Thief
Neither hats nor ice cream: this is what is being stolen most in shops this summer
Rising temperatures aren’t the only thing that worsens as summer arrives in Spain; shoplifting also climbs. Although this season conjures up visions of...
Two dangerous robbers arrested for violently assaulting women in Gandia
National Police officers arrested two men, ages 26 and 30, in Gandia on suspicion of robbery with violence and intimidation, as well as attacking two women to...
Man arrested in Orihuela for attempting to rob a workshop
On Saturday, May 31st, around 3:45 a.m., alarms went off at a workshop south of Camino Viejo de Callosa, near the Miguel Hernández House Museum in Orihuela....
A court has sent the most active thief in Alicante to prison
A 37-year-old man who the National Police believe is the most active criminal in Alicante was sentenced to prison this week. The National Police detained him...
Thief arrested hiding in Benidorm kitchen
A man with a dozen prior robbery convictions was arrested in Benidorm after a National Police patrol saw him hidden behind a bar’s kitchen furnishings....
Another man arrested for the wave of shoplifting in downtown Alicante
A habitual offender, who was arrested by the National Police for three robberies at establishments in the city centre on Friday, May 9th, was provisionally...
National Police arrest man after stealing a tourist’s phone in Benidorm
A 31-year-old man in Benidorm has been arrested by National Police officers on suspicion of theft. He stole a mobile phone from a foreign tourist who was...
Shopkeeper injured after confronting a robber in Alicante
Last weekend, a shopkeeper at a 24-hour establishment in Alicante was injured after using a stick to confront a man who robbed him with a fake pistol and was...
Car thief arrested in Aspe
A 35-year-old thief has been arrested for a succession of vehicle break-ins on the streets of the Alicante town of Aspe. The man, a Spanish national, was...
Waiter arrested for stealing 8,300 euros from a bar in Benidorm
A 46-year-old Spanish man was detained by the National Police in Benidorm on suspicion of burglary after he stole almost €8,300 from the restaurant cash...