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 An officer was out on patrol in the Canary Islands when he was confronted by the husband of his lover. What he did next has now landed him in the slammer for nearly two years. https://www.thelocal.es/20150605/policeman-jailed-for-arresting-lovers-husband Fri, 05 Jun 2015 12:53:14 +0200 policeman-jailed-for-arresting-lovers-husband It could be a scene from a comedy sketch, but this policeman's lapse of concentration is as funny as it is real. https://www.thelocal.es/20131217/spanish-cops-hand-break-fail Tue, 17 Dec 2013 14:58:28 +0100 spanish-cops-hand-break-fail A Barcelona policeman has been locked up for 18 months prison and slapped with a €400 penalty after he fined four tow trucks in "retaliation" after his own parked car was towed away. https://www.thelocal.es/20130701/catalan-cop-jailed-for-tow-truck-revenge Mon, 01 Jul 2013 19:53:00 +0200 catalan-cop-jailed-for-tow-truck-revenge A group of jewel thieves turned drug traffickers who managed to break into a police storeroom in Malaga and steal 120 kilos of cocaine have finally been caught after 18 months on the run. https://www.thelocal.es/20130419/cops-catch-crooks-who-stole-police-coke-stash Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:47:00 +0200 cops-catch-crooks-who-stole-police-coke-stash A professor from a university in Spain's Murcia province has been ordered to pay an ex-student €5,000 for copying her work. https://www.thelocal.es/20130401/court-hammers-prof-for-copying-student-work Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:26:00 +0200 court-hammers-prof-for-copying-student-work