Car salesman threatened with knife during test drive as customer steals car in Valencia area of Spain
A Valencia area car salesman took a customer on a test drive only to be threatened with a knife as the potential buyer drove off
Police in Spain boost shopping area patrols during busy lead up to Christmas
INCREASED numbers of police officers are patrolling shopping areas across Spain in the run up to Christmas. The Policia Nacional have ramped up their presence
Domestic abuse victim uses hand signal to show police in Spain that husband had assaulted her
GUARDIA Civil officers have arrested a man after his wife gave them a hand signal that she was a victim of domestic abuse. The couple,
Cowardly thieves steal lottery tickets at knifepoint from blind sellers in streets of Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for stealing lottery tickets from blind sellers in Alicante. The man and woman, aged 51 and
New Guardia Civil officer restrains man who threatened him with broken bottles in Murcia region of Spain
A new Guardia Civil recruit restrained a man outside a Mazarron bar despite being threatened with two broken bottles. The officer, along with two colleagues,
Violent criminal makes mistake of being caught in routine police check on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A violent robber has been arrested after his car was stopped at a Policia Nacional checkpoint in Alicante. The detained man, 34, had six arrest
Mallorca rapper Valtonyc who ‘insulted’ Spain’s royal family faces new extradition hearing in Belgium
A Mallorcan rapper who fled Spain in 2018 after insulting the monarchy has another extradition hearing to fight off. In May 2018, performer Valtonyc, real
Black Friday scam warning issued by police in Spain after fake €1.99 Lidl bargain
SHOPPERS should beware of online ‘bargains’ that are actually scams, police in Spain have warned ahead of Black Friday. Black Friday fans have been told
Drug trafficker on the run from UK police is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British fugitive wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional detained the man, 26, who fled the UK
Police in Spain probe fatal hit and run after woman, 20, dies on Madrid road
THE people of Madrid helped lead police to an arrest after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run on a busy Madrid road. The 20-year-old victim died
Wealthy British expat faces 25 years in jail for fatally stabbing wife 17 times in Estepona mansion
A BRITISH expat faces up to 25 years in jail after being convicted of having sex with his wife before killing her in a frenzied
British mum, 50, found dead on Spanish motorway leaving her ‘devastated’ daughter searching for answers
A mum-of-one from the UK was found dead on the side of the road in Spain leaving her devastated daughter searching for answers. Sharon Fielding,
Staff at special needs home on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over mistreatment of autistic resident
FOUR people at an El Campello residential special needs centre have been arrested for allegedly harassing and mistreating an autistic person. Other staff members involved
Costa Blanca judge orders deportation of Moroccan brothers after arrests in terrorist probe led by Spain’s National Court
TWO Moroccan brothers arrested on the Costa Blanca in a terror funding investigation are set to be deported. They were taken to a Madrid foreigners
Costa Blanca serial graffiti vandal in Spain is caught after year-long investigation
POLICE have arrested a Costa Blanca graffiti vandal after a year-long probe to track down the culprit. The unidentified man scrawled over 50 signs in
Prison security director lied about hooded men attack outside her Benidorm home in Spain
A senior security director at Villena prison has been arrested for lying about five hooded men attacking her outside her Benidorm home. The unnamed woman
Il Divo star sent death threats from obsessed Barcelona woman who is fined €60 by Madrid judge in Spain
A 72-year Barcelona woman has been convicted of coercion and fined €60 for sending explicit and threatening letters to Il Divo singer, Carlos Marin. The
Woman saved from abusive partner in Spain’s Barcelona after using ‘secret’ help signal
A man has been arrested in Barcelona after his partner alerted authorities using a secret hand signal to indicate she was being abused. The woman
Police in Valencia area of Spain rescue Nigerian woman forced into prostitution by voodoo rites
TWO people have been arrested in Valencia Province for human trafficking after Nigerian women were tricked by voodoo rites into becoming sex slaves. A victim
Angry driver, 62, runs over police officer who gave him a parking ticket in Spain’s Murcia region
AN irate motorist drove over a Murcia policeman’s foot after being fined for parking in a no-waiting zone. The driver, 62, parked up his car
Dutch national arrested in Benidorm for attempted murder of fellow countryman during drunken bar brawl on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Dutch man who fled Spain after a bar stabbing has been arrested months later on an attempted murder charge by the Guardia Civil in
Nine arrests in Gibraltar after warfare breaks out between rival gangs
A STREET brawl that broke out on Saturday evening between rival gangs has led to the arrest of nine people, including a minor, and caused
Family feud over unreturned money sees Costa Blanca rental home destroyed in arson attack in Spain
A family row over a refund of a rent deposit led to a Granja de Rocamora house being set ablaze and destroyed. Two men, 25
Gay couple threatened by teenage mob in Valencia days after city wins bid to host 2026 Gay Games in Spain
TWO teenagers have been arrested on hate crime charges after threatening two gay men in Valencia City. The abuse happened on Sunday evening, just three
Benidorm police seize hundreds of fake clothes from cheap bazaar shops in Costa Blanca resort in Spain
POLICE have seized over 2,000 fake branded items, mainly clothing, from five Benidorm bazaar-style shops. The Policia Nacional have arrested the five store owners, all
Violent robber leaves old lady lying in a pool of blood at her Costa Blanca apartment in Spain
AN elderly Alicante woman was violently assaulted and left in a pool of blood after a man offered to help her get into her home.