Yesterday saw the day of a man being tried for the attempted murder of a Guardia Civil Officer, who had caught him red-handed breaking into a car.
Tag Archive for balearic islands
Foreigners in Kayaks Rescued
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Guardia Civil customs launch was called in to rescue three people in kayaks some two nautical miles out to sea.
Frenchwoman Swept into the Sea
by Hugh MacArthur •
The emergency services are searching for a French tourist who was swept into the sea, on Wednesday around 16.30h in Portocolom (Mallorca).
Flash Floods Kill Five
by Hugh MacArthur •
The death toll as of 08.00h this morning stands at five, but there are still people unaccounted for on the island of Mallorca.
Tracked by Telltale DNA
by Vivienne Hughes •
On the 17th of April SEPRONA (Guardia Civil Environmental Branch) received news of a badly beaent pup that had been dumped in a rubbish hopper.
Laughing Gas No Laughing Matter
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil confiscated 53,000 capsules of laughing gas, thousands of dosage devices and 7,000 balloons in the Sant Antoni, Ibiza.
Swiss Couple Hit by Lightning
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Swiss couple were badly injured yesterday after being struck by lightning when they were sightseeing from the Torre de Cala in Basset, which is a vantage point in Adratax (Mallorca).
German Molester Arrested
by Martin Myall •
The Policía Local in Llucmajor (Palma Mallorca) arrested a young German man for allegedly attempting to sexual abuse a 19-year-old woman as she was entering her home.
Danish Toddler Drowns
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Danish toddler drowned in a private pool on a rented rural property in Llucmajor, Mallorca on the last day of July.
Andalusian Death Duties
by Hugh MacArthur •
Death duties in Andalucia are scandalous and unjustifiable; that’s not an editorial comment but rather a widely held belief amongst most people here.