Tag Archive for stolen

Light-Fingered Ref?

A referee in Galicia in northern Spain was allegedly caught stealing a visiting-team player’s wallet from the changing rooms. He denies it.

Stole 15 Lambs To Buy Drugs

Two men were arrested after failing to explain how they had come by fifteen lambs… The police intercepted them just as they were about to enter the house of a known small-time drug peddler.

Somebody’s Stolen the Winches!

On Velilla beach in Almuñécar, next to the breakwater, there are manual winches for hauling small fishing boats from the water, up onto the beach… or at least, there used to be, as somebody has stolen them.

Cured and Stolen Ham

In these difficult times when a businessman closes a deal to sell 34,000 euros worth of Serrano ham, he could be described as ‘pretty excited,’ but by the time that the cheque bounces, he is just plain ‘exitable.’

Four Bag Thieves Bagged

The Guardia Civil has arrested five Romanians in connection with a spate of robberies on Salobreña beaches during San Juan. The suspects, between the ages of 20 and 35, allegedly travelled from Motril where they were residing to Salobreña to carry out ‘operations.’

Invisible 22-Tonne Machine

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

Rare Birds Stolen

Somebody’s stolen several species of rare parrots from the Almuñécar bird park, Loro Sexi – is nothing sacred!