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 Three people have been arrested for using hugs as a cover to rob people in Barcelona. https://www.thelocal.es/20160411/hugger-muggers-arrested-in-barcelona Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:50:54 +0200 hugger-muggers-arrested-in-barcelona 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'. https://www.thelocal.es/20150828/fake-cops-arrested-for-tricking-tourists-at-traffic-stops Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:44:11 +0200 fake-cops-arrested-for-tricking-tourists-at-traffic-stops 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. https://www.thelocal.es/20150428/cheese-thieves-caught-and-theyre-not-mice Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:15:21 +0200 cheese-thieves-caught-and-theyre-not-mice 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 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. https://www.thelocal.es/20140304/europol-warns-of-trojan-horse-theft-craze Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:15:00 +0100 europol-warns-of-trojan-horse-theft-craze 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. https://www.thelocal.es/20131126/fake-civil-guards-jewellery-heist-injures-six-cops Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:37:43 +0100 fake-civil-guards-jewellery-heist-injures-six-cops 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. https://www.thelocal.es/20131104/police-steal-1-million-in-ibiza-mega-heist Mon, 04 Nov 2013 10:41:00 +0100 police-steal-1-million-in-ibiza-mega-heist 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. https://www.thelocal.es/20130902/german-expat-dies-in-brutal-majorca-robbery Mon, 02 Sep 2013 12:54:38 +0200 german-expat-dies-in-brutal-majorca-robbery 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. https://www.thelocal.es/20130830/socialist-bandits-raid-supermarket-for-school-supplies Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:51:00 +0200 socialist-bandits-raid-supermarket-for-school-supplies A wave of rural robberies in Murcia has led farmers to look for ways to legally arm themselves in order to defend their livelihoods. https://www.thelocal.es/20130820/spanish-farmers-tool-up-to-tackle-thieves Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:22:00 +0200 spanish-farmers-tool-up-to-tackle-thieves 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. https://www.thelocal.es/20130805/ibiza-phone-thief-worlds-most-stupid Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:02:00 +0200 ibiza-phone-thief-worlds-most-stupid Spain's football federation have dismissed a Brazilian media report that Spanish football players indulged in a game of strip poker with five women during their current Confederations Cup campaign in the South American country. https://www.thelocal.es/20130625/spains-footballers-slam-hoax-strip-poker-claims Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:09:00 +0200 spains-footballers-slam-hoax-strip-poker-claims