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Police chase thief in ‘movie-style’ pursuit across apartment rooftops of Costa Blanca town in Spain

A robber tried to escape the clutches of the police by running across rooftops in a town next to Alicante-Elche airport. The 24-year-old man was

13 Jun, 2022 @ 11:17

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thieves grab victim round neck to steal €30,000 watch on Valencia street in Spain

One of UK’s ‘most wanted’ accused of £30 million fraud is arrested in Spain’s Murcia region

A 25-year-old British man on the run since 2020 for crimes of fraud and money laundering has been arrested in the Murcia area of Spain.

10 Jun, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Drunk British tourist causes chaos on Spain’s Mallorca with hotel and police assaults, just hours into his holiday

A British man, 46, kicked off his Mallorca holiday with a night in the police cells and hospital, after a drunken rampage in his Camp

9 Jun, 2022 @ 18:26

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Tourist visiting Spain’s Barcelona has €800,000 gold watch ripped off him

A tourist had a Barcelona trip to forget after thieves tore off his €800,000 wrist watch in the street. The theft happened on Tuesday in

9 Jun, 2022 @ 16:40

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Leader of Madrid-based gang jailed for stealing catalytic converters across Spain

A criminal gang who stole catalytic converters across Spain has been brought down by the Guardia Civil after thefts in Alicante Province. Five Romanian nationals

9 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Police recover over €12,000 of cash and items stolen from Ukrainian refugee in distraction theft on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Ukrainian refugee had money and personal effects worth around €12,000 stolen in an Alicante City distraction theft. Two men, both aged 37, have been

9 Jun, 2022 @ 10:58

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Panicked motorist trapped in overturned car following police chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 36-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after overturning his car in a police chase in the Elche area. The motorist had to be cut

8 Jun, 2022 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Important advice to UK tourists over preventing mobile phone robberies in Benidorm

Mobile phone company duped by €240,000 credit card con in Spain

A nationwide scam left an unnamed mobile phone operator in Spain out of pocket by over €240,000. The firm was tricked by a gang using

8 Jun, 2022 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Cadiz·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Madrid·Sevilla

Two Men Sexually Abused Several Women And Girls During Moors And Christian Festival In Alicante Area City In Spain

Two men go on sex assault spree during Moors and Christian festival in Alicante area city in Spain

TWO men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for sexually assaulting at least eight women and girls during Elda’s Moors and Christian festival celebrations.

8 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm’s Terra Natura park welcomes deadly tarantula and snakes seized from Costa Blanca house in Spain

A poisonous tarantula and two snakes have been removed from an Altea house and taken to Benidorm’s Terra Natura nature and animal park. Altea council

8 Jun, 2022 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Nature

8 arrested for defrauding 73-year old pensioner

Pensioners in Spain’s Malaga robbed of bank cards by two women who watched them tap in PIN numbers at ATMs

POLICE in Malaga have arrested two women who stole bank cards from pensioners and illegally withdrew money from their accounts. The duo aged 24 and

8 Jun, 2022 @ 11:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British 'consultant' Conned Uk Expats In Spain's Costa Blanca And Murcia Areas Over Non Existent Residency Cards

British consultant accused of defrauding UK expats in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas over Spanish residency cards

A 33-year-old British man has been arrested in the Murcia region for allegedly defrauding 25 fellow expats in Spain. The man arranged Spanish residency cards

7 Jun, 2022 @ 18:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Man bludgeoned to death with mother, 80, seriously injured on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 51-year-old man was beaten to death with a hammer and his mother, 80, seriously injured at their Orihuela City home early on Tuesday morning.

7 Jun, 2022 @ 12:22

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Hi-tech electronic scam foiled to give written driving test answers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A written driving test candidate went to extraordinary lengths to pass the exam by using hi-tech gear at the Alicante test centre. Driving tests in

7 Jun, 2022 @ 11:48

Alicante·Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Young Gang Robbed Churches In Spain's Costa Blanca And Murcia Areas And Spent Proceeds On Luxury Hotel Stays And Gambling

Young robbers steal from churches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to pay for luxury hotel stays and gambling

A gang of young thieves plundered churches across the Murcia and Alicante Province areas in a robbery wave that started in January. Nine people have

6 Jun, 2022 @ 15:20

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Murcia

Luxury Villa Turned Into Marijuana Farm In Spain's Valencia With Drugs Sent To Uk

Luxury villa gets converted into marijuana farm in Spain’s Valencia with drugs sent to UK

THE Policia Nacional have raided a luxury villa in Chiva, Valencia Province, that housed a marijuana farm. Products from the clandestine nursery were exported to

6 Jun, 2022 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drunk British groom spends wedding night in prison after hitting new wife on Spain’s Mallorca

A British man had a wedding night to forget on Mallorca after hitting his wife and being carted off to jail. The young couple flew

6 Jun, 2022 @ 13:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Man Tries To Fly Out Of Spain's Valencia Airport With €400,000 In His Suitcase

Police find €400,000 in checked-in suitcase for flight from Spain’s Valencia to Turkey

A man tried to smuggle €400,000 out of Spain on a flight from Valencia Airport to Istanbul, Turkey. Guardia Civil officers at the luggage scanner

6 Jun, 2022 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Swedish influencer arrested for stabbing man in the throat in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A Swedish influencer has been arrested on the Costa del Sol for allegedly stabbing a 36-year-old man in the throat and narrowly missing his jugular.

4 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Three German tourists sentenced over jet ski row in Spain’s Mallorca

A GROUP of German tourists have been jailed for six months, suspended for three years, for attacking jet-ski instructors and fellow holidaymakers after being told

4 Jun, 2022 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British man guilty of manslaughter of fellow Brit in drunken Ibiza row in Spain

A BRITISH man has been convicted of manslaughter during a drunken row in Ibiza. Mitchell Andrew Loveridge, 26, from Rhondda, Wales, killed his friend Harry

3 Jun, 2022 @ 18:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Thief takes surfboard-style La Manga sign from Mar Menor area of Spain and posts video of it in Madrid garden

THE Guardia Civil is looking for a Madrid man who stole one of the iconic surfboard-style kilometre signs from the Mar Menor in Murcia. The

3 Jun, 2022 @ 17:15

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

Angry Neighbour Throws Bleach At Children Living In His Costa Blanca Apartment Block In Spain

Angry neighbour threatens police after throwing bleach at children in Costa Blanca apartment block in Spain

AN Elche resident threatened children in his apartment block and threw bleach at them before trying to stop police arresting him. The 37-year-old man lives

3 Jun, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

ETA member rearrested in Spain after brief release from 17 year sentence

A FORMER member of Basque separatist group ETA has been rearrested after losing an appeal to the Spanish Supreme Court. The Supreme Court refused the

3 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Postman stored over 20,000 undelivered letters at his Alicante area home in Spain

A builder doing renovation work on an Alicante Province house discovered over 20,000 undelivered letters dating back to 2012. The Guardia Civil heard about the

3 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

German tourists accused of setting fire to Mallorca bar in Spain by throwing fag ends from balcony are jailed

A Palma judge has got tough with a group of German tourists accused of setting fire to a bar terrace that was destroyed in s’Arenal

3 Jun, 2022 @ 12:11

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

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Police chase thief in ‘movie-style’ pursuit across apartment rooftops of Costa Blanca town in Spain

One of UK’s ‘most wanted’ accused of £30 million fraud is arrested in Spain’s Murcia region

Drunk British tourist causes chaos on Spain’s Mallorca with hotel and police assaults, just hours into his holiday

Tourist visiting Spain’s Barcelona has €800,000 gold watch ripped off him

Leader of Madrid-based gang jailed for stealing catalytic converters across Spain

Police recover over €12,000 of cash and items stolen from Ukrainian refugee in distraction theft on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Panicked motorist trapped in overturned car following police chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Mobile phone company duped by €240,000 credit card con in Spain

Two men go on sex assault spree during Moors and Christian festival in Alicante area city in Spain

Benidorm’s Terra Natura park welcomes deadly tarantula and snakes seized from Costa Blanca house in Spain

Pensioners in Spain’s Malaga robbed of bank cards by two women who watched them tap in PIN numbers at ATMs

British consultant accused of defrauding UK expats in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas over Spanish residency cards

Man bludgeoned to death with mother, 80, seriously injured on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Hi-tech electronic scam foiled to give written driving test answers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Young robbers steal from churches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to pay for luxury hotel stays and gambling

Luxury villa gets converted into marijuana farm in Spain’s Valencia with drugs sent to UK

Drunk British groom spends wedding night in prison after hitting new wife on Spain’s Mallorca

Police find €400,000 in checked-in suitcase for flight from Spain’s Valencia to Turkey

Swedish influencer arrested for stabbing man in the throat in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Three German tourists sentenced over jet ski row in Spain’s Mallorca

British man guilty of manslaughter of fellow Brit in drunken Ibiza row in Spain

Thief takes surfboard-style La Manga sign from Mar Menor area of Spain and posts video of it in Madrid garden

Angry neighbour threatens police after throwing bleach at children in Costa Blanca apartment block in Spain

ETA member rearrested in Spain after brief release from 17 year sentence

Postman stored over 20,000 undelivered letters at his Alicante area home in Spain

German tourists accused of setting fire to Mallorca bar in Spain by throwing fag ends from balcony are jailed

Andalusia’s three metro systems set new passenger record with over 60 million users

EXCLUSIVE: Author’s eight-hour ‘nightmare’ after failed electric lock traps her during a storm in Granada holiday rental

Disappointment for controversial Spanish ‘Minions’ ice-skater at the Winter Olympics after copyright clash with Pharell Williams

Time for revenge? Spain and England drawn to play each other in UEFA Nations League for first time since Euro 2024 final

You mustn’t let rain be an excuse not to exercise over the age of 45, writes the doctor who cares for Spain’s superstar footballers