Man who tried to smoke out hornet nest arrested over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol It comes after a fire broke out on the edge of the Sierra Bermeja park at around 12:30pm yesterday 20 Aug, 2019 @ 11:26 Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga
Man arrested after FIVE gunshots fired on Spain’s Costa del Sol, streets away from where 10,000 people partied at Malaga Feria “Do you want shots? Well, you are going to have shots” 19 Aug, 2019 @ 12:51 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Nine arrested over 11 separate forest fires in six different provinces in Spain Police data has revealed that over the last 15 years almost all forest fires in Spain are in some way sparked by human activity 17 Aug, 2019 @ 12:32 Crime & Law·Environment·Lead
Sweet seller without permit given 18-month sentence after FIVE POLICE arrest her in alleged ‘violent racist attack’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol One officer allegedly grabbed her neck and yelled ‘she’s not human’ and ‘I’m going to kill this one’ 17 Aug, 2019 @ 10:02 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Man arrested after driving FOUR kilometres on wrong side of road and crashing in Spain’s Andalucia Breathalyser tests found that the driver was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol 16 Aug, 2019 @ 09:43 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Man arrested after ‘faking’ gunpoint robbery to hide night of booze and strippers from wife on Spain’s Costa del Sol Investigators rejected the suspect’s story, which allegedly took place on Saturday between 2:30am and 4:00am 14 Aug, 2019 @ 16:20 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
British air hostess arrested for being ‘drunk’ on EasyJet flight from Spain’s Costa Blanca The Yorkshirewoman and her crew served passengers on the service, which took off at 11:40pm on Friday and landed at 1:10am UK time on Saturday 14 Aug, 2019 @ 12:09 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News
GRAPE ESCAPE: Driver arrested with car full of stolen peppers is same man who stole three tonnes of grapes in Spain’s Andalucia Dozens of peppers tumbled out of the vehicle - believed to be a Citroen Picasso - when officers opened the boot 13 Aug, 2019 @ 16:57 Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla
WATCH: Shocking moment street seller stabs police chief on beach in front of tourists in Spain’s Andalucia Other officers and a holidaymaker then pounced on the man, before he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder 8 Aug, 2019 @ 13:59 Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead
Boozed-up British mum, whose kids taken into care after she collapsed in Gibraltar airport, returns to UK with £450 fine Police officers had removed the children from the tanked-up couple and transferred them to social services 5 Aug, 2019 @ 16:34 Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead
British teen arrested for ‘bottling bouncer so badly he needed 50 stitches’ at party hotspot in Spain A judge told him he would be released if he could find the bail of €15,000, although it is unclear if he has come up 2 Aug, 2019 @ 14:13 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
Police seize bumbags, football shirts and Calvin Klein underpants in huge fake clothes bust in Spain’s Andalucia “When summer arrives sales without licenses increase and that is when we are more attentive because of the fraud that can occur” 2 Aug, 2019 @ 11:33 Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead
Man wearing ‘loincloth’ and carrying weapon arrested for showing genitals to kids at Costa del Sol water park A number of mothers at the park complained that the man had ‘partially lowered’ his swimsuit in order to expose himself 31 Jul, 2019 @ 11:04 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
‘Intoxicated’ British couple arrested and their three young kids taken into care before flight from Gibraltar Cops removed the kids from their tanked-up mum and dad, transferring them to social services 29 Jul, 2019 @ 12:07 Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead
Arrest in southern Spain after body of missing British expat OAP discovered A search had been launched for the pensioner last Wednesday after she failed to return her rental car 22 Jul, 2019 @ 10:46 Cadiz·Lead
SHOEDUNIT: Man cuffed in Spain’s Andalucia after hiding kilo of hash in trainers The shoes - black Nike Air Force 1s - had been altered to conceal the hash in the tongues and in cavities under the insoles 19 Jul, 2019 @ 14:58 Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead
Blood-soaked man arrested after allegedly stabbing dad to death before taking bus to hotel on Spain’s Costa del Sol Uniformed and plainclothes officers arrested the man, before transferring him to a health centre, where he remained under police supervision 17 Jul, 2019 @ 19:08 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Woman held on suspicion of bludgeoning her sleeping dad to death and knifing mum in back on Spain’s Costa del Sol The woman fled the scene and was found on a Malaga industrial estate in a state of shock by a relative shortly after 17 Jul, 2019 @ 11:55 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Young woman arrested after ‘stabbing man in face with fork’ in Gibraltar’s Ocean Village She was charged with wounding, and spent the night in a cell, before her appearance in Magistrates’ Court this morning 16 Jul, 2019 @ 11:02 Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead
Spanish man arrested over rape of British teenage girl in park in Spain The pair are reported to have met during a night out in the city 15 Jul, 2019 @ 08:53 Crime & Law·Lead
Police probe in Spain’s Andalucia after ILLEGAL zoo with turtles, ostriches and porcupines BUSTED It comes after cops found fake permits for at least 14 animals at facilities in Villafranca de los Barros in February 11 Jul, 2019 @ 10:12 Crime & Law·Lead·Nature
VICTORY: British man FINALLY released without charge after being locked up with terrorists for over a YEAR near Spain’s Costa del Sol e Chichester man was cuffed after he stayed at a rental apartment in San Roque, where police seized the €5.5 million worth of drugs from 5 Jul, 2019 @ 14:14 Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead
Heartbreaking sketch from Marbella schoolgirl leads to mum’s arrest after it depicts torrent of violent abuse ‘with belt’ The teachers said they feared for the girl’s life and claimed that a mark on her thigh indicated abuse 3 Jul, 2019 @ 13:26 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
‘PANTING INTENSELY’: Dog in Spain dies of suffocation and heatstroke on balcony before owner arrested A vet confirmed the cause of death as ‘suffocation due to strangulation’, adding that ‘heat stroke’ could have also been a factor 1 Jul, 2019 @ 16:29 Crime & Law·Lead
Two men arrested over sexual assault of young woman who was enjoying Costa del Sol San Juan celebrations A witness of the attack notified police, who responded quickly, as nearby officers heard the woman scream 25 Jun, 2019 @ 08:59 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Bin torching epidemic continues in Spain’s Mallorca as police arrest ANOTHER arsonist while damage totals €370,000 Total damages for the crimes are now estimated at around €370,000, as each unit costs around €700, while the cleanup is about €300 24 Jun, 2019 @ 13:07 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca