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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...

Murcia

Angry neighbour stabs elderly man over barking dogs disturbing peace and quiet in Spain’s Murcia area

Alex Trelinski - 7 Apr, 2022 @ 12:57

A dispute over barking dogs took a violent turn in the Murcia region after an angry neighbour stabbed the elderly pet owner on multiple...

Murcia

Tobacco shop robbers use stolen cars as battering rams during ‘moon-landing’ crime spree in Spain’s Murcia

Alex Trelinski - 17 Feb, 2022 @ 18:23

A Murcia robbery gang who used stolen cars to ram tobacco store windows has been brought down in a joint Guardia Civil-Policia Nacional operation. Eight...

Costa Blanca

Council official on Spain’s Costa Blanca stole €40,000 from clubs and charities and took bungs for contracts

Alex Trelinski - 26 Jan, 2022 @ 15:45

A 52-year-old Santa Pola council official has been charged with 19 crimes of bribery committed over the last decade. The woman took bungs from two...

Man Fires Shots At Police And Destroys Cars With Molotov Cocktails During Street Attack In Spain's Murcia Region

Crime & Law

Man shoots at police and fire-raises cars with Molotov Cocktails during street attack in Spain’s Murcia region

Alex Trelinski - 12 Oct, 2021 @ 16:45

A street in a Murcia region was plunged into chaos this Tuesday morning when a man threw Molotov Cocktails at several cars and fired...

Costa Blanca

‘JILTED LOVER’ sexually assaults girlfriend’s new partner after kidnapping him from the Costa Blanca in Spain

Alex Trelinski - 26 May, 2021 @ 11:58

A Murcia gang kidnapped and sexually assaulted a man in a vicious revenge attack over a woman. Five men, all of Bulgarian nationality, have been...

Coronavirus

Unlucky pair arrested for flouting lock-down rules, then see sizeable stash of hash and cash seized, too

Simon Wade - 15 Apr, 2020 @ 07:29

TWO MEN from Molina de Segura, near Costa Calida's Murcia, lost out in a number of ways when they were pulled over by Guardia...

Coronavirus

While crime decreases, professor talks of Spain’s lock-down enhancing psychopathic tendencies and domestic criminality

Simon Wade - 25 Mar, 2020 @ 12:55

DESPITE urban and rural crimes being fewer in number due to lock-down restrictions, domestic crime is the main concern for Murcia University’s, Álvaro Pintado. The...

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Mini tornado sweeps through Marbella as violent storms smash Costa del Sol

Anthony Piovesan - 5 Dec, 2022 @ 18:47

A mini tornado has swept through Marbella with shocking footage showing uprooted trees moving through the air. Fierce storms started in the Campo de Gibraltar...

British Man Arrested For Killing Wife On Popular Expat Urbanisation In Spain's Murcia

British man arrested for killing wife who several times accused him of domestic abuse in Spain’s Murcia

5 Dec, 2022 @ 18:30

Artichoke Farmers Hire 'superhero' To Fight Problems In Spain's Second Biggest Growing Area On Costa Blanca

Artichoke farmers hire ‘superhero’ to fight threats to Spain’s second-biggest growing area on Costa Blanca

5 Dec, 2022 @ 17:45

Police in Barcelona make two arrests after headless torso discovered in rubbish container

5 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Malaga homes in Spain raided as international sex trafficking gang dismantled with eleven women rescued from slavery

5 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Police put on alert ahead of Spain-Morocco World Cup clash

5 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Current Gibraltar government spending nearly FIVE times more on sewage work than rivals, Chief Minister says

5 Dec, 2022 @ 15:25

Boy, 11, Seriously Injured After Falling From Fifth Floor Of Costa Blanca Hotel In Spain

Boy, 11, dies injured after falling 16 metres from roof of Costa Blanca hotel in Spain

5 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Dozens arrested on Costa del Sol for trafficking weed inside ‘humanitarian aid’ packages for Ukraine

5 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Drunk Man On Mobile Phone Gets Run Over By Train On Valencia Level Crossing In Spain

Abusers of Spain’s free rail pass scheme will lose deposits and tickets from Wednesday onward

5 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Spain’s Sierra Nevada closes first weekend of winter season with more than 2,800 users

5 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Robbers use convoy of rented vehicles in warehouse robberies across Spain’s Costa Blanca

5 Dec, 2022 @ 12:06

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