A man who had recently purchased a second home was surprised to find a strange object that suspiciously looked like dynamite in one of the rooms. This took place in Cidones (Soria) on the 11th of January. He informed the Guardia Civil, who immediately sent round a bomb-disposal team from Burgos (Grupo Especial de Desactivación…
Tag Archive for Castilla-Leon
Hyperbole and Back Wounds
by Martin Myall •
Even the BBC reported on the furore that followed the Spanish Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Alberto Garzón’s, recommendations for Spaniards to eat less meat.
Not The Guardia Civil
by Martin Myall •
La Guardia Civil in Zamora are not happy bunnies because somebody has been using their name for a magazine in order to gain advertising… not guilty, Your Honour!
Caught Altering Road White Lines
by Martin Myall •
It’s annoying when a continuous white line prevents you turning or overtaking where you have reasonable visibility, but that’s life… or is it?
Officers Beaten
by Editor •
Two officers belonging to the Policía Local in León were set upon by a group of people not wearing masks on a bar terrace, in the early hours of last Friday.
Lucky Escape
by Hugh MacArthur •
The driver and passengers of a car that was left dangling over a drop were very luck people, indeed. Fire personnel were able to rescue all five people without further injury.
Fast & Furious and Charged
by Martin Myall •
It was 05.30h one morning last month and 25-year-old L.V.C. was set on burning some rubber on her wild drive along the CL-629.
Stolen Belgian Lorry
by Hugh MacArthur •
Guardia Civil in Palencia earlier this month received a distraught call from a Belgian lorry driver to say that somebody had stolen his rig.
Three Sudden Deaths
by Hugh MacArthur •
Thursday and yesterday saw the deaths of three people across Spain; a tractor driver and two men out walking in different parts of the country.
Stolen Vehicle Parts Intercepted
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil in Soria intercepted a van carrying 29 parts from Land Rover vehicles, valued at 30,000 euros. The van was on its way from the UK to Málaga.