Crime
Criminal organisation in Torrevieja broken up
The National Police used the invisible thread approach to break a criminal organisation that specialised in home burglaries. The organisation was centred in...
Two men arrested for forging and cashing a Parents’ Association cheque from school in Crevillent
National Police officers in Alicante arrested two males, aged 31 and 54, for faking a cheque from a Crevillent school’s Parents’ Association (AMPA)...
Guardia Civil breaks up a drug retail outlet in a home in San Javier
The Guardia Civil broke up an active drug retail business in a residence in San Javier, Murcia, and detained two men and a woman, all from the same family and...
Turkish mobster who escaped attack, murdered in Belgium
Furkan Yavuz, the Turkish gangster who spent the summer travelling around Spain with Daltons boss Caner Koçer and was shot in Torrevieja in August, has been...
Two arrested for robberies in Benidorm homes
The National Police arrested two men, aged 21 and 33, in Oropesa del Mar. They are accused of committing four burglaries in residences in Benidorm, stealing...
National Police arrested two who fired at 12 shots at three people in Cartagena
The National Police have arrested two people for attempted murder after they fired at least 12 rounds at three people sitting in the doorway of their home, two...
Alicante pensioner loses all his savings in a “love scam” created using AI
Loneliness, the desire to fall in love again, and the rise of superior technology all intermingled in a story that culminated in economic disaster. José...
Police officer suffers a triple leg fracture during arrest
A Santa Pola Local Police officer was hurt with a triple leg fracture while attempting to arrest a man accused of gender-based assault. During the arrest, the...
British man wanted for stabbing a man 24 times in Portugal arrested in Alicante
A British fugitive wanted for reportedly stabbing someone 24 times with a kitchen knife in a flat in Portugal’s Algarve in April 2022 has been...
Homeless man arrested for theft and threats to kill
National Police officers arrested a 43-year-old homeless man in Alicante on suspicion of forcibly and intimidatingly stealing jewellery and possessions worth...