Antonio F. C., alias ‘el Tonto,’ was anything but tonto and regardless of whether his neurons were firing correctly or not, he was very much admired in his home town.
Tag Archive for pinos puente
Assault Rifles Confiscated
by Hugh MacArthur •
Two men were arrested on the A-92 near Moraleda de Zafayona after the Guardia Civil stopped the car they were travelling in and found firearms.
Summer Ends but Drownings Haven’t
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Pinos Puente Town Hall has just declared three days’ mourning in condolence with a local family after their baby drowned in a pool.
Rotting Serrano Hams
by Hugh MacArthur •
The police came across 10,700 serrano hams in a dubious state which had been frozen and stored in industrial, cold-storage units in Fuente Vaqueros.
Granada Rocks!
by Hugh MacArthur •
Sixteen earth tremors have been registered on seismographs yesterday around the provincial capital.
Police Patrol Ambushed
by Hugh MacArthur •
Pinos Puente can be a spot ‘apache territory’ sometimes, especially for the Policia Local, who don’t get the same sort of respect as the Guardia Civil.
Bogus Gasmen Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
The police have brought two men from Cájar before a magistrate for allegedly having swindled an elderly lady of several hundred euros.
Traffic Accident with a Twist
by Vivienne Hughes •
An ambulance crew rescued a driver from a car wreck and was rushing him to hospital when they found that he had a bullet wound in the head.
Pretty Pointless Burglary
by Martin Myall •
If we were ever to run a prize for the most pathetic robbery, it would certainly go this year to two delinquents with the brains the size of a small planet.
Six Years for Shooting at The Police
by Martin Myall •
No need to panic; nobody’s been shooting at the legendary members of the 70’s group, The Police – we’re referring to the Guardia Civil.