Crime
Couple arrested after being caught stealing from a home in Alicante
A man and a woman were arrested by National Police officers while stealing inside a property in Alicante, according to a statement from the Provincial Police...
Santa Pola police is launching a van adapted for service dogs
Santa Pola Mayor Loreto Serrano and Councillor for Citizen Security Ana Blasco presented the Local Police’s equipment to ensure citizen safety during the...
Orihuela court frees Irish mobster John Gilligan for a pink cocaine lab case
John Gilligan, the legendary Irish mobster, has been released after paying €10,000 bail. Gilligan had been imprisoned since late January after a synthetic drug...
Body of missing Albanian drug trafficker found in Marbella
Miklovan Danaj, 30, from Shkodra, Albania, was found dead on the shore of Marbella after going missing in May. His relatives received a telegram that confirmed...
Squatters unleash fear in Torrevieja
Residents of a Torrevieja urbanisations are “fighting”—or rather, resisting as best they can—against a group of squatters who have moved into a...
Sentenced for stealing iron from a country house in Petrer and selling it at a scrap yard
The Alicante Provincial Court upheld a man’s conviction for burglary at a country residence in Petrer, Almafra Alta area. According to the punishment,...
The Costa Blanca’s Cosiest Sofa Companions: Our Top Netflix Picks for the “Ber.” Months.
The days are shortening, the evenings are becoming cooler, and there is a stillness in the air that heralds the arrival of the ‘ber’ months. After...
Man sentenced to prison for six forest fires in Malaga
As part of Operation Moonwalker, the Guardia Civil arrested a suspect on a beach in Málaga for allegedly starting six forest fires across the province. The...
Man sentenced for kidnapping, tying up, and burning another man in Alicante over a debt
A man has been sentenced to prison for kidnapping, assaulting, burning, and threatening another man in Alicante in order to collect a debt. He was also put to...
Swiss man accused of stealing license plates arrested in Alicante
This July, Calpe car owners were astonished to discover that their registration plate had vanished. The Guardia Civil has now arrested a 56-year-old Swiss man...
