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EXCLUSIVE: Terrifying moment expat brothers are arrested inside their own flat in Spain after the SQUATTERS they kicked out called in police

TWO expat brothers claim they have been let down by Spanish police as a horrifying two-month ordeal with violent squatters remains unresolved. Siarhei and Aleh Pakrouski, originally from Belarus, have lived in

15 Feb, 2024 @ 15:09

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read·Other News

Is a serial killer at work in Spain? Three farmers are found dead in very similar circumstances over a three-month period

THE mysterious deaths of three farmers in the Spanish countryside has raised suspicions among police investigators that there may be a serial killer at work in Spain. On January 5, an 84-year-old

6 Feb, 2024 @ 14:34

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Navarra·Other News

Police in Spain’s Barcelona seek thieves who stole watch worth €500,000 from tourist

POLICE in Barcelona are seeking a pair of thieves who made off with a watch worth €500,000 on Friday. One of the duo ripped the expensive timepiece off the wrist of a

14 Dec, 2023 @ 13:09

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Bomb threat in Spain’s Barcelona forces evacuation of far-right party Vox’s office

THE HEADQUARTERS in Barcelona of Spain’s far-right political party Vox had to be evacuated on Thursday, after a bomb threat was made via telephone. According to press reports, however, the incident turned

2 Nov, 2023 @ 18:10

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

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 detained thanks to 23 simultaneous raids, which

16 May, 2023 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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 licence, after she was caught on camera dancing

2 May, 2023 @ 20:30

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

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 a video of the incident began to circulate

12 Mar, 2023 @ 12:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

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 present in the room. The alleged attack happened

2 Mar, 2023 @ 19:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

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 to press reports, a man who was on

24 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

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 has been using explosives to blow up cash

22 Jan, 2023 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

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 rubbish container. The detained men allegedly lived with

5 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

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Decomposed body of father who murdered toddler son in Barcelona hotel found in woods near airport

By Rob Kiteley in Barcelona

17 Sep, 2021 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

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.

12 Jun, 2020 @ 16:14

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish police arrest man in Catalunya for impersonating a policeman in order to coerce women into having sex with him

A MAN has been arrested in Catalunya after he impersonated a policeman in order to coerce women into having sex with him.

28 May, 2020 @ 19:33

Crime & Law·Lead

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 Trapero, who was dismissed from his job

5 Apr, 2018 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

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 against the officer for his ‘lack of

15 Mar, 2018 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead

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 dangerous driving after the sharing the video

26 Feb, 2018 @ 12:57

Crime & Law·Lead

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 Maria Jujol was to be opened as

1 Oct, 2017 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Education·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

‘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 the Catalan referendum, they “will face criminal consequences.”

1 Oct, 2017 @ 13:40

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

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 of the centres throughout the night in

1 Oct, 2017 @ 11:48

Barcelona·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca