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A SEVEN-STRONG gang stole over 1,100 chairs from bar and restaurant terraces in Spain to sell on the black market. The crew were arrested in early October by the Policia Nacional. The chairs were sold off domestically as well as…
A FORMER mayor of Lliber, Jose Mas, has been convicted of fraud over licences granted to the building of 290 illegal villas. The properties were marketed at between €300,000 to €500,000 to United Kingdom and European buyers. Construction took place…
A RETIRED police chief inspector in charge of security for a top Spanish Ibex 35-listed company has been arrested for assault at a Madrid restaurant. The La Razon newspaper reported that the unnamed man was drunk and attacked three Policia…
SEVEN people have been arrested on the Costa Blanca for being part of a phone scam where 42 victims across Spain were conned out of €100,000. The gang leader was detained in Benferri in July, with computer equipment removed from…
A SERIAL rapist who posed as a Guardia Civil officer has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia. The man, 33, assaulted six women in four days between August 15 and 18. The Levante newspaper reported that he used…
THE theft of a gold chain turned into a disaster for a man who was bitten by his victim and then chased down by eye-witnesses in Palma. He was arrested by the Policia Nacional on a charge of robbery with…
A TEENAGER trailed a woman home from a supermarket before knifing her during a bungled robbery in her Torrevieja doorway. The victim, 58, resisted the 19-year-old Moroccan man who wanted to steal her phone and a gold chain. He stabbed…
POLICE in Sevilla have arrested two people accused of stealing 65 barrels of Cruzcampo beer worth around €10,000. The theft took place in July from a warehouse belonging to a drinks distribution company. The missing stock was noticed by an…
A SERBIAN drug trafficker sentenced to four years in prison has been arrested in Spain after being caught with a fake passport. The man was jailed back in 2016 in his native Serbia but escaped and spent seven years living…
A MAN was shot dead after lunging at two Policia Nacional officers with a knife in a Valencia building on Monday. The assailant was a 46-year-old Chinese national who owned a bar. Officers shot in self-defence after being called to…
