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Blackspot Branded As The 'road Of Death' On The Costa Blanca In Spain Claims Another Victim In A Head On Collision Horrific crash at blackspot known as the ‘Road of Death’ on the Costa Blanca in Spain claims another victim

Armed robbers disguised as builders storm bank but are foiled by vault’s time-delay mechanism in Mijas

TWO robbers armed with a pistol attempted to steal cash from a store in La Noria by wearing reflective jackets, acting like builders. Arriving on

15 Apr, 2026 @ 15:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Hooded gunmen storm Malaga warehouse and ‘drag worker behind getaway car’ in broad-daylight heist

SEVERAL masked men have robbed a warehouse in the Guadalhorce industrial park in Málaga, with one worker getting seriously injured during the armed robbery. The

8 Apr, 2026 @ 18:15

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Malaga

WATCH: Shocking moment two thieves violently rob a family of tourists as they get into a Barcelona taxi

A FAMILY of tourists had the shock of their lives when they were violently robbed while getting into a taxi in Barcelona last Sunday. The

7 Apr, 2026 @ 14:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Manhunt underway on the Costa del Sol after armed robber ‘holds hotel receptionist at gunpoint before fleeing with stolen loot’

POLICIA NACIONAL are racing to track down a gunman after a terrifying hotel hold-up exposed how vulnerable late-night staff are on the Costa del Sol.

31 Mar, 2026 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Woman in Marbella survives attempted strangling as heroic taxi drivers help capture suspect

A WOMAN in Marbella survived a terrifying robbery attempt after an attacker tried to strangle her with a piece of rope on Wednesday. The victim,

18 Dec, 2025 @ 08:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Squatters set up marijuana farm with side-hustle of robbing neighbours on Costa Blanca

THREE squatters set up a marijuana farm at a Denia finca and also set up an illegal electricity supply to power up equipment. They were

2 Jun, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

Dutch tourist is attacked and robbed by a man and two women while cleaning his car in southern Spain

A DUTCH man was assaulted and robbed last Wednesday in Algeciras in a parking lot behind the San Bernardo bus station. The victim was cleaning

20 May, 2025 @ 11:05

Algeciras·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Daylight robbery thwarted in Spain’s Costa del Sol: Cops make dramatic take down

THIS is the moment when police officers caught armed robbers red handed. Yesterday morning, two assailants tried to rob a currency exchange office on Avenida

10 Apr, 2025 @ 10:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Video

Bouncer arrested for stabbing man to death outside nightclub in Spainn

Holiday hell in Estepona: Armed thugs posing as police rob tourists of Rolex and clothes after storming Airbnb-style flat

POLICIA Nacional are investigating the violent robbery of three ‘foreign’ tourists in Estepona. In the early morning of Sunday, March 9, police responded to an

12 Mar, 2025 @ 15:16

Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: ‘Armed’ robber is chased out of shop in Spain’s Andalucia by female worker wielding a roll of sellotape

THIS is the moment a hooded man brandishing a plastic gun failed to rob a shop in southern Spain thanks to its no-nonsense owner. Footage

26 Feb, 2025 @ 11:55

Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: How a heavily armed group of ex-soldiers robbed at least 70 homes in wealthy expat neighbourhoods on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE have revealed how an Eastern European organisation comprised of ex-soldiers robbed at least 70 homes in wealthy neighbourhoods on the Costa del Sol. Speaking

24 Jan, 2024 @ 16:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Moment masked gunman robs petrol station in Spain’s Estepona before escaping on an e-scooter

VIDEO has been released showing the moment a masked gunman robs a petrol station in Estepona. The clip shows a man in a black hoodie

4 Jan, 2024 @ 13:59

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Electric scooters will be BANNED on all Renfe trains in Spain from this day in December

Petrol station in Estepona is robbed at gunpoint: Masked attacker makes getaway on an e-scooter and remains on the run

STAFF at a petrol station in Estepona were held up at gunpoint on January 2. The robbery took place at a branch of Galp in

3 Jan, 2024 @ 10:53

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

WATCH: Two pickpockets attack ‘foreign tourist’ in Spain’s Barcelona as people walk by and do nothing to help

THIS is the shocking moment a tourist was attacked by two pickpockets in the centre of Barcelona at the weekend. In video footage shared online,

6 Nov, 2023 @ 14:45

Barcelona·Lead

Prostitutes run protection racket and beat up woman who wanted to work on same road in Spain's Costa Blanca

Prostitute turf war as women extort and beat up rivals wanting to work on same Costa Blanca street in Spain

TWO BRAZILIAN women have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for assaulting another prostitute that wanted to ‘work’ on the same Alicante street. The assailants

29 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

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

WATCH: Fears of new robbery technique in Marbella as two businesses ‘ram-raided’ in just 24 hours: Group of thugs ‘filled bags with goods before fleeing in luxury vehicle’

A jewellery store and a mobile phone shop on the same street in San Pedro de Alcantara were both targets of thieves at the weekend

7 Aug, 2023 @ 15:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Neigbours alert police to mysterious rotting smell and discover dead body in flat that lay there for at least ten days on Spain's Costa Blanca

Daylight gunpoint bank robbery in Spain’s Fuengirola

DAYLIGHT bank robbery in the tourist hot spot of Fuengirola has shocked local residents. The incident took place at around 8am yesterday morning, June 21,

22 Jun, 2023 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Two men who allegedly stole a €70,000 watch by chewing off the strap arrested in Barcelona

TWO thieves who allegedly stole a luxury watch by biting its strap have been arrested in El Born (Barcelona). One of the accused reportedly restrained

5 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

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

16 May, 2023 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Copper thief arrested in Mallorca

A MAN has been arrested for allegedly attempting to steal 300 kg of copper from a recycling plant in (Bunyola) Mallorca. The arrested and another

3 May, 2023 @ 11:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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Monastery Mystery: Stolen artefacts from Mallorcan monastery returned

The Civil Guard have returned stolen artefacts and jewellery to the Monastery Lluc’s collection. This follows the arrest of a museum worker for stealing objects

5 Apr, 2023 @ 16:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Mallorca·Other News

Multiple arrests of violent robbery gang that frightened businesses and residents in Spain’s Murcia

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has dismantled a criminal gang that committed violent robberies in public establishments and homes in the Torre Pacheco and Campo de Cartagena

24 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Protect yourself against the rising wave of petty theft in rural Spain

SPANISH law-making is currently under the spotlight. The controversial ‘Solo Si es Si’ legislation, designed to improve the sentencing of sex offenders, based on clear

19 Feb, 2023 @ 15:28

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Businessman in Spain’s Valencia tortured with electric dog collar by organised gang of thieves

A BUSINESSMAN in Valencia was held captive by a gang of four hooded individuals, who tortured him using an electric dog collar in a bid

19 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

A thief and a gentleman: Notorious cat burglar finally arrested at grand old age of 74

A LEGENDARY cat burglar responsible for a string of jewellery thefts across Mallorca has finally been arrested at the age of 74. He is thought

12 Jan, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

87-year-old nun thwarts convent robbery in Spain’s Palencia

A WOMAN has attempted to steal from a convent in the Palencia area, by breaking in through the turnstile when the nuns were going to

19 Oct, 2022 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News