional Wind Energy

10 Oct, 2022 @ 15:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Dodgy dentist scammed customers with 'double' loans in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

Dodgy dentist scams customers with ‘double’ loans in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

THE owner of a dental clinic chain in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas has been charged with fraud after ripping off customers who applied

10 Oct, 2022 @ 13:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

Thieves Blow Up Atm To Steal €40,000 From Valencia Area Of Spain

Thieves blow up bank ATM to steal €40,000 from Valencia area of Spain

THIEVES used explosives to access a bank ATM machine in Valencia and drove off in stolen cars with an estimated €40,000. It was the first-such

10 Oct, 2022 @ 12:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Criminal gang in Spain's Madrid and Toledo areas steal €250,000 by hijacking 140 bank accounts

Criminal gang in Spain’s Madrid and Toledo areas stole €250,000 to finance scams by hijacking 140 bank accounts

THE Policia Nacional has arrested 39 members of a criminal gang specialising in banking and financial fraud. The crooks swindled around €250,000 out of 140

8 Oct, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Benidorm prepares to test its Low Emissions Zone: These will be the affected areas Benidorm prepares to test its Low Emissions Zone: These will be the affected areas Benidorm prepares to test its Low Emissions Zone: These will be the affected areas

British man in Spain’s Benidorm rescued by police after two women rob and attack him

TWO plain-clothed Policia Nacional officers in Benidorm have arrested two women who robbed and assaulted a British man. The attack happened in the early hours

7 Oct, 2022 @ 15:00

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

Electric scooters will be BANNED on all Renfe trains in Spain from this day in December

Two children on electric scooter knock over policeman on Spain’s Mar Menor

A San Javier Policia Local officer was knocked over by a speeding electric scooter shared by two youngsters. The officer was performing traffic patrol duties

7 Oct, 2022 @ 13:24

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

spanish train crash driver facing charges of reckless homicide

Train driver on trial for 2013 Alvia crash, which killed 80, gives first tearful statements in court

THE train driver at the centre of a trial over the 2013 Alvia 730 crash in Spain’s Galicia region made his first statements in court

6 Oct, 2022 @ 17:11

Lead·National News

Europe’s biggest producers of fake €500 notes arrested across Spain with Costa Blanca printing press seized

POLICE in Spain have smashed what has been described as Europe’s ‘most important’ criminal gang producing fake €500 notes. 12 people have been arrested including

6 Oct, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Valencia·Valencian Community

Norwegian tourist ‘stabs her husband to death in front of their three children’ during argument on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man coshes wife with saucepan in row over playing slot machines on Spain’s Mallorca

A man has been arrested for hitting his wife on the head with a saucepan at their home in the Son Gotleu area of Palma.

6 Oct, 2022 @ 11:55

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British retirees living in Spain's Benidorm can now apply for financial help with carers

Murcia carer tries to flee Spain after stealing €18,000 from elderly client

POLICE intercepted a thieving Murcia region care giver as she was about to flee the country, having stolen €18,000 from her client’s bank account. The

5 Oct, 2022 @ 16:34

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Two Men On Trial For Causing 2013 Santiago De Compostela Train Disaster In Spain That Killed 80 Passengers

Two men on trial for causing 2013 train disaster in Spain that killed 80 passengers

THE trial of two men who are accused of being responsible for the death of 80 people in the 2013 Santiago de Compostela train disaster

5 Oct, 2022 @ 15:40

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Woman survives being pushed off third floor balcony by ex-boyfriend in Spain's Valencia

Mother of sexually abused child arrested in Spain’s Valencia for not stopping her boyfriend carrying out assaults

A mother who allegedly allowed her 10-year-old daughter to be sexually abused by her boyfriend has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia. The

5 Oct, 2022 @ 11:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Written driving test scam had answers beamed in from parked minivan in Spain’s Valencia

FIVE people have been denounced by the Guardia Civil for cheating in a written driving test at a test centre in Alzira. They were all

5 Oct, 2022 @ 11:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain's Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear

Trial of Irish crime boss John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain’s Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear

THE trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan and eight other people was suspended on Tuesday in Torrevieja after one of the defendants- his son Darren-

4 Oct, 2022 @ 18:37

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

One of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals has been arrested in Calpe after being on the run for four years. An Estonian man, 56, was part

4 Oct, 2022 @ 11:12

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Madrid police investigate gang links to two fatal shootings in just 24 hours

POLICE in the Madrid region are investigating two shootings in the space of just 24 hours that left a 21-year-old man and a 19-year-old male

3 Oct, 2022 @ 17:10

Lead·Madrid

Classroom Attack Sees Boy, 14, Stabbed In Back At Murcia Area School In Spain

Boy injured in classroom stabbing at Murcia region school in Spain

A 14-year-old boy was stabbed in the back at the Alfonso Escamez secondary school in Aguilas on Monday morning. The young attacker went back to

3 Oct, 2022 @ 16:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Woman in restaurant bathroom discovers hidden camera flashing behind plastic plant on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante waiter has been arrested for placing his phone in a restaurant toilet to take footage of a regular female customer. The man’s ruse

3 Oct, 2022 @ 14:48

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

Handyman convicted again of murdering British granny on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Dutch handyman has been found guilty again of murdering a British pensioner to steal €550 from her purse. The body of Margaret McNulty, 70,

3 Oct, 2022 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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Murcia has highest percentage of reported domestic violence cases of any region in Spain

Tourists ‘choked’ by street thieves stealing cash and belongings in Spain’s Valencia

Drug traffickers arrested for shipping in cocaine to Valencia in Spain

Caregiver goes on year-long shopping spree using credit card belonging to elderly client on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man in Spain’s Malaga arrested for drink and drug driving and found in possession of firearm

Russian’s residency battle on Spain’s Costa Blanca backfires as judge finds him swindling social security

Former Valencia region president Zaplana faces up to 19 years in jail if convicted of corruption in Spain

Dodgy dentist scams customers with ‘double’ loans in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

Thieves blow up bank ATM to steal €40,000 from Valencia area of Spain

Criminal gang in Spain’s Madrid and Toledo areas stole €250,000 to finance scams by hijacking 140 bank accounts

British man in Spain’s Benidorm rescued by police after two women rob and attack him

Two children on electric scooter knock over policeman on Spain’s Mar Menor

Train driver on trial for 2013 Alvia crash, which killed 80, gives first tearful statements in court

Europe’s biggest producers of fake €500 notes arrested across Spain with Costa Blanca printing press seized

Man coshes wife with saucepan in row over playing slot machines on Spain’s Mallorca

Murcia carer tries to flee Spain after stealing €18,000 from elderly client

Two men on trial for causing 2013 train disaster in Spain that killed 80 passengers

Mother of sexually abused child arrested in Spain’s Valencia for not stopping her boyfriend carrying out assaults

Written driving test scam had answers beamed in from parked minivan in Spain’s Valencia

Trial of Irish crime boss John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain’s Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear

One of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Madrid police investigate gang links to two fatal shootings in just 24 hours

Boy injured in classroom stabbing at Murcia region school in Spain

Woman in restaurant bathroom discovers hidden camera flashing behind plastic plant on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Handyman convicted again of murdering British granny on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: Bizarre moment man ‘marries’ a tree at wedding ceremony in Madrid ‘to show emotional connection to nature’

Fresh ‘blood rain’ alert for Malaga as spring storms trigger yellow weather alert

Tourist coach driver arrested in Valencia for snorting cocaine leaving 25 passengers needing taxis

Mini heatwave ends on Costa Blanca with yellow alert for storms and winds

‘I was very afraid’: Leading Spanish matador gored in his rectum at the Sevilla Feria calls it ‘the most painful ever’ from hospital bed