robbery
Fake traffic police arrested for robbing tourists on Costa Blanca
The Spanish Civil Guard arrested two men who posed as cops to carry out at least twenty robberies by pulling unsuspecting tourists over on 'routine traffic checks'.
Cheese thieves caught...(and they're not mice)
A gang of thieves operating across Spain has been arrested, after carrying out a string of robberies including a heist that saw them steal five tonnes of goat's cheese.
Criminals carjack unmarked police vehicle
In an incident resembling something out of a gangster movie, three criminals in southern Spain have unsuspectingly robbed the very people who were after them.
Trojan Horse thieves 'major threat to Europe'
Europe's top crime fighting body has been alerted by Spanish Civil Guard Police of a new style of cargo theft happening on roads across the continent: the Houdini-like 'Trojan Horse' method.
Fake police target Spain's unluckiest jeweller
A jeweller who's been the victim of countless robberies was lucky to keep his booty after a heist by two thieves dressed as Spanish military officers didn't go according to plan.
Spanish police steal €1 million in Ibiza heist
Two policemen from the Spanish island of Ibiza have been arrested on suspicion of stealing nearly a €1 million ($1.35 million) from the offices of a company owned by a former top politician.
German expat dies in brutal Majorca robbery
A German pensioner has died after he was beaten, tied up, and then robbed along with his wife in his home on the Spanish holiday island of Majorca.
Socialists crash and bash in school loot raid
A Robin Hood-style band of Spanish left-wing activists openly stole cart-loads of school supplies from a supermarket on Friday, promising to distribute them to needy children.
Spanish farmers tool up to tackle thieves
A wave of rural robberies in Murcia has led farmers to look for ways to legally arm themselves in order to defend their livelihoods.
Ibiza phone thief 'world's most stupid'
A German tourist who had her mobile stolen on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza has set up a hilarious blog with pictures and videos taken by the thief on her device which are automatically uploaded to her computer.