The culprit in a string of break-ins at Benidorm’s hospitality establishments has been taken into custody by the National Police. According to police sources, he is accused of committing six burglaries at businesses around Levante Beach, which had raised serious concerns among business owners.

Officers started the investigation in mid-February after receiving information about a break-in at a hospitality establishment where the suspect allegedly forced access via the door frame and took a surveillance camera, two mobile phones and the cash register.

Five more reports that matched the stolen items and modus operandi were filed in the weeks that followed. Investigators ruled out the involvement of a specialised group after confirming that the burglar in some of these cases took bottles of alcohol.

Investigators were able to identify the offender, a frequent visitor to the area, following extensive investigations and with the assistance of the Scientific Police, who collected definitive evidence during Technical Police Inspections at the venues.

After identifying him, police found him close to one of the previously targeted businesses and took him into custody on suspicion of committing six burglaries. The 45-year-old man has a criminal history and was taken to Benidorm’s Judicial Authority after being arrested, and they finally decided to imprison him.

Mobile phones, cash registers, alcohol bottles, key sets, and cash totalling more than 2,000 euros were among the stolen goods. The suspect’s damage to windows, doors, and furniture is substantially greater.

Two trucks and a car were involved in a violent collision on the A-7 near Crevillent that left two people with minor injuries. The Guardia Civil Traffic Department has closed both lanes of traffic going to Alicante, but only one lane was closed going towards Murcia.

Traffic has been stuck in queues for miles in the Murcia direction, while the Guardia Civil had established a detour for cars using the motorway junction exit in the Alicante direction.

The collision happened close to the town of Crevillent at kilometre 529.300 of the A-7 highway at around 1:31 p.m. A truck heading towards Murcia lost control after a tyre blowout, drifting into the opposing lane and colliding with another heavy vehicle, according to preliminary information collected at the scene by the Guardia Civil Traffic Department. On the centre reservation, a car then struck one of the trucks.

Guardia Civil patrols and paramedics arrived at the scene of the collision between the three vehicles.

Traffic issues lasted until around 3:30 p.m., and the tow trucks were still waiting to remove the damaged cars and trucks.

Many people, particularly tourists, are seeking a refreshing treat in the form of ice creams from ‘Mr. Whippy,’ an ice-cream van operating in Benidorm that has now been seized by the local police in the tourist capital for, among other infractions, not having a business licence.

The ice cream van was owned by a Brit, had been in operation for a while, and was eventually seized by the local police near Levante beach, the city’s most popular sandy area. This is similar to what has happened in the past with illegal taxi that offer transfers between Benidorm and the airport.

In the course of the operation, “transport inspection units,” according to police spokesperson Quique Tortosa, “seized an English ice-cream van that was transporting and selling food without authorisation on Levante beach.”

The van was inspected by officials, who discovered “a large quantity of perishable food inside, without any hygiene or sanitary controls.” Tortosa went on to say that “all the merchandise was seized.”

The Benidorm Local Police spokeswoman emphasised that it is “very important to always keep in mind that food products must be purchased from authorised establishments, which are those that comply with the safety standards for their consumption.”