Tag: robbery
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...
Prostitute turf war as women extort and beat up rivals wanting to work on same Costa Blanca street in...
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...
WATCH: Fears of new robbery technique in Marbella as two businesses ‘ram-raided’ in just 24 hours: Group of thugs...
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
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Handyman convicted again of murdering British granny on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Dutch handyman has been found guilty again of murdering a British pensioner to steal €550 from her purse.
The body of Margaret McNulty, 70,...
Barcelona’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang attacked during brutal home invasion in Spain
A masked gang robbed and assaulted Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at his home on Monday morning.
It was the second robbery at the player's house...
Vintage wine thieves behind €1.6 million restaurant robbery in Spain are caught at Croatia border
TWO people behind an audacious vintage wine robbery last October at a Caceres restaurant in Extremadura, have been arrested trying to cross into Croatia...
Naked man tries to rape and drown woman at Valencia beach in Spain
A 53-year-old Spaniard has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for trying to rape and then drown a woman at Valencia's Malvarrosa beach.
The aggressor...
Benidorm lap dancer steals expensive watch from drunk tourist at Costa Blanca club in Spain
A Swedish tourist fell asleep after paying for the services of a Benidorm lap dancer who robbed him of his valuables.
The 29-year-old man woke...
Thief takes surfboard-style La Manga sign from Mar Menor area of Spain and posts video of it in Madrid...
THE Guardia Civil is looking for a Madrid man who stole one of the iconic surfboard-style kilometre signs from the Mar Menor in Murcia.
The...
F1’s Sebastian Vettel chases thieves in Barcelona following Spanish GP
F1 driver Sebastian Vettel was in a race of a different kind when he tried to chase down thieves who had snatched his bag.
The...
Two arrests after elderly British woman is shot dead at her Costa Blanca home in Spain
TWO people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional over the fatal shooting of an 80-year-old British woman in the Elche area on Wednesday.
A...
British woman, 80, who lived alone is found dead after being shot three times at Costa Blanca home in...
AN 80-year-old British woman was found dead at her Elche area home after neighbours reported hearing noises similar to gunshots.
Elche Policia Local officers discovered...
British robber caught stealing 21 brass taps from old hospital building in Spain’s Valencia
A British man has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for stealing 21 brass taps from a building formerly used by a Valencia hospital.
The...
Thief uses dating app to meet victim and ties him up in ‘role-play’ game before knifepoint robbery in Spain’s...
A cunning criminal lured in a victim by getting to know him via a dating platform before going to his Murcia home to violently...
Costa Blanca carer steals jewellery from nursing home residents for pawn shop sales in Spain’s Benidorm and Granada
A woman worked for just a week in a Costa Blanca nursing home and stole jewellery from three residents.
Five items made from gold ended...
Gang ‘short-circuited’ gaming machines with screwdrivers for jackpot wins in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
SIX people have been arrested for manipulating gaming machines in gambling saloons in the Murcia and Costa Blanca areas.
The young gang struck in Torre...
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The ban has been introduced because of scooter...
