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 A thief in Extremadura fled from police on a bicycle after robbing a bank, but lost half of the stolen €5,000 in the process. https://www.thelocal.es/20150611/bank-robber-loses-half-of-booty-on-getaway-bike-bicycle Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:23:50 +0200 bank-robber-loses-half-of-booty-on-getaway-bike-bicycle The Spanish National Police said on Monday that they had nabbed a man accused of snatching dozens of religious objects from Swedish churches. https://www.thelocal.es/20150511/swedish-church-plunderer-caught-by-police Mon, 11 May 2015 17:34:15 +0200 swedish-church-plunderer-caught-by-police 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. https://www.thelocal.es/20140818/criminals-choose-wrong-car-to-hold-up Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:06:00 +0200 criminals-choose-wrong-car-to-hold-up Majorca police have arrested a drunken thief who broke into a bar and then fell asleep on the job. https://www.thelocal.es/20130418/drunk-thief-takes-nap-at-crime-scene Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:47:00 +0200 drunk-thief-takes-nap-at-crime-scene