A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery from an elderly couple who had taken pity on him.
City & Metropolitan
News from Granada city and its surroundings
What a Blunder!
by Hugh MacArthur •
Do you think you could mistake a roadworthy Lamborghini Gallardo as urban rubbish? Well one town hall did – read on…
Mugged in a Hospital Bed
by Vivienne Hughes •
Isabel had come out of surgery for two lumbar hernias and was lying in her hospital bed on the 4th floor of Granada’s main hospital when a young man came in. This 56-year-old woman was the only one in the room because her ward companion had been taken down for surgery and her daughter had just left for work after visiting her.
False Leg Boot Legging?
by Martin Myall •
Well, it’s not technically ‘bootlegging’ but why let the truth get in the way of a good headline, right? No, it’s about a man with a false leg who used it to smuggle bottles of spirits out of a shop. Damned cunning!
Combative Shop Staff
by Martin Myall •
Three thieves who held up a small supermarket bit off more than they could chew when they were confronted by a barrage of thrown bottles.
Regional High Court Backs Sackings
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Regional High Court has sided with an employer who sacked three workers for viewing social networks on company computers. Likewise they back the use of spying programs on office computers to control their use by employees.
Two Years’ Imprisonment for Bank Auditor
by Hugh MacArthur •
An employee of Caja Rural in Granada has been given a 2-year prison sentence and a 1,620-euro fine for misappropriating a customer’s cheque. Read on…
Waitress Faces 7 Years for Alleged Bankcard Cloning
by Vivienne Hughes •
The provincial Public Prosecutor is recommending 7-year’s imprisonment for a waitress who allegedly cloned her customers’ bankcards. The incidents took place in September and December 2008 at a restaurant in Churriana de la Vega, near the provincial capital.
It’s Better Inside…
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man was released from detention pending trial for 78 alleged car break-ins and in only two days carried out eight more.
Policemen Charged with Violence without Motive
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Provincial Public Prosecutor has recommended a 3-year prison sentence and a fine of 1,200 euros for two municipal policeman in Granada.