When pyromaniacs are not burning down our forest lands, they’re torching parked cars and even, in the case of Benalmádena, a beach-lounger business.
Benalmadena Beach-bed Arson
by Martin Myall •
Andalusia
Regional news from Andalucia
Policeman Strikes Policeman
by Hugh MacArthur •
An off-duty Guardia Civil officer was arrested after allegedly striking a Policía Local officer during the Feria de Málaga.
Kitchen Beautician
by Vivienne Hughes •
A woman was arrested in Mijas for running a kitchen-top beautician set-up where she applied botox and other anti-ageing medication.
Dangerous Frenchman Caught
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil in the Almería town of Vera tracked down and arrested “a dangerous criminal” who was hiding out from the French authorities.
DGT Chopper Down
by Martin Myall •
One of the Traffic Police’s choppers (Pegasus) used to catch drivers committing infractions crash landed over in the province of Almería yesterday.
Second Jet-Ski User Dies
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 32-year-old, Frenchman died in Fuengirola in an accident involving a jet ski. This is the second jet-ski-related death in Málaga this summer.
Two Officers Imprisoned
by Vivienne Hughes •
Two officers belonging to the Marbella Policía Local were arrested, accused of allegedly committing sexual aggression against two women.
Diarrhoea Acquittal
by Martin Myall •
Do you remember the case of a Brit who entered somebody’s flat in Málaga to have a shower after being cut short? Well, he has been acquitted.
Forged Parking Pass
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Local de Málaga knabbed a driver with a forged handicapped-parking pass.
Dodgy Tortilla Concerns
by Hugh MacArthur •
Every summer there are cases of food poisoning – not as many as long ago, but it always makes the news in the sweltering heat of summer.