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Mother Says 'scary Movie Guy' Wanted To Kidnap Her Child In Spain's Valencia Region

Mother says ‘scary movie guy’ wanted to kidnap her child in Spain’s Castellon area

A woman says a ‘scary movie guy’ had his eyes on kidnapping her daughter- aged under two- when he tried to open their car door in Burriana, Castellon Province. The incident happened

12 Dec, 2022 @ 17:45

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

HPolice in Spain offer tips to stop people being swindled over holiday rental bookings

Holiday property rental scam exposed in Mar Menor area of Spain

THREE scammers defrauded at least 15 people by taking deposits for bogus holiday properties in the Mar Menor area of Murcia. The trio- who pocketed around €15,000- have been arrested by the

25 Nov, 2022 @ 12:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Pervert pretends to be Justin Bieber fan to trick girl into sending him nude photos in Spain’s Murcia

A Murcia man, 60, has plead guilty to grooming a girl by pretending to be a fan of pop star Justin Bieber in a ruse to get naked photos of her. The

23 Nov, 2022 @ 16:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Back to the future: How the Olive Press is combining old-fashioned news values with modern day social media

THE Olive Press team has decades of news experience under their belts. Some even started in the days of ‘hot metal’, bashing out stories via ancient typewriters on flimsy paper with a

18 Nov, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Opinion

Police officer is first person in Spain to be criminally convicted of spreading 'fake news' on social media

Police officer becomes first person in Spain with criminal conviction for spreading ‘fake news’ on social media

A Guardia Civil officer has become the first person criminally convicted in Spain of spreading ‘fake news’. He used a social media account to falsely allege that a group of Moroccan child

8 Nov, 2022 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Man Kills Wife And Young Daughter With Knife At Madrid Home In Spain

Man in frenzied fatal stabbing of wife and young daughter at Madrid home in Spain

A 38-year-old man is in a Madrid area hospital after stabbing his wife, 29, and daughter, six, to death at their home. He tried unsuccessfully to take his own life. The brutal

7 Nov, 2022 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Murcia man in Spain emerges from coffin dressed as Darth Vader to ask woman to marry him

IN what has to be one of the most original marriage proposals ever, a man in Murcia was filmed emerging from a coffin, dressed as Darth Vader, and singing an Elvis song

17 Oct, 2022 @ 18:30

Lead·Murcia

Five teenagers arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for sexually blackmailing fellow youngsters

POLICIA NACIONAL officers have arrested five Elche area teenagers aged 16 and 17 for sexual blackmail. They allegedly threatened minors via social media, saying they would release photos of a sexual nature

11 Oct, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Hate crimes in Spain rise by 27% fuelled by pandemic and ‘radicalised’ political debate

A big rise in 2021 hate crime numbers was down to pandemic restrictions and ‘radicalised’ political debate according to the office of Spain’s Attorney General. Hate crimes leapt up by 27% last

7 Sep, 2022 @ 16:50

Crime & Law·Lead

Man on Spain's Costa Blanca lies about being professional photographer to obtain child pornography

Man lies about being professional photographer to obtain child pornography on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Elche man has been arrested for corrupting children and possessing child pornography. The Policia Nacional said the 25-year-old Spaniard found potential victims by going onto social media and looking at profiles

18 Aug, 2022 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

WATCH: Two Spanish police officers in hot water over video showing them enjoying local fiesta a little too much

TWO officers have found themselves under investigation after a video showing them joining in local fiestas in Menorca over the weekend went viral. The pair from the Policia Local were pictured being

18 Aug, 2022 @ 15:15

Balearic Islands·Entertainment·Lead·Menorca

Scammer cons new girlfriend out of cash by pretending to be professional footballer in Spain's Valencia

Scammer pretends to be professional footballer to con new girlfriend out of cash in Spain’s Valencia

A man who pretended to be a professional footballer to con his new girlfriend out of money has been given a two-year-jail term by Valencia’s Provincial Court. He’s also been ordered to

9 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman in Spain's Valencia tricked out of €30,000 by online romance scam

Benidorm and Pamplona romance scammers in Spain conned money out of women looking for love

TWO romance scammers have been arrested by the Policia Nacional and charged with defrauding victims across Europe of over €20,000. The men, of Nigerian nationality, were detained in Benidorm and Pamplona. The

28 Jul, 2022 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium

Pervert filmed videos of women inside changing rooms and toilets at Costa Blanca shopping centre in Spain

Teenagers arrested for recording video of couple having sex in toilet cubicle in Valencia area nightclub in Spain

TWO men, aged 18 and 19, have been arrested for recording a video of two people having sex in a toilet cubicle at a Gandia nightclub. The footage was then distributed via

26 Jul, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Chaos in Spanish airports as hundreds of lost suitcases pile up due to flight overloads

SPANISH airports have hundreds of piled-up suitcases stuck in arrivals caused by an overload of operations from several European airports. Many passengers have arrived at their destination, but their luggage was delayed

9 Jul, 2022 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·National News·Travel News

Man ties to drown semi-naked woman in Valencia park fountain in Spain

Woman fakes kidnapping to impress boyfriend with massive police search launched on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 20-year-old woman has been arrested in Alicante for faking her own kidnapping in an attempt to impress her boyfriend. All available police cars were mobilised in an attempt to find her

16 Jun, 2022 @ 12:43

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium

Man is fined €100 for shouting ‘viva España’ and ‘Sanchez is a traitor’ during anti-government protest in Spain’s Mallorca

Franco supporter from Spain’s Valencia faces prison for making death threats against Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez

A 51-year-old man from Paterna, Valencia Province, goes on trial on Thursday for posting social media death threats against Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez. Prosecutors have charged the unnamed man with a hate

13 Jun, 2022 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics·Valencia

Sleazy Teenager Recorded And Posted Social Media Video Of Urinating Little Girl On Public Street In Spain's Valencia

Sleazy teenager posts social media video of little girl urinating in public street in Spain’s Valencia

A teenage pervert has been arrested in Valencia Province for recording a video of a four-year-old girl urinating in a public street. The footage was then posted on a well-known social media

29 Apr, 2022 @ 15:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Far-right 'ultras' face hate crime prosecution for tearing down gay 'rainbow' flag from public square in Spain's Mar Menor area

Far-right ‘ultras’ charged with hate crimes after tearing down gay ‘rainbow’ flag from public square in Spain’s Mar Menor area

TWO far-right extremists have been charged with hate crimes after tearing down and trampling on a gay ‘rainbow’ flag hoisted in a Los Alcazares public square. The Policia Nacional said the men

27 Apr, 2022 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Ukraine's Honorary Consul condemns violent Costa Blanca bar attack by Russians on Ukrainian living in Spain for 23 years

Ukraine’s Honorary Consul condemns Russians beating up Ukrainian man in bar on Spain’s Costa Blanca

UKRAINE’S Honorary Consul in the Valencian Community has attacked the beating up of a Ukrainian resident in Torrevieja by allegedly three Russian nationals. Pablo Gil Lopez has called for ‘greater protection’ and

18 Apr, 2022 @ 13:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Ukraine·Valencian Community

Fugitive Tiktok Preacher Who 'cured' Covid 19 Patients Is Jailed After Fleeing Long Prison Term For Child Sex Abuse In Spain's Costa Blanca

Fugitive TikTok healer who ‘cures’ Covid-19 patients is jailed after fleeing long prison term for child sex abuse in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A self-styled preacher who posted TikTok videos claiming he could cure people of Covid-19 has been arrested in the Basque Country after skipping a 17-year prison sentence for sexually abusing two Costa

12 Apr, 2022 @ 14:21

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Spanish schoolkids shower Ukrainian classmate with hugs in heartwarming video

A HEARTWARMING video showing Spanish schoolkids showering their new Ukrainian classmate with affection on his first day of class has gone viral. The adorable footage shows the young child, who has just

31 Mar, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Madrid·Ukraine

School bullies kick and punch girl, 11, in toilet on Spain’s Costa Blanca and post video on social media

JUVENILE prosecutors are probing an assault on a girl, 11, by seven children from her Costa Blanca school. The attack happened on March 16 in Benejuzar’s public library toilets with a phone

22 Mar, 2022 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Covid pandemic study finds Spain experienced largest drop in happiness in Europe

SPAIN experienced the largest drop in happiness in Europe, a new study has revealed. Research published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour used ‘sentiment analysis’ to automatically scan the contents of 600

18 Mar, 2022 @ 13:00

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Woman swindled out of €20,000 in online romance scam by bogus doctor in Spain’s Murcia region

A conman swindled €20,000 out of a woman looking for love as he pretended to be a ‘prestigious’ South American doctor. The 34-year-old Nigerian trickster ran an online romance scam from Lorca

9 Mar, 2022 @ 18:06

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Boys arrested in Spain's Valencia City after forcing girl to drink urine and posting social media video of her degrading treatment

Boys arrested in Spain’s Valencia after forcing girl to drink urine and posting social media video of degrading treatment

TWO boys aged 15 and 16 have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia over the degrading treatment of a 14-year-old girl. A video had been uploaded to social media showing

9 Mar, 2022 @ 15:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

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