Tag: robbery
Thug runs over elderly woman with car in brutal robbery in Spain’s Mallorca
Policia Nacional say the 80-year-old woman had caught the 40-year-old detainee trying to open up her car boot in Palma's Son Ferriol district
Two teens ‘stole goods from Marbella home and demanded ransom for their return’
TWO teenagers have been arrested in connection with a robbery at a Marbella. National Police say the pair were taken into custody on suspicion of stealing...
Two men arrested for brutally assaulting elderly women in robberies in Spain’s Mallorca
The thefts were particularly violent with all of the victims being followed home before being beaten and robbed
Police bust gang behind dozens of robberies at luxury villas across Spain’s Mallorca
A total of seven people, all originally from South America, were arrested in the operation
James Blunt reunited with prized possessions stolen from villa in Spain’s Ibiza
The popstar's stolen possessions are reportedly on their way home
WATCH: Couple arrested for robbing cemeteries of over 2 tonnes of bronze statues throughout Spain’s Toledo region
A MARRIED couple have been detained for the theft of nearly half a million euros worth of statues and ornaments from cemeteries in central...
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EXCLUSIVE: BY EUGENE COSTELLO A BRITISH businessman and his wife have been robbed in a car-jacking incident in Spain by criminals posing as ‘good Samaritans’,...
Violent villain goes on armed crime spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Murcia man who threatened victims during robberies has been accused of going on a four-day crime spree in Torrevieja. The 32-year-old from Molina de...
Clumsy robbers leave trail of blood back to their own house after bungled robbery on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE had little difficulty catching a pair of clumsy burglars - they simply followed a trail of blood to catch the hapless duo. They...
Two men charged over Costa Blanca killing of British pensioner during home robbery
TWO men have been arrested in Crevillente after a British woman died in a house robbery on the southern Costa Blanca last November. The body...
Three arrested in Alicante for robbing car owners using the ‘Peruvian method’ – watch method here
GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested three men in Alicante who robbed unsuspecting car owners using the so-called Peruvian method. The thieves punctured car tyres and robbed...
Thief caught red-handed burglarising FOURTH Costa Blanca villa was also wanted on Spain’s Costa del Sol
GUARDIA Civil have arrested a Russian man as he was burglarising a fourth house in as many days on the Costa Blanca. According to reports,...
WEB OF SHAME: Man dressed as Spiderman injured after botched burglary attempt on Spain’s Costa del Sol
AN attempted burglary went spectacularly wrong in Malaga on Sunday after a man dressed as Spiderman fell nearly seven metres from an apartment balcony. The...
Foiled by fruit – tardy pair of Costa Calida criminals impeded by booty of ‘berries
POLICIA Nacional arrested a pair of serial thieves fleeing from a Cartagena bar, last week. Observant locals had contacted police after witnessing a fruit shop,...
Police arrest a gang of ten thieves who committed 57 robberies on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE police have arrested a gang of thieves who committed 57 robberies in the province of Malaga.
CAUGHT: Brit who stole €1.5million at gunpoint cornered in Tarifa after two years on the run
Interpol wanted fugitive arrested by Policia Nacional getting off a ferry from Morocco from Gibraltar's highest valued armed robbery
Police in Sevilla bust gang of robbers and seize five firearms, €1,550 and two luxury cars
Two men and one woman have been arrested in connection with the raids.
Spanish man arrested after cutting woman’s shirt with scissors during bungled attempted robbery in Malaga
Passersby stopped the suspect in his tracks and alerted police
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY: Crackdown sees nearly 20% of Palma’s terraces closed, leaving Mallorca expat owners struggling to make ends meet
It comes after a draconian dictat came into force removing an initial 179 outdoor seating areas from some of Palma’s most popular restaurants
Knifeman attacks and robs retired British expat at his own home in Spain’s Andalucia leaving him hospitalised
The robber made off with the cash before being identified and arrested by police the following day
BEWARE OF THE BIRDMAN: British pensioners on Costa del Sol issue warning after bizarre ‘bird poo’ robbery
The couple from Yorkshire, were walking home in Benalmadena when they were showered in a brown liquid
LAST MAN: Premier League star confronts burglars at Marbella mansion while wife and three kids sleep
The gang fled with some cash and jewellery from the former Argentinian international’s multi-million euro mansion
Man arrested on Costa del Sol for robbing computer shop dressed as unicorn
The young man is believed to be linked to another eight robberies in Malaga city
WARNING: Thieves known as ‘dreamers’ robbing tourists while they SLEEP in luxury hotel rooms on Spain’s Costa del Sol
The thief entered the hotels posing as another client
Armed robbers open fire and raid casino during peak hours in Marbella’s San Pedro
ARMED robbers have robbed a gambling shop in Marbella. The group, carrying at least two guns, stormed the high street casino in San Pedro de...
Three armed men rob bank on Costa del Sol and take off with €200,000
The incident took place just after 8am at the Bankinter branch in the centre of Marbella
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