When you see a policeman in civvies, it’s normally because he’s off duty or on plain-clothes detail – not so in Santa Fe, just outside Granada. According to sources in Santa Fe, there are at least five policemen carrying out their duty in civvies because they simply do not have uniforms, such is the state…
City & Metropolitan
News from Granada city and its surroundings
Granada Priests’ Orgies of Shame
by Martin Myall •
The storm has been gathering since mid-November and now it has burst with three Granada priests arrested for alleged sexual abuse. The fourth person arrested is a lay teacher for religion.
Driving Instructor Throttles Examiner
by Hugh MacArthur •
The case of a driving instructor who tried to strangle a driving examiner has finally come up.
It’s The Pope Calling
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Pope personally phoned the victim of sexual abuse in Granada allegedly carried out by several priests during his adolescence.
Suprising Prison Plumbing
by Hugh MacArthur •
Judge Del Arco has been investigating whether the provincial prison in Albolote has been dumping untreated sewage into a stream.
Mugged with Bicycle Seat
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policia Nacional in the city of Granada arrested a man who had allegedly mugged two Canadian tourists using a bicycle seat as a weapon.
Traffic Light Mayhem in Granada City
by Martin Myall •
Getting in an out of the city of Granada via the Méndez Nuñez exit junction is a nightmare at the best of times but the day the traffic lights failed… The Méndez Nuñez junction is probably the busiest entrance into Granada so that during the rush hour, the traffic on the by-pass backs right up.…
Dangling Brit Rescued
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil rescued a British lad as he dangled from a motorway bridge over the A-44 in the Albolote area.
A Friend in Need…
by Hugh MacArthur •
Who needs enemies when your friend takes advantage of your being in hospital to steal from your house?
Up Before Judge for Slapping A Policeman
by Martin Myall •
Not once, but twice, for good measure, it would seem. In Franco’s days, of course, it was the policemen who did the slapping.