The Policía Nacional in Granada arrested a North-African man, accused of sexually assaulting a woman and attacking her boyfriend.
City & Metropolitan
News from Granada city and its surroundings
Jordanian Graffiti
by Martin Myall •
An NCO (below officer rank) serving in the Jordanian Air Force opted to visit the Alhambra whilst on holiday in Spain, and was so impressed by the architecture of the Alhambra that he decided to engrave his initials on one of the walls… and he was caught red handed.
Talking of Buses…
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Urbana in the city of Granada has the task, amongst others, of keeping an eye on the 60 school buses that operate in the city… and there is never a dull moment.
Dutch Revenge
by Martin Myall •
A 25-year-old Dutch lad decided that he would avenge the defeat of his country’s football team at the hands of the Spanish selection during the last World Cup by stealing the Spanish flag from the Avenida de la Constitución in Granada.
Man Wrecks Bank
by Martin Myall •
The Policía Nacional arrested a 27-year-man after he wrecked his bank branch because he was annoyed that he had no money in his account. Oh, and he also issued death threats to the staff, for good measure.
Tango in Armilla
by Martin Myall •
The nexts concerts of the theatre company, Arcos de Buenos Aire take places in Armilla (Granada) and Marbella:
McCoy Tyner Closes Jazz Festival,
by Editor •
XXXII edición del Festival Internacional de Jazz is proud to have this top jazz musician, McCoy Tyner, on the closing night of the festival, tomorrow, Sunday the 20th of November.
Tenants From Hell
by Martin Myall •
The Policia Nacional have arrested an entire family; the father, mother and son, for stealing everything out of the house that they had been renting – although paying the rent wasn’t actually high on their list-of-things-to-do.
Not Very Gentlemanly
by Martin Myall •
A male driver threatened a female driver with a pistol over a traffic-related argument. The police, alerted by another driver, chased after and trapped the man.
Breakdown Lorry Law Breaker
by Martin Myall •
How many of you have walked up to where you had parked your car to find it missing, replaced by a sniggering sticker on the kerb, informing you that your 4-wheeled sweetheart now nestles in the dungeons of the municipal compound? More than a few.
But then again, how grateful we are to see a breakdown lorry appear when we are stranded on the hard shoulder with an inert and sulking car?
But there is now a third kind of breakdown lorry – or there was until the police arrested its owner/driver: a man who has spent recent years picking up legally parked cars and taking them off to a scrapyard to collect between 100 and 150 euros for each one from an equally crooked scrap-yard owner.