Crime
One-year jail term sought for a hate crime
The Alicante Court has taken a man accused of a crime to trial. A hate crime was committed by racially insulting a woman as she was queuing at the La […]
Romanian fugitive discovered after cowering in a car seat in Torrevieja
The Guardia Civil detained a 36-year-old Romanian fugitive in Torrevieja on a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) issued by Romanian authorities for drug...
Arrested for arson after breaking up with partner
National Police officers have arrested a 25-year-old woman in Elda (Alicante) accused of setting a fire that damaged several vehicles and a property in...
Woman arrives at the driver’s license recovery exam at the wheel of her own car
The Guardia Civil has brought a 25-year-old woman to court as the suspected perpetrator of a vehicle driving offence after her licence became invalid due to...
Man arrested in Murcia after a film-like chase with a stolen Mercedes in La Manga
The Murcia Local Police nabbed the man when he was driving a stolen Mercedes 450 at 140 km/h. The arrest occurred in Santiago El Mayor following a film-like...
National Police arrest ten people with almost 500 marijuana plants in Murcia
National Police officers have arrested ten people of Spanish and Venezuelan nationality suspected of being responsible for the cultivation and operation of a...
Alicante Court issues its first conviction for trafficking the “zombie drug”
Alicante has seen its first conviction for trafficking the so-called zombie drug. Two men suspected of transporting enormous amounts of this material from the...
751 euros fine for leaving furniture on public roads in Gran Alacante
The Santa Pola Local Police Department fined a person for leaving belongings on public highways without first seeking collection from the municipal agency. The...
Two arrested for shooting Irishman in the head on the Orihuela Costa
The Guardia Civil has arrested two males, ages 27 and 45, as alleged perpetrators of the shooting on May 13 in Orihuela Costa (Alicante), which left a...
Family arrested in Elda accused of forcing a man to beg and live on a balcony
Threats, coercion to beg, and imprisonment for up to two months on a balcony in Alicante are all part of the story. Five members of one man’s family are...
