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Police intercept thief boarding ferry on Spain's Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot

Thief caught boarding ferry on Spain’s Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot

AN ALGERIAN national was intercepted in Alicante as he was about to board a ferry for his home country with a big stash of stolen goods in his car. The 46-year-old man

4 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

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

Man given brutal beating by assailant with ‘spiked cane’ on Alicante area street in Spain

A 25-year-old man was clubbed by a ‘spiked’ cane in a motiveless daytime attack in an Alicante Province town. The victim needed emergency surgery and eyewitnesses said there was no discussion between

25 Nov, 2022 @ 11:24

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Hour Long Car Chase In Spain's Alicante Area After Young Motorist Tries To Avoid Police Checkpoint

Hot pursuit car chase roars through towns in Spain’s Alicante area after motorist dodges police checkpoint

AN unlicensed young motorist led the Guardia Civil on an hour-long chase through Alicante Province towns after turning round from a checkpoint. The man, 20, was driving on the CV-831 in Monforte

20 May, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium

Drug traffickers use 'squatted' homes as cryptocurrency and marijuana farms on Spain's Costa Blanca

Drug traffickers convert ‘squatted’ homes into cryptocurrency and marijuana farms on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIVE members of a Costa Blanca drugs gang have been jailed in a major strike by the Guardia Civil. Six people were bailed and two others are still being investigated in Operation

11 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Fire Rips Through Alicante Area Apartment Block In Spain Causing Serious Injuries

Children suffer burn and smoke injuries as fire rips through Alicante area apartment block in Spain

A fire tore through the bottom floor of a Monforte del Cid apartment block on Wednesday leaving 11 people hospitalised. A girl, 7, suffered hand burns and a 15-month-old baby was taken

6 Apr, 2022 @ 16:30

Alicante·Lead

Woman Dies On The Costa Blanca In Spain After Being Thrown Out Of A Van Which Careered Off A Bridge

Woman is hurled to her death from a van that spun off a Costa Blanca bridge in Spain

A 55-year-old woman died after she was hurled out of a van that careered off a bridge in the Monforte del Cid area. The Alicante Provincial fire service said the accident may

28 Jun, 2021 @ 11:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante town brings in horse-drawn ‘trash buggy’

The change is meant to save the town over €200,000 annually

9 Aug, 2014 @ 10:00

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