We could start by saying that the police had been looking into it for a while… but we won’t. The fact is that the Guardia Civil arrested a 39-year-old Moroccan man who confessed to have stolen eight sets of wing mirrors off cars in Almuñécar.
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Swiss Tourist Defaces Alhambra
by Martin Myall •
When it isn’t Jordanian Air Force personnel, it’s Swiss tourists that think that their scratched-on initials are more decorative than the original walls with exquisite Islamic calligraphy adornment. Is nothing sacred?
Not Recommended
by Martin Myall •
The incident occurred at the entrance into Torrenueva, on Saturday the 12th in the evening. Two policemen on traffic duty saw that the approaching car had defective lights and waved him down. The police had explained why the were going to fine him, which was when he punched one of them in the face, causing him to fall to the ground and bang the back of his head on the tarmac. Taken aback by his own violent efficiency, he then threatened the other policeman.
Past Catching Up
by Editor •
A 62-year-old Columbian man has been remanded in custody without bail over a murder committed 18 years ago. The man, Genaro Ramallo, is suspected of having murdered his wife and her son all those years ago on a farm belonging to him, in the province of Huelva
21 Arrests But Free Pending Trial
by Editor •
The judiciary system often appears to be defective; too slow and often delivers controversial sentences. The case of a petty thief that has been arrested 21 times but still hasn’t been brought before a judge is a classic example.
A Warning for ‘Home Farmers’
by Editor •
A couple were arrested for growing marijuana on their roof terrace. Now, more than a few people grow wonky weed at home, in planters or flower pots, which is legal, as long as the quantity can be interpreted as ‘personal consumption,’ but the couple had taken the interpretation a little too far.
Dutch Minors Go on the Rampage
by Editor •
Five Dutch youngsters have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing street accessories (benches & litter bins etc) in Motril. Locals alerted the police to say that the youths, four of whom were minors, were damaging litter bins and emptying the contents onto the paseo.
Banks and Beds
by Editor •
(Granada capital) A 25-year-old man forced the main door of a bank and once inside, decided to bed down for the night next to the managers desk – fair!
Baccy-Paper Stabbing
by Editor •
Another incident involving violence and crime concerns a 43-year-old man from the town, who was already being sought by the police over outstanding judicial proceedings from 2007, and who has since been arrested and remanded in custody at the provincial prison of Albolote.
Mooning the Green Meanies
by Editor •
A court in Jaén has sentenced a man to a 6-month, suspended sentence for mooning two Guardia Civil policemen and then resisting arrest. Mooning, for those of you whose first language is not English, means to take your trousers down and display your buttocks in the direction of somebody. A classic example is that scene in the Braveheart film.