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Man in Spain’s Castilla y Leon arrested for allegedly killing his wife after she fell from their third floor flat

A MAN has been arrested in Castilla y León, for allegedly killing his wife after he pushed her to her death from their third floor

13 Apr, 2020 @ 14:05

Crime & Law·Lead

Man in Spain’s Malaga arrested for threatening his neighbours and the police after a denuncia was filed against him for playing loud music

A MAN in Malaga has been arrested for threatening neighbours after they called the police complaining he was playing loud music.

10 Apr, 2020 @ 15:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police on Spain’s Costa del Sol arrest Finnish expat who broke lockdown rules and ran around naked shouting he had coronavirus

A FINNISH expat has been arrested in the province of Malaga for breaking lockdown rules and running around naked.

9 Apr, 2020 @ 17:35

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man in his 70s stabs his brother to death, also in his 70s and then takes his own life in Spain’s Extremadura

A MAN in his 70s has stabbed his brother to death, also in his 70s and then proceeded to take his own life.

9 Apr, 2020 @ 14:24

Crime & Law·Lead

Police arrest a gang of ten thieves who committed 57 robberies on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE police have arrested a gang of thieves who committed 57 robberies in the province of Malaga.

8 Apr, 2020 @ 14:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

DO NOT enter your payment details if you receive these two WhatsApp messages, as scammers are trying to cheat people out of their money in Spain

SCAMMERS have been out in full force during the state of emergency, looking to capitalise on the current state of events.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 17:09

Crime & Law·Lead

Pensioner murders her husband and then takes her own life in Madrid after he allegedly abused her

A 66-YEAR-OLD woman has stabbed her 68-year-old husband to death and then taken her own life at their home in Madrid.

2 Apr, 2020 @ 15:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Bishop in Spain’s Basque Country fined €600 for driving with someone in the passenger seat

A BISHOP in the Basque Country has been fined for driving with someone in the passenger seat.

26 Mar, 2020 @ 19:59

Crime & Law·Lead

Three multiple car thieves caught red-handed and arrested in Murcia car park

OBSERVANT citizens of Murcia helped arrest three alleged car thieves as they witnessed them smashing into cars. The trio had allegedly been responsible for the

26 Mar, 2020 @ 10:38

Costa Blanca·Lead

While crime decreases, professor talks of Spain’s lock-down enhancing psychopathic tendencies and domestic criminality

DESPITE urban and rural crimes being fewer in number due to lock-down restrictions, domestic crime is the main concern for Murcia University’s, Álvaro Pintado. The

25 Mar, 2020 @ 12:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Former Scotland Yard detective, Peter Bleksley, talks to the Olive Press about his hunt for Kevin Parle in Spain and his BBC podcast

KEVIN Parle is very well known in Liverpool, as he is a suspect for two separate murders.

22 Mar, 2020 @ 13:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Number of gender violence convictions in Spain last year reach an all-time high

THE number of gender violence convictions in Spain has reached a record high in 2019.

17 Mar, 2020 @ 15:55

Crime & Law·Lead

Scam warning in Spain: Ignore these texts pretending to be from the DGT traffic authority, say police

BEWARE: New telephone scam that has claimed over 1,500 victims so far in Spain

FIGURES reveal terrifying telephone scam that has claimed over 1,500 victims in Spain. The scam, known as the ‘virtual kidnapping’ scam, has been traced to

6 Mar, 2020 @ 16:19

Crime & Law·Lead

Police arrest a gang of 42 people in Spain, Romania and Portugal for thefts worth more than €1 million

THE police have arrested a gang of 42 people across three different countries for jewellery theft.

6 Mar, 2020 @ 11:57

Crime & Law·Lead

Football coach in Spain’s Zaragoza sentenced to 16 years in prison for sexually abusing EIGHT children

A FOOTBALL coach in Spain has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for abusing eight children

5 Mar, 2020 @ 14:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

DISGRACED doctor who was on the run for FOUR years for falsifying viagra prescriptions, finally caught in Spain’s Andalucia

A DOCTOR who went on the run for falsifying viagra prescriptions, has finally been caught four years later.

4 Mar, 2020 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Man arrested for exposing himself to children in Spain’s Andalucia

A SICKO has been arrested in Andalucia for exhibitionism and another man for gender violence.

3 Mar, 2020 @ 13:14

Crime & Law·Lead

Pregnant Brit who fled UK and gave birth in Spain to avoid social services, found on Costa del Sol

A BRITISH woman who gave birth in Spain and went into hiding to evade UK social services, has been found.

2 Mar, 2020 @ 12:41

Crime & Law·Lead

Two face jail over Spanish golf resort that became a €54 million swindle

TWO MEN allegedly involved in defrauding hundreds of overseas buyers and investors are facing up to seven years behind bars. Antonio Martinez sold properties off-plan

16 Feb, 2020 @ 07:58

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

WATCH: Police arrest 42 for stealing €16 million worth of rubbish in Madrid

POLICE have made 42 arrests for trafficking stolen waste in Madrid. The criminal group is suspected of stealing waste and trafficking it from Spain to

7 Feb, 2020 @ 13:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Hunter kills man after confusing him for a wild boar in Spain’s Andalucia

A HUNTER has accidentally shot and killed a man during a hunt in Almeria.

5 Feb, 2020 @ 17:16

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Malaga-based criminal network busted with 34 arrested in illegal immigration case

THE Policia National has detained 34 members of a criminal network allegedly involved in illegal immigration. Those arrested were held for crimes of forgery, promotion

3 Feb, 2020 @ 12:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

German man arrested for sexual assault and violence in a Costa del Sol nightclub

The victim was taken to a healthcentre for her injuries

28 Jan, 2020 @ 15:54

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Irish terrorist captured on Spain’s Mallorca

two British agents posed as a Serbian businessman and his girlfriend on holiday

25 Jan, 2020 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Pensioner accused of killing wife, 73, is locked up without bail in Spain’s Andalucia

A spokesman for the Guardia Civil said there were no previous reports of abuse between the couple

24 Jan, 2020 @ 17:03

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Crafty Costa Calida criminals arrested after run of holiday home robberies going back to 2018

TWO men responsible for a dozen robberies at empty holiday homes near Cartagena have been arrested. Guardia Civil officers have been tracking the pair, aged

14 Jan, 2020 @ 08:26

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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