The Policía Local in Ogíjares (near Granada) are warning shopkeepers and citizen to be wary of 50-euro notes after a very good forgery was detected in the village.
Beware of 50-Euro Notes
by Hugh MacArthur •
Tag Archive for policia local
A Snake in the Grass!
by Martin Myall •
The sort of things that you expect to find in the grass are worms, grasshoppers, a lost earring, ants, a boa constrictor…
Policing Illegal Dumping
by Martin Myall •
The Barrio de San Antonio is groaning under rubbish: old mattresses, fridges, building rubble, which have taken over a now disused sport area.
Not Happy with Acquittal
by Martin Myall •
A driver who was shot by a Marbella municipal policeman is appealing (in cassation) against a court sentence that acquitted the officer of any wrongdoing.
Brand Forgeries Confiscated
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Local in Motril confiscated over 345 falsified brand-name products from the mercadillo municipal one morning.
Starving Dog Rescued
by Hugh MacArthur •
Well, it seems like the Motril-based police forces are on a roll: a dog left without food or water on a balcony was rescued by the Policía Local.
A Traffic-Stopping Pony
by Hugh MacArthur •
Two officers belonging to the Peligros Policía Local had their work cut out for them trying to keep a stray pony off the Granada bypass autovía.
Too Trusting with Satnav
by Hugh MacArthur •
A large articulated lorry became stuck in the narrow streets of Motril after his Satnav led him astray.
Motril Shack Torched
by Hugh MacArthur •
Whilst on the subject of fires, residents of barrio de Capuchinos in Motril were awoken by the sounds of a lean-to dwelling going up in flames.
Pig Stuck Between Bars
by Martin Myall •
Residents of an urbanización in Salobreña woke up to find a wild boar with its head stuck between the bars of an entrance gate.