Almuñécar Break-Ins
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil in Almuñécar have arrested a couple, aged 28 and 30, over several break-ins around the town in the last month. They both have criminal records.
Runner Bean Bandit
by Hugh MacArthur •
A Motril law court has sentenced a Salobreña man to two years’ imprisonment for sexually abusing a female worker employed on his farm.
Stabbing Between Children
by Hugh MacArthur •
An 8-year-old boy has reportedly stabbed a 12-year old during an argument over a skateboard in a third child’s house. The alleged aggressor is a Spanish Gypsy and the victim a Moroccan.
Lobres Work Recommences
by Hugh MacArthur •
Work has recommenced in Lobres, with two councillors standing around with an air of poised authority to prove it, as can be seen in the attached press photo. No idea who the third person is.
Hit-&-Run Frenchman
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Santa Fe municipal police managed to identify a hit & run driver of a van, which had hit a biker, as a French national on a camping holiday in the area.
Grant for Damaged Chimney
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Motril Town Hall has requested a grant for 100,000 euros from the Junta de Andalucía to help finance the repair the damaged industrial smoke stack.
Finders Keepers Losers Weepers
by Hugh MacArthur •
A.S.H. assiduously scoured a beach in the north of Spain with his metal detector after each storm, and he often found lost stuff with a a bob or two…
Ghoulish Garbage
by Hugh MacArthur •
A used coffin appeared over the Día de Andalucia, bank-holiday weekend in a rubbish hopper outside Lobres cemetery. As soon as it was brought to the attention of the First Councillor for Lobres, Ana Mingorance, it was removed.
Kid Killing Dogs
by Hugh MacArthur •
A couple of dogs got into a goat farm in Los Tablones (Motril) and massacred 147 kids. A slaughter house, no less. We should point out that when we say “kids” we’re referring to young goats not children.