Twenty-four hours after the residents of the Almuñécar apartment blocks affected by the basement fire were evacuated, all of them are either staying in public accommodation (hotels) or with family and friends. A total of 72 flats were affected.
Tag Archive for Guardia Civil
Undercover Strike?
by Martin Myall •
Right on the busiest day of the Fiesta del Rosario in Salobreña, the town found itself with 80% of its Policía Local off sick – the Town Hall was understandably furious.
Hoax Bomb Threat
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil post in Órgiva received a mysterious package, followed shortly by a hoax bomb-threat call. After calling in the bomb-disposal squad (GEDEX) and evacuating the police station, which is situated in the centre of the town, they were not impressed when it turned out to be a hoax.
Rescued in Lentegí Ravine
by Martin Myall •
Three abseiling enthusiasts, two men and a woman, had to be rescued by the Guardia Civil after one of their ropes became snarled and they couldn’t use it to continue on down the gorge. Going back up was equally impossible. The rescue team received a call out from the emergency 112 service at 21.00h one…
Noose Protestor Punished
by Martin Myall •
A Guardia Civil policeman that demonstrated in Granada in protest against the spending cuts, using a hangman’s noose, is facing criminal charges. He is charged with causing criminal public disorder.
Invisible 22-Tonne Machine
by Martin Myall •
A man from Vícar, Almería was arrested for having allegedly stolen a 22-tonne mechanical digger from a work site belonging to the AVE (high-speed train) track-laying project in Cáceres, Extremadura
Thank God For Neighbours
by Martin Myall •
A resident in the Matagallares area of Salobreña was suspicious of a young couple that were taking ‘too much interest’ in his neighbour’s cortijo, so he phone him. Alerted, the owner phoned the Guardia Civil at 23.30h to say that he was on his way out to his cortijo and that it would be jolly nice if they pop round, too.
Guardia Civil Sergeant Beaten
by Martin Myall •
Three of the seven people that attacked a Guardia Civil sergeant in the pensioners’ club in Montejícar have been arrested, whilst the the other four; three women and a minor have been released pending trial.
Fox Guarding The Hens?
by Martin Myall •
It was probably the biggest drug burst; certainly the most surprising one, on the Costa Tropical in a long time: a Sergeant in the Guardia Civil and an ex-guardsman have been arrested in connection with consignment of 1.5 tonnes of hashish.
Drugs Intercepted in Salobreña
by Martin Myall •
A package of drugs was intercepted on Playa de la Cagaílla, containing between 30 and 40 kilos of hashish. A ‘suspicious movement of vehicles’ led the Policía Local to its discovery.