Tag: police
Safer summer
BOTH National Police and Guardia Civil have announced the deployment of extra officers and special units along the Costa Blanca during the peak summer...
On alert
COSTA councils in collaboration with National Police and Guardia Civil have set up extra security deployments for the forthcoming New Year's Eve and Three...
Terrorism alert rise hoax
News circulated on Whatsapp at the weekend that a Level 5 terror attack was imminent on Tuesday. This was later found to be a...
Armed against terrorism
National police officers on patrol at airports, railway stations and christmas markets and fairs throughout Spain over the holidays are now carrying large weapons...
Calpe police driven quackers
Local police in Calpe were called at around 03:30 on Tuesday, when a group of wild ducks stopped the traffic.
Wandering around the middle of...
Briton arrested in Jijona vice swoop
JIJONA (inland Alicante province) became a real-life set for what seemed like a Hollywood-style anti-drugs operation last Wednesday.
Three Spanish men aged between 36 and...
‘Help us catch them’
THE NAMES of 10 more of the most-wanted British fugitives believed to be hiding in Spain’s expat communities have been revealed in a new...
Crackdown on illegal old people’s homes
PROMPTED by the discovery of two illegal old people's homes in Alicante province, the regional government has introduced measures in order to uncover any...
Summer holiday gang busted
A PROLIFIC gang of criminals that has been preying on foreign tourists holidaying along the east coast of Spain has been arrested by National...
Crackdown on illegal gambling
REGIONAL police have carried out 30 operations against illegal gambling along the Costa over the past nine months.
In the majority of cases, those involved...
Spain tightens security
SPAIN has maintained its terror alert at Level 4 of 5, but has stepped up surveillance in sensitive areas following last week’s atrocity in...
Benidorm residents file safety petition
On Wednesday morning, the platform group Neighbours in Action for Benidorm submitted a petition to the town hall calling for increased police presence, with...
‘Brit-zone’ cop shop not until next year
THE opening of the new police station and tourist helpdesk planned for the Rincón de Loix in Benidorm will be delayed until next year.
Municipal...
Cherry patrol
UP to 150 Guardia Civil officers have been posted to 17 towns and villages in the north of inland Alicante province to clamp down...
POPULAR NEWS
Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
