The Spanish Supreme court has confirmed 6-month suspension for a Guardia Civil policeman for demanding payments from illegal street hawkers.
Tag Archive for Sevilla
18-Year-Old Runs over Man… Several Times
by Martin Myall •
Adán L.G., 18, sits in prison awaiting trial after chasing a 41-year-old man down with his car and then repeatedly running over him until he had killed him, allegedly.
Hit-&-Run Incident Involving Two Families
by Vivienne Hughes •
A father and his son are being investigated and charged for their alleged part in a hit-&-run incident involving a mother and her daughter on a zebra crossing. The incident occurred in Burguillos (Sevilla) on New Year’s Eve.
400 Pups Confiscated
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil confiscated 400 puppies belonging to several breeds during just the month of December in the provinces of Sevilla, Málaga and Toledo.
Broke but Honest
by Hugh MacArthur •
A struggling immigrant from Nigeria found a wallet containing 3,000 euros in cash and 13,000 in cheques and handed it over to the police.
Pedestrian Killed by Falling Brick
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 65-year-old pedestrian was killed by a house brick that a 11-year-old child had let drop from a 4th-storey window.
Child of Gay Couple Refused School Enrolment
by David Darby •
El País ran a story yesterday about a gay couple, Iván Vallejo and Ricardo Lucas, who tried to enroll their son at a Yago School in Seville, but were refused. Hearing that other parents had managed to enroll their children, they called again and omitted to mention their sexual orientation. They were immediately told there were “still spaces left for 2012-2013 year.”
The Costa Tropical Confronts The Junta
by Martin Myall •
Ignoring the fact that the majority of the mayors and other politicians were all PP, the Costa Tropical has rebelled against the socialist Junta.
Blind Justice
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man was convicted of sexual abuse thanks to the evidence given by a blind man, who spoke little if no Spanish.
Another Junta Scandal
by Martin Myall •
The Audit Office for the Junta de Andalucía has found that there has been a colossal lack of control over course funds for the unemployed. The socialist-run Junta is already reeling from a similar scandal (ERE’s).