Honest woman finds €500 in the street and gives it to police on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A woman who lost €500 in an Elche street got her money back and had a surprise meeting with the person who found it. The
Man arrested 15 times for not paying restaurant bills is jailed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 50-year-old Latvian man is enjoying the culinary delights of Fontcalent prison after notching up 15 arrests for not paying his restaurant bills. The diner
Jealous woman in Spain’s Murcia makes up kidnap story and implicates ex-husband’s girlfriend
A jealous Murcia woman lied about a violent kidnapping organised by her ex-husband’s new girlfriend in order to ’embarrass them’. The 40-year-old filed a complaint
Bogus plumber reports water leaks in wave of distraction robberies on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man posing as a plumber made up reports of water leaks to set up six distraction burglaries in Alicante City centre businesses. The 23-year-old
Hate crime charge for school bully who posted social media attacks on girl in Spain’s Valencia
A schoolgirl has been arrested in Valencia Province on hate crime charges after posting anonymous social media comments attacking a classmate. The female victim suffered
Man tries to kill co-worker on Spain’s Costa Blanca by pouring toxic chemicals into water bottle
A 51-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after poisoning a co-worker at an Elche metal factory. He poured ammonia and solvent into a
Home robbers caught in the act in Costa Blanca area of Spain
FOUR members of a Torrevieja home robbery gang have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The men- aged between 30 and 45- were caught red-handed
Gay couple arrested for domestic violence after one month of living together in Spain’s Alicante area
A gay couple came to blows in their Petrer home with both men arrested for domestic violence. One of them was taken to hospital with
Police simultaneously raid six indoor marijuana farms in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia
AN investigation spanning several months has culminated in simultaneous raids on six indoor marijuana farms in Alicante Province and Murcia. 2,181 plants were removed by
Mother viciously assaults son, 10, with toy just because he was doing homework in Spain’s Valencia
A 33-year-old Valencia woman has been arrested for family ill-treatment after hitting her son, 10, with a toy. The boy had bruises all over his
Police investigating son who allegedly murdered mother following ‘loud argument’ in Malaga
A man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his mother in Malaga. Policia Nacional arrested the 39-year-old on Sunday after the body of his mother
Costa Blanca parcel delivery man stole items for online resale in Spain
A 20-year-old Alicante parcel delivery driver stole at least €5,000 of items to make money selling them online. His ruse was rumbled after a woman
Two members of alleged Islamic State terror cell detained in Spain’s Andalucia
SPANISH and Moroccan police have dismantled an alleged Islamic State cell consisting of three people ready to commit terrorist acts. The Policia Nacional arrested two
Costa Blanca gang stole high-end cars to export out of Spain
POLICE have busted an Alicante Province gang that exported stolen cars to France following two-and-a-half years of investigations. 15 people have been arrested in a
Golf buggy thief tried to park vehicle at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
A 22-year-old American man has been arrested for stealing a golf buggy and driving nearly six kilometres to park it at Alicante-Elche airport. Security guards
Elderly couple found dead after two months in Spain’s Mallorca with suicide pact suspected
THE Policia Nacional believe an elderly couple may have entered into a suicide pact after their bodies were found in their Palma apartment. The landlord
Benidorm police in Spain stumble upon €11,000 in fake notes during routine car check
THE Policia Nacional in Benidorm have arrested a 35-year-old man after they found €11,000 of counterfeit notes in his car. The motorist was pulled over
Man rapes and robs escort in Spain’s Valencia before fleeing to Belgium
THE Policia Nacional have tracked down a man accused of sexually assaulting and robbing an escort in Valencia. Painstaking investigations identified the 20-year-old man as
Benidorm hotel worker bailed after British tourist accuses him of rape in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A worker at an unnamed Benidorm hotel has been bailed after being accused of raping a 43-year-old British guest. The man denies the assault and
Blackmailers on Spain’s Costa Blanca extort €200,000 from escort website users
A blackmail gang has been arrested in Alicante and Valencia after pocketing over €200,000 by threatening users of an escort website. Six people have been
Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain’s Cadiz but local judge bails him
ALICANTE authorities are said to be astonished after a wanted kidnap gang leader turned himself in to police in Cadiz province, only for a judge
Man arrested in Spain’s Benidorm after partner plunges to death from sixth-floor window
THE NATIONAL Police have detained a 22-year-old man in Benidorm after his partner fell to her death on Thursday from the window of a sixth-floor
Mallorca homeowners in Spain surprised by naked man who used their shower
A couple from Manacor in Mallorca heard noises coming from their kitchen on Saturday night and found a naked man helping himself to food and
Stormy weather catches out two Brits off Spain’s Andalucia coast with South America-bound drugs stash
TWO British men crewing a boat packed with drugs have been arrested by the Policia Nacional off the Andalucia coast. The 16-metre-long and five-metre-wide vessel,
Thieves stole dozens of catalytic converters from cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THREE people have been arrested for stealing 39 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante and Valencia Provinces. 28 units were taken at night in
Heroic police dog pounces on gunman to end armed siege in Spain’s Murcia
ONE of Spain’s top police dogs helped to bring an end to a 36-hour armed siege in Murcia on Saturday. Elko works for the Policia
