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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Sex attacker and thief nearly freezes to death in desperate sea plunge on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men have been charged with robbing and sexually assaulting a woman, 25, in the Old Town area of Alicante.
One of the assailants went...
Thieving Costa Blanca pool man in Spain arrested for killing Javea villa owner, 96, who surprised him
A pool man has been arrested for killing a 96-year-old client at his Javea villa who caught him stealing.
The assailant, 58, was detained by...
Breach of trust with nursing home worker stealing jewellery from residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A nursing home employee robbed three residents of jewellery which she then sold off at a pawn shop.
The woman, 44, with no criminal record,...
Bogus policeman steals €1,000 from terrified Ukraine refugee in Costa Blanca street search in Spain
A bogus policeman stopped a Ukrainian refugee in the centre of Alicante and accused her of selling cocaine before stealing €1,000 in cash.
The woman,...
Spain’s nuclear council appeals to thieves after radioactive material stolen from van in Madrid
SPAIN’S Nuclear Safety Council has appealed to thieves to return kit containing radioactive material that was stolen from a van in Madrid
The Nuclear Safety...
Bogus Microsoft-certified computer experts in Spain’s Alicante hijack woman’s computer to steal €9,000
AN Alicante Province scammer swindled a Galicia woman out of €9,000 after pretending to be a Microsoft-certified technician.
He took control of the woman's computer,...
Three women arrested after thieves raid jewellery shop in Spain’s Torremolinos
COPS have arrested three women after a Malaga jewellery shop was broken into on Tuesday, February 22.
Callous thieves made off with a number of items from...
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...
Theives steal two artworks by Edgar Degas from private villa in Spain’s Galicia
POLICE are investigating the alleged theft of two priceless Edgar Degas paintings from a private villa in Galicia.
The two paintings, which are part of...
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