Motorhome marauders busted: gang of thieves caught after €200,000 crime spree across Spain
A GANG of roaming thieves who went on a €200,000 crime spree across Spain has been busted by police while cruising the country in a
Christmas in Cadiz left in the dark after heartless thieves strike in midnight raid
CADIZ has been left in the dark this Christmas after thieves stole thousands of euros’ worth of technical equipment from the city’s Christmas lights control
More than a third of stolen electricity in Malaga is used by drug cartels, figures reveal
CASES of electricity theft to power indoor marijuana plantations are surging in Malaga, with drug cartels consuming more than 36% of the stolen energy, according
Police in this Spanish city warn that late-night thefts are on the rise as thieves take advantage of drunk revellers
POLICE and a citizen patrol are warning residents of Madrid that late-night thefts are on the rise, as thieves take advantage of revellers who are
Warning for tourists visiting Spain: ‘Professional’ pickpockets are travelling to this city to steal from holidaymakers – with the elderly particularly at risk
PROFESSIONAL pickpockets are making the trip from Sevilla to Cadiz to target tourists in the southwestern city, especially when they know that there will be
Tourist is robbed of his Rolex while getting out of his car in Marbella: Two thieves swooped in on a moped
A MIDDLE-AGED man in Marbella has become the latest victim of watch-stealers, after a pair of thieves made off with his Rolex on Wednesday as
Police in Spain’s Barcelona seek thieves who stole watch worth €500,000 from tourist
POLICE in Barcelona are seeking a pair of thieves who made off with a watch worth €500,000 on Friday. One of the duo ripped the
Spain’s Civil Guard nabs British holidaymaker at Santander ferry port over unpaid hotel bill
HE NEARLY got away with it… A 64-year-old British holidaymaker was arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard as he was about to board a ferry
From suntan lotions to condoms; most stolen products in Spain during the summer
WITH summer comes a rise in temperatures and also a rise in petty thefts in grocery stores and supermarkets. In fact in the summer, thefts
Police in Spanish capital catch luxury hotel thief who even stole the room safe
POLICE in Madrid last week apprehended a 53-year-old man on suspicion of stealing items from luxury hotels in the city – including the entire safe
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
Police catch child gang stealing electric scooters in Spain’s Benidorm
A GANG of child thieves have been arrested for stealing electric scooters parked close to a Benidorm sports centre. Police received reports from scooter owners
Three arrested in Spain after stealing €25,000 worth of wine in Madrid’s upscale Salamanca district
THE NATIONAL POLICE this week arrested three men in Madrid on suspicion of stealing €25,000 worth of wine from shops in the city’s upscale Salamanca
Police recover religious artefacts worth over €200,000 stolen from priest’s house in Spain’s Valencia
THE Guardia Civil have recovered over 60 religious statues and artefacts stolen from a house in Cullera. Some of the items had already been posted
Spain’s Civil Guard arrests man accused of stealing more than €11,000 from dead pensioner he used to care for
THE SPANISH Civil Guard has arrested a man in Seville on allegations that he spent more than €11,000 using the credit card of a pensioner
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
Woman dopes separated husband with drugged croquette to clear out his bank account in Spain
A wife going through a divorce with her husband put a knock-out drug in a croquette so that she could steal €27,000 from his bank
Wave of sweet carob bean robberies from farms on Spain’s northern Costa Blanca
A spate of carob bean thefts has hit Alicante Province farms with 23 tons destined for the black market stored in two warehouses in Altea
Thieves walk out of Michelin-starred restaurant in Madrid with 132 bottles of wine valued at €200,000
THIEVES in Spain have managed to pull off another wine heist, this time targeting the Michelin-starred restaurant Coque. On Sunday, the exclusive eatery was relieved
Thieves blow up bank ATM to steal €40,000 from Valencia area of Spain
THIEVES used explosives to access a bank ATM machine in Valencia and drove off in stolen cars with an estimated €40,000. It was the first-such
British man in Spain’s Benidorm rescued by police after two women rob and attack him
TWO plain-clothed Policia Nacional officers in Benidorm have arrested two women who robbed and assaulted a British man. The attack happened in the early hours
Home help steals over €70,000 from old woman’s bank account in Spain’s Valencia
A home help has been arrested for fraud and theft in Gandia after stealing €70,400 from a 90-year-old woman’s bank account. The female thief, 36,
Ex-employee steals fuel discount card from trucking firm in €60,000 fraud on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A former Alicante transport company driver stole a fuel discount card to defraud his ex-employer of €60,000 in just two months. The man knew the
Domestic worker raids two homes in Spain’s Valencia area to steal jewellery worth €300,000
A domestic worker returned to two former Valencia area clients to steal €300,000 of jewellery. The 53-year-old Beniparrell woman has been arrested by the Guardia
Thieving factory worker ordered to pay back €529,000 for stolen Iberian ham in Spain’s Andalucia
A ham factory employee has been ordered to pay back €520,000 for stealing Iberian ham joints from a Huelva Province warehouse between 2007 and 2013.
Men stabbed Valencia Metro passengers in Spain to steal mobile phones
TWO men have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for stealing mobile phones from passengers using Valencia’s Metro trains. The duo, aged 27 and 31,