The Guardia Civil arrested four people in Órgiva; three men and a woman, aged between twenty-seven and fifty, as part of Operation Cobre Kay Alpujarra.
Arrests in Órgiva
by Hugh MacArthur •
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The Bogus Son Ruse
by Hugh MacArthur •
Locals along the Costa Tropical have been reporting a scam to the Guardia Civil known as the False Child Scam.Consequently, officers specialising in cybercrime are conducting an investigation to get to the bottom of incidents where victims have lost between €4,000 and €10,000. The modus operandi of these scammers is to send out mass SMS…
Teens Rescued in the Alpujarra Alta
by Martin Myall •
It might be spring but the Guardia Civil, mountain-rescue teams (GREIM) are still needed to rescue people trapped on snow-covered hillsides and mountains.
The Resistant Cat
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man in his late 80s in Zubia (Granada) shot a neighbour’s cat with an air rifle and to his dismay, it survived. He is now facing a charge of animal cruelty.
Death on Farmland Track
by Martin Myall •
A man in La Herradura died after his car left the track on his own farmland and rolled down a barranco.
Search for Missing Maro Man
by Editor •
Famiy and friends of missing Maro man, Miguel Ramírez Fortes, (known by his nickname, Luis el Reloj) organised a search yesterday afternoon, coordinated by the Guardia Civil.
Jete Man Crushed by Machinery
by Vivienne Hughes •
A man in his late 40s in Jete died after heavy machinery fell on him.
Car Transporter Fire
by Martin Myall •
The Granada fire service was called out to tackle a fire on a car transporter on the A-92 on Saturday.
Órgiva Needs More Policing
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Órgiva, Raúl Orellana, has written to the provincial representative of the Government of Spain requesting more Guardia Civil officers, owing to growing social insecurity.
Body Found by Fisherman
by Martin Myall •
It was around 08.30h this morning that a fisherman came across the body of a man floating off one of Almuñécar’s peñones (rocky outcrops) near the Marina del Este.