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Police officer in Valencia’s Castellon busted for drink-driving and escaping from his colleagues

A LOCAL police officer from Castellon city has been arrested for allegedly driving while over the limit and escaping a breathalyser test by his own

9 Jan, 2021 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Valencian Community

A police officer from Malaga dies from COVID-19 just three days after virus is detected

A 51 year-old policeman stationed in Malaga in the Police Intervention Unit (UIP) has just died from COVID-19. The officer, who was a member of

5 Jan, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Malaga

Valencia police fine 56 people for breaking Christmas Eve COVID curfew

Local Citizen Protection councillor Aarón Cano highlighted the ‘exemplary’ behaviour of the vast majority of residents

28 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police bust 300-strong wedding party in Spain’s Sevilla

A WEDDING party of more than 300 guests has been broken up by police in Sevilla. Police said the gathering, which took place in an

15 Dec, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead·Sevilla

416 officers from 26 countries including Spain search 42,000 parcels to find just SIX guns

A TOTAL of 416 police and customs officers checked more than 42,000 parcels in a bid to intercept illegal guns and weapons sent through the

13 Dec, 2020 @ 11:45

Lead·National News

City’s local police awarded for work done during floods and pandemic in Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA Local Police have been awarded the “Lápiz Escuela Pública” (Public School Pencil) for the work done during both last year’s floods and the Coronavirus

5 Nov, 2020 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

HALLOWEEN HORROR: Arrest made after human head found in bin in Spain’s Andalucia

A SPANISH man has been arrested after a severed human head was discovered in a bin in Huelva, western Andalucia. Residents called police after the

2 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead

Man shot in the back of the head while driving in Spain’s Malaga

The victim, in his 30s, is still in hospital after miraculously surviving. Doctors say he is not in a critical condition and is expected to

7 Oct, 2020 @ 12:25

Crime & Law·Malaga

Total coronavirus knock out for police force on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Costa Blanca town of Cocentaina has no local police officers on duty due to one of their officers catching the coronavirus. The rest of

3 Aug, 2020 @ 16:14

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Valencian president says that Spain’s Costa Blanca is safe for tourists as extra police patrols hit nightclubs this weekend

EXTRA police visits to nightclubs have been promised this weekend by Valencian Community president, Ximo Puig, in order to control the spread of Covid-19 across

31 Jul, 2020 @ 12:58

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

IN DEPTH: Police in Portugal start searching wells in Maddie McCann case as investigations intensify

POLICE in Portugal have begun to search in various locations, some 20 minutes inland from where Maddie McCann was allegedly snatched. The searches, in a

11 Jul, 2020 @ 15:50

Lead·National News

BREAKING: Police shooting in La Cala de Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THERE have been unconfirmed reports of a Guardia Civil shooting in the Costa del Sol village of La Cala de Mijas. Witnesses reported that police

3 Jul, 2020 @ 13:36

Lead

British man and Spaniards carrying hash and cocaine arrested at Marbella police roadblocks as drug crime returns to Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH national and two Spaniards have been arrested in Marbella after being caught with hash and cocaine. The trio, who are understood to have

25 Jun, 2020 @ 15:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police arrest four people in Spain’s Malaga over a homophobic attack that sent a man to hospital

FOUR people have been arrested in Malaga over a homophobic attack.

24 Jun, 2020 @ 16:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Nearly 9,000 people arrested in Spain for gender violence crimes during state of alarm

NEARLY 9,000 people in Spain have been arrested for gender violence crimes during the state of alarm.

22 Jun, 2020 @ 16:32

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

BUSTED: Drugs ‘gang leader’ with martial arts bodyguard arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after being caught out by false passport

POLICE have dismantled an international drugs syndicate in Alicante and arrested its leader. The notoriously security-conscious drug kingpin had dangerous guard dogs, a complex CCTV

9 Jun, 2020 @ 12:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘COLD BLOOD’: Police reveal British dad shot dead at Costa del Sol home was ‘watched for days’ by ‘UK hitmen’ who flew into Spain to murder him

THE ‘cold blood’ slaying of a British businessman, gunned down outside his Costa del Sol home, was carried out by ‘UK assassins’ who ‘followed him

2 Jun, 2020 @ 11:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spanish police rescue man who fell down 20 metre well in Catalunya

A MAN has been rescued by the police after he fell into a well in Catalunya.

31 May, 2020 @ 17:21

Police in Spain can issue fines as high as €3,000 to people who throw their gloves and face masks on the floor

POLICE throughout Spain have started issuing fines to people who throw their used gloves and face masks on the ground.

29 May, 2020 @ 19:13

Cadiz·Lead·Sevilla

Police in Malaga province denounce three bars for allowing their customers to share shisha pipes

POLICIA Local in Malaga have filed a denuncia against three bars that allowed their customers to share shisha pipes.

27 May, 2020 @ 16:56

Lead·Malaga

Squatter crackdown U-turn in Spain as politicians send ‘game-changing’ amendment back to Congress - in crushing blow to victims

Squatters on Spain’s Costa Blanca took over TWO houses – one to live in, the other to store stolen loot

A GANG of squatters stole so much loot in a series of burglaries they had to occupy a second home to use as a warehouse.

27 May, 2020 @ 16:19

Costa Blanca·Lead

Fugitive killer who shot police officers while on the run in Spain arrested in SWAT operation

A FUGITIVE who shot two police officers while on the run from a homicide conviction has finally been arrested in Spain. Officers found an UZI

27 May, 2020 @ 15:45

Lead

British fugitive wanted for conspiracy to murder arrested in Spain’s Barcelona

A BRITISH fugitive wanted on suspicion of conspiring to murder two men has been arrested in Barcelona. Policia Nacional arrested Jamie Rothwell, 33, from Salford,

26 May, 2020 @ 14:25

Lead·National News