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One arrested in Benidorm for “Son in Difficulty” scam

A person who participated in a scam network called “Son in Trouble” was arrested in Benidorm.
One of the participants in the Benidorm call has been taken into custody by police.
The suspect is in charge of a call centre in the tourist city where a fraud with fictitious data was carried out once the terminal was activated. This kind of fraud involves con artists posing as the victim’s son, reaching out to her through text messages or instant messaging apps, and making an urgent demand for money.
Agents of the National Police assigned to the Badajoz, Madrid, and Benidorm police stations conducted the operation, and two individuals were taken into custody on suspicion of committing the crimes of fraud, money laundering, document forgery, and usurpation of marital status.
The investigation started after a 64-year-old woman in Badajoz filed a complaint alleging that she had been duped by individuals posing as her daughter, who persuaded him that he had issues with his cell phone and that he urgently needed me to send 4,000 euros, to which I consented.
When they later requested a fresh payment of 4,985 euros, she became suspicious and realised it was a scam.
Using the phone numbers and bank account information of the transaction’s beneficiary, agents from the Brigade provincial of Badajoz’s technological crimes group conducted an investigation into this crime.
The receiving account’s owner was clearly recognised by the agents
A man based in Madrid was the source of the stolen funds, so they forwarded this information to the Madrid-Tetuán Police Station, where they arrested him on charges of money laundering and fraud.
They also confirmed that the owner of the phone used to send messages to the victim, posing as the victim’s daughter, was a Cordoba man who had previously complained about usurping his civil status, making him another scammer victim.
The phone had been registered and activated using a fictitious identity, identifying the point of sale at a Benidorm call centre that was operated by a man with a comparable criminal history. Using the information supplied, the Benidorm Police Station agents detained him for falsifying documents.
With increasingly sophisticated techniques for delivering bulk mails, this kind of scam is growing in popularity. In light of this, the National Police will provide an update today regarding another major operation in which a major organisation has collapsed.
He estimates that he has a call centre to carry out this kind of scam.
that the criminal organisation, which functioned around the clock, might have caused an economic loss of over 2,000,000 euros to over 2,000 victims, which illustrates the volume of operations they conducted.
Both the hitman and the son in trouble scams were areas of expertise for the organisation. According to the General Directorate of Police, it is a form of fraud where the con artists pretend to be contract killers and threaten their victims with violence while requesting money to prevent harm or death.
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Hospitality and recreation establishments in Elche receive 36 infringement reports from local police

The Elche Local Police conducted an operation that involved inspecting thirteen hospitality and leisure outlets in various neighbourhoods, resulting in one arrest and 36 violations. The data was made public on Friday, 28th March, mainly as a reminder of the work that is being done. Councilman Juan de Dios Navarro gave the police top for their efforts.
According to local police inspector José Antonio Corrales, the majority of the infractions included drug usage and possession, including four for cocaine possession and seven for hashish, as well as improper company documentation. Additionally, there were two reports for disturbing the peace or disrespecting law enforcement, four for not following the minimum hygienic standards for food storage, one serious infraction for conducting the activity after hours and behind closed doors, and seven for irregularities found on the property, including improper documentation.
Additionally, officers found six infractions for permitting smoking in unapproved indoor locations, three for type “B” slot machine identification guide deficiencies, and one major infraction for emergency escape and door flaws. Additionally, a report was made about the selling of illegal tobacco at a pub, where 20 packets were confiscated and one individual was detained on court order and imprisoned.
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Visitor to Catral cemetery locked inside

As nightfall approached on one of these soggy spring days in March, a young man decided it would be a good idea to visit a cousin or acquaintance’s grave and take a walk through the cemetery. Because the cemetery still closes its (automatic) gates at six o’clock at this time of year, but without the winter gloom that may discourage anyone from going.
However, the door was locked when he attempted to exit. The visitor didn’t seem to want to spend any more time among the cemeteries, despite the cemetery’s reputation as a particularly tranquil spot. Unaware of the placard bearing the mobile phone number for anyone needing help, he dashed out the gate. It was all on camera.
Joaquín Lucas, the mayor of Catral, maintains that this occurrence is unrelated to the privatisation of the cemetery works and feels that management by an outside company is an efficient approach to provide this service in a municipal office. He went on to say that the young man who who was locked in is from the nearby municipality of Dolores rather than Catral.
The local police took to social media and atacked the man’s “reckless” behaviour. He has been named in connection with “criminal proceedings for a crime against another’s property.” Nonetheless, the business will be liable for any damages brought on by the damaged door anchors.
In addition to clarifying that the business employs two workers—a gravedigger and a labourer who maintains the communal areas and restrooms—the Councillor for Services, Daniel Escudero, reaffirmed that the automatic door is an option offered by the company itself.
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Five arrested in Alicante and Murcia for shoplifting

Five individuals involved in grocery theft have been taken into custody by the Guardia Civil. In the regions of Alicante and Murcia, the thieves were stealing in a number of locations for a well-known supermarket company. The things that were stolen are worth over 8,000 euros in total.
The investigation started after the retail chain representative filed a complaint. The pattern was consistent across all cases: three or four people went into the store, and one of them loaded up a cart with expensive things like canned goods, extra virgin olive oil, sausages, or alcoholic drinks. The last one hurried out of the grocery without paying, and another diverted the attention of the staff.
It was discovered that the same people were responsible for the crimes in multiple towns in Alicante and Murcia after examining the security footage from the impacted businesses. Since the suspects did not live in the residences where they were registered and lacked a stable address, it was very difficult to find them.
Shortly after committing another theft at a store in a suburban neighbourhood of Rojales (Alicante), officers caught two of the suspects off guard and took them into custody. Many of the stolen goods were found at that time and brought back to the impacted business.
The other three were later taken into custody in the cities of Almoradí (Alicante) and Guardamar del Segura. The majority of the pilfered items were sold on. Additionally, the two cars that were utilised in the crimes were taken.
Eleven thefts have been resolved as a consequence of the investigation conducted by the Novelda Civil Guard’s investigation section. The cities of Novelda, Torrevieja, Almoradí, Catral, and Rojales in Alicante as well as the municipalities of San Javier, Jumilla, San Pedro del Pinatar, Cartagena, Archena, and Caravaca de la Cruz in Murcia were the sites of these crimes.
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