https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain is generally a safe country but there are still tens of thousands of burglaries happening every year. Here are the best ways to prevent someone from breaking into your property in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20200909/how-to-avoid-a-burglary-at-your-home-in-spain Wed, 09 Sep 2020 18:08:57 +0200 how-to-avoid-a-burglary-at-your-home-in-spain Police in Zaragoza province have arrested a man who allegedly burgled the home of a friend just hours after he died in a horror car crash. https://www.thelocal.es/20140924/man-burgled-home-of-dead-friend-zaragoza-spain Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:08:00 +0200 man-burgled-home-of-dead-friend-zaragoza-spain Police in southern Spain have brought in reinforcements to try and stop the lynching of a clan of suspected thieves after angry locals torched homes belonging to the group over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20140708/police-lock-down-spanish-town Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:41:00 +0200 police-lock-down-spanish-town Spanish police have disbanded a criminal gang that "employed" undercover cleaning ladies to burgle the luxury homes they worked in. https://www.thelocal.es/20130809/cleaning-crims Fri, 09 Aug 2013 18:28:00 +0200 cleaning-crims A former pizza delivery boy is facing 12 months cooped up in prison after a Madrid court found him guilty of trespassing on private property and trying to steal a hen valued at €5 ($6.40). https://www.thelocal.es/20130705/hen-thief-faces-jail-over-5-euro-fowl Fri, 05 Jul 2013 18:48:00 +0200 hen-thief-faces-jail-over-5-euro-fowl A pair of incompetent Bilbao-based jewel thieves flogged off their stolen merchandise for far less than it was worth, police investigations have revealed. https://www.thelocal.es/20130506/jewel-theives-sold-short-in-gold-shop-rip-off Mon, 06 May 2013 18:12:00 +0200 jewel-theives-sold-short-in-gold-shop-rip-off