Crime
Man arrested at Alicante-Elche Airport on a European arrest warrant for drug trafficking
National Police officers arrested a 51-year-old man at Alicante-Elche Airport on a valid European Arrest Warrant (EAW) issued by Italian authorities for...
Two arrested for detaining a minor after mistaking him for a robber
Two men have been arrested by National Police officers in the city of Alicante for holding a 17-year-old boy after believing him to be the robber. According to...
Carer arrested for defrauding an elderly woman of more than 30,000 euros
The Guardia Civil in Calpe has detained a woman accused of ongoing fraud, including breach of trust and theft, against the 91-year-old woman she was caring...
Man guilty of killing and hiding the body of his tenant in Alicante
The defendant was unanimously convicted by a jury of killing a woman and concealing her body at the house he owned in Alicante for about a month in 2023....
Woman shot after an argument in Santa Pola
The shooting of a 43-year-old woman in Santa Pola on Friday morning, September 12th, is being investigated by the Alicante Guardia Civil; domestic violence...
Alicante network that defrauded a million euros using the fake bank employee method has been busted
A criminal organisation located in the province of Alicante scammed 273 people of almost one million euros by pretending to be bank personnel in order to gain...
Santa Pola Local Police make 150 seizures during the patron saint festivities
The Santa Pola Local Police, through its security task force for the 2025 Patron Saint Festivities, has devised a specific operation to assure the safety,...
Drunk Jet2 passenger pleads guilty after forcing plane to turn around
What was intended to be a straightforward flight between Leeds and Alicante devolved into an aerial nightmare. A intoxicated British passenger triggered an...
Six Sevilla fans arrested after beating up several youths in Gandia
Six members of a violent radical organisation have been arrested in Seville for seriously assaulting three followers of a rival football team in Gandia,...
Man arrested after being caught stealing from Torrevieja pub
Guardia Civil officials arrested a 47-year-old man as part of the Safe Commerce Plan when he was found inside a tavern in Torrevieja (Alicante) while allegedly...
