Tag: Mossos
Authorities in Spain bust two criminal gangs who used explosives to steal from cash machines
THE SPANISH authorities have busted two criminal gangs who specialised in using explosives to steal money from cash machines.
A total of 14 people were...
Look mum, no hands! Moped rider fined €600 after recording TikTok dancing while on the road
THE CATALAN REGIONAL police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, have slapped a moped rider with a €600 fine and docked her six points off her driving...
City in Spain’s Catalonia rocked by alleged rape of 11-year-old girl by a group of minors
THE CATALAN city of Badalona has been rocked by the alleged sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl, and which only came to light when...
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...
Baby found abandoned on the streets of Spain’s Barcelona
A BABY thought to be around one month old was found on Tuesday in a sports bag in the Sants neighbourhood of Barcelona. According...
Police in Spain’s Catalunya region call for help over gang using explosives to steal from cash machines
POLICE in Spain’s Catalunya region have put out a request for help from other forces in a bid to track down a gang that...
Police in Barcelona make two arrests after headless torso discovered in rubbish container
TWO arrests have been made in Barcelona after a headless torso was discovered last week in a suitcase that had been left in a...
Decomposed body of father who murdered toddler son in Barcelona hotel found in woods near airport
By Rob Kiteley in Barcelona
Spain’s Guardia Civil dismantles international criminal organisation in Catalunya that trafficked over 1,000 people from Africa to Europe
THE Guardia Civil in collaboration with the Mossos have dismantled an international criminal organisation that trafficked over 1,000 people from Africa to Europe.
Spanish police arrest man in Catalunya for impersonating a policeman in order to coerce women into having sex with...
A MAN has been arrested in Catalunya after he impersonated a policeman in order to coerce women into having sex with him.
Former Catalan police chief to face trial over independence referendum
THE former head of the Catalan police will stand trial for his role in Catalunya’s independence referendum, the Spanish High Court has ruled.
Josep Lluis...
Policeman suspended WITHOUT PAY in Catalunya for completing reports in Spanish
A POLICEMAN in Catalunya has been suspended without pay after filling out reports in Spanish.
Mossos d’Esquadra, the region's police force, is preparing its case...
Young Romanian who filmed himself driving 200km/hr while drinking gin in Spain arrested
A YOUNG Romanian will appear before a court in Spain after allegedly driving 200km/hr while drinking gin and filming himself.
The 21-year-old is accused of...
EVERYDAY HEROES: Teachers play unheralded yet vital role in Catalan referendum
AS the sun set on Joseph Maria Jujol, a school in the North of Barcelona, Isabel Safont was going nowhere. Neither were her pupils.
Joseph...
‘BETRAYAL’: Spanish public prosecutor vows to act against the Catalan police for inaction
The Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Catalunya (TSJC) have vowed that due to the inactivity of the Catalonian Police - the Mossos d'Esquadra - during...
CHAOS: Voting begins across Catalunya as Spanish National police turn violent
CATALUNYA'S independence referendum has begun in earnest this morning, despite Spanish national police brutality and technical issues.
Catalans occupied polling stations and the space outside...
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