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 appointed Friday a woman to head the country's oldest police force, the Guardia Civil, for the first time in the agency's 175-year history. https://www.thelocal.es/20200118/spain-gets-first-woman-national-police-chief Sat, 18 Jan 2020 11:36:24 +0100 spain-gets-first-woman-national-police-chief A Civil Guard officer is being hailed a hero after diving into the sea to save migrants after he saw their boat capsize. https://www.thelocal.es/20180413/video-civil-guard-hero-saves-drowning-migrants-off-ceuta Fri, 13 Apr 2018 19:16:05 +0200 video-civil-guard-hero-saves-drowning-migrants-off-ceuta A man has been caught driving with a life size doll in his passenger seat in a lane especially for cars carrying more than one person. https://www.thelocal.es/20160622/man-caught-doll-to-drive-in-carpool-lane-madrid Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:50:24 +0200 man-caught-doll-to-drive-in-carpool-lane-madrid A woman was spotted dressed as Rambo and brandishing a rifle in central Madrid on Thursday, causing panic among locals. https://www.thelocal.es/20160404/policewoman-dressed-as-rambo-terrifies-madrid-residents Mon, 04 Apr 2016 12:22:35 +0200 policewoman-dressed-as-rambo-terrifies-madrid-residents The Guardia Civil helped a group of former members of the terror group Eta, which is responsible for killing more than 200 officers on the Spanish force. https://www.thelocal.es/20160303/spanish-police-unwittingly-rescue-former-terrorist-group-members-from-snow Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:06:22 +0100 spanish-police-unwittingly-rescue-former-terrorist-group-members-from-snow A man was detained on Monday afternoon attempting to cross over Gibraltar’s border in a Guardia Civil patrol car that he stole after finding the keys in the ignition. https://www.thelocal.es/20160216/man-steals-police-car-and-attempts-to-cross-gib-border Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:39:03 +0100 man-steals-police-car-and-attempts-to-cross-gib-border Three soldiers, one Civil Guard officer and a policeman have been arrested in connection with a highly sophisticated cocaine and hash smuggling ring busted on Tuesday in different parts of mainland Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140910/spanish-soldiers-and-cops-part-of-huge-drug-ring Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:55:00 +0200 spanish-soldiers-and-cops-part-of-huge-drug-ring Catalonia's police force are investigating the theft of a separatist 'estelada' flag by none other than misbehaving officers belonging to another of Spain's law enforcement units, the paramilitary Civil Guard. https://www.thelocal.es/20140829/cops-chase-cops-who-stole-catalan-separatist-flag Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:41:00 +0200 cops-chase-cops-who-stole-catalan-separatist-flag An agent of Spain's Civil Guard police force has been sentenced to prison for hitting and kicking his parents during a heated family argument. https://www.thelocal.es/20140605/cop-jailed-hit-parents-violence-prison-spain Thu, 05 Jun 2014 13:26:00 +0200 cop-jailed-hit-parents-violence-prison-spain Police in Gibraltar are following up on reports that missiles were thrown at their Spanish colleagues on Wednesday, the latest incident in continued tensions on the border between Spain and its diminutive neighbour. https://www.thelocal.es/20130830/missile-flingers-raise-tensions-at-gibraltar-frontier Fri, 30 Aug 2013 12:49:00 +0200 missile-flingers-raise-tensions-at-gibraltar-frontier A German Shepherd dog who works with a Spanish Guardia Civil squad charged with protecting the King is to receive a prestigious international prize for saving lives during a 2009 attack by the Basque terrorist group Eta. https://www.thelocal.es/20130611/spanish-bomb-dog-nabs-top-uk-bravery-award Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:16:16 +0200 spanish-bomb-dog-nabs-top-uk-bravery-award Two officers of Spain's Guardia Civil police force were sentenced on Thursday to a year in prison for torturing an immigrant who stole a purse in Valencia. https://www.thelocal.es/20130530/immigrant-torturing-police Thu, 30 May 2013 19:28:00 +0200 immigrant-torturing-police A mother died on Monday after swallowing drugs belonging to her children to stop them from being arrested by police. https://www.thelocal.es/20130529/drug-taking-mum-dies-to-stop-kids-arrests Wed, 29 May 2013 16:45:00 +0200 drug-taking-mum-dies-to-stop-kids-arrests