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An Alicante criminal group crashes into police vehicles

Operation Twilight ended with a high-risk pursuit to apprehend a burglary-focused criminal gang from Alicante. The accused members of this clan were apprehended in a coordinated operation by the Civil Guard and the Local Police in the Region of Murcia, where this incredibly dangerous escape attempt occurred.

The officers were able to predict the movements of this criminal group based in Alicante, from which they travelled to the area of the Guadalentín Valley, after an investigation by the Guardia Civil of Murcia revealed an increase in robberies in homes in the municipalities of Lorca and Puerto Lumbreras.

Three members of this purported network were arrested a few days earlier. Civil Guard investigators discovered that the suspects’ vehicle was in the municipality of Lorca. After spotting this movement, the Local Police quickly teamed up with several departments to set up a monitoring system in the region, which paid off.

When the suspects’ car was going towards Lorca along the Águilas route, the Civil Guard found it. The car’s occupants left quickly after the authorities stopped it, driving carelessly and endangering other drivers.

The suspects intentionally struck many police cars during their escape in an effort to evade capture. The officers, however, stopped the vehicle before it could pose a bigger risk to the police and civilians in the vicinity of the incident.

Following the operation, the three car occupants were arrested on suspicion of committing the following crimes: assaulting an authority figure, burglary, damage, membership in a criminal organisation, and license plate counterfeiting. Although their authorship of other crimes and the involvement of more individuals in the now-explained illicit activity are not ruled out, they are suspected of being the authors of about twenty criminal acts.

This Alicante-based criminal organisation allegedly committed home robberies in the cities of Lorca and Puerto Lumbreras in the Guadalentín Valley, raising social panic among the local populace. Agents from the Civil Guard were alerted to the robberies and started looking into it.

The Murcian agents’ thorough technical and visual inspections, together with other investigations, yielded a wealth of information about the perpetrators and methods of the crimes.

After conducting an initial reconnaissance of their targets and verifying that no one was inside the residences, the accused criminals broke through the perimeter fence and forced open security features like closed-circuit televisions and window and door bars.

The criminals swiftly examined every room in the building after entering in order to take cash and valuables, while they also took some tech equipment in some of the crimes.

Other crimes committed by the same criminal group occurred concurrently with the investigation, which gave investigators the opportunity to determine the behaviour of the offenders in terms of their routines, methods of operation, and areas of activity. This also helped them predict the criminal group’s movements.

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Following their discovery on the Águilas road and subsequent arrest, the Civil Guard officers confiscated a variety of items and belongings that the criminals were allegedly transporting in order to carry out the house invasions.

Among them, a hydraulic shear, used to cut bars; crowbars, used for leveraging; screwdrivers, to force locks; walkie talkies, to communicate within the criminal group; caps and tubular scarves, to hide their identity and thus avoid being identified; and several sets of license plates used to make it difficult to link the vehicles to the criminal acts they committed. In addition, more than 3,000 euros in cash have been seized from them.

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Consum announces the opening of new stores in Aldaia, Alaquàs, Sueca, Xàtiva, Massanassa and Torrevieja

Consum expands its operations in the Valencian Community and announces the opening of additional stores in six towns throughout Valencia. The Valencian cooperative’s comprehensive network of supermarkets in the region is further enhanced by these new openings.

New Consum stores are scheduled to open in Valencia in 2025

The following are the new stores that Consum will establish in the towns of Valencia:

Alaquàs

Aldaia

Massanassa

Sueca

Xàtiva

Torrevieja (Alicante)

Three of the stores that were acquired from Kuups last year have enabled the establishment of some of these new supermarkets. These have already been assigned an estimated opening date:

Massanassa (C/ Medi Ambient), which is scheduled to commence operations at the conclusion of May.
Alaquàs (Av. Blasco Ibáñez) and Aldaia (Av. Miguel Hernández) will launch under the Consum brand in the middle of the year.
Consum intends to maintain its pace of establishing 53 new supermarkets in 2025, including 18 of its own stores and 35 Charter stores, as well as to execute 31 renovations and expansions.

In 2024, Consum achieved revenues of €4,707.03 million, a 7.3% increase, and profits of €108.7 million, a 7.5% increase from the previous year. These figures substantiate the business model advocated by the Valencian cooperative, which is founded on price competitiveness, a diverse selection of leading brands without sacrificing the quality of its own brand, and a steadfast dedication to ensuring customer savings through discounts and gift vouchers. More than €62.2 million has been allocated to this initiative.

Antonio Rodríguez Lázaro, the CEO of Consum, stated that “these results are indicative of the dedication of our entire team, the confidence of our customers, and our capacity to adjust to change while maintaining our commitment to sustainability and innovation.”

It maintained its sixth position in the national classification of distribution companies by surface area throughout the year, increasing its market share by 0.1% to 4.7% of the national market. Nielsen reports that its market share by sales in its area of influence is 13.45%.

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The El Raso, Guardamar celebrates with a Tapas Route and concerts between May 15th and 17th

The programme for the third edition of the Guardamar del Segura City Council’s festivities has been unveiled in collaboration with the residents’ association of the El Raso Urbanisation, an area that is home to a significant number of international residents.

Between May 15th and 17th, the El Raso Urbanisation will commemorate its festivities with a Tapas Route and concerts. The festivities will take place on Thursday, May 15th and Friday, May 16th, and will feature an International Tapas Route featuring twelve establishments, which is two more than the previous year. María Venerdi, the Councillor for Festivals, has announced that participants will be able to experience tapas and a drink for 3.50 euros. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to participate in a drawing for a variety of rewards and vote for their preferred tapa on the “Tapaporte.” Last year’s edition saw the sale of over 7,000 tapas, as emphasised by the local organisers.

José Luis Sáez, the mayor of Guardamar, has emphasised the significance of “neighbourhoods becoming increasingly integrated into the dynamics of the municipality,” and he has noted that this event has “consolidated itself and become a great gastronomic celebration for the municipality.”

The city council will also offer a transport service that will travel to all participating venues in order to simplify the process of travelling.

Auditorio del Campo will host a grand celebration on Saturday, May 17th, commencing at 6 p.m. The event will feature a variety of musical groups, including the Costa Blanca Singers, who will serve as the opening act.

The charitable nature of these festivities has been emphasised by the Guardamar councillor for Festivals. The El Raso festival committee has sold T-shirts for the Tapas Route at a price of 10 euros. The proceeds of these sales, in addition to those from the bar service on the 17th, will be donated entirely to charitable causes, including the ‘El Milagro de Ver’ Foundation, which is dedicated to enhancing eye health in developing countries, and to those impacted by DANA in Valencia.

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Elche joins the national protests for Palestine on May 10th

Tomorrow, Saturday May 10th, the Elche Palestine Solidarity Committee has scheduled a demonstration in accordance with the national mobilisations under the slogan “Move for Palestine.” The march will commence at 7:00 p.m., and the rally will be held at the Chimeneas de L’Algeps in Elche at 6:30 p.m.

The initiative aims to denounce the situation in Gaza and Palestine as a whole, and to encourage citizens to demonstrate their solidarity and demand genuine action to halt the violence. The Elche Palestine Solidarity Committee extends an invitation to all individuals, irrespective of their gender or age, to participate in this collective demonstration.

As part of a coordinated campaign to increase awareness of the situation in Palestine and demand an end to the violence and occupation, this mobilisation is one of a series of demonstrations that have been organised in various cities throughout Spain.