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 nightclub worker who was handed two years jail for killing a thief in a case that made waves in Spain has had his prison sentence suspended, a court said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190723/justice-court-suspends-sentence-for-polemic-thief-killer Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:11:41 +0200 justice-court-suspends-sentence-for-polemic-thief-killer Debate raged in Spain on Thursday over the case of a young nightclub worker sentenced for manslaughter for killing a thief, after a far-right party raised over €100,000 ($112,000) for a compensation payment to help him avoid jail. https://www.thelocal.es/20190718/hero-or-hoodlum-spain-split-over-sentence-of-youth-who-killed-thief Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:00:29 +0200 hero-or-hoodlum-spain-split-over-sentence-of-youth-who-killed-thief Police detained two women in the beach resort town of Marbella for reportedly seducing elderly male tourists and making charges on their credit cards of up to €50,000. https://www.thelocal.es/20160318/women-arrested-for-seducing-and-stealing-from-elderly-tourists Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:34:11 +0100 women-arrested-for-seducing-and-stealing-from-elderly-tourists Catalan police have caught a woman accused of seducing and then drugging elderly men to steal their valuables. https://www.thelocal.es/20160225/police-nab-thief-over-seducing-and-drugging-elderly-men Thu, 25 Feb 2016 11:51:32 +0100 police-nab-thief-over-seducing-and-drugging-elderly-men If there's any time you shouldn't report a lost item, this is probably it. https://www.thelocal.es/20160122/hapless-thieves-report-losing-phone-at-crime-scene Fri, 22 Jan 2016 18:18:48 +0100 hapless-thieves-report-losing-phone-at-crime-scene If you ever thought the Spanish postal service could be unreliable, you might have been the victim of this postman, who has been stealing letters for a decade. https://www.thelocal.es/20151126/spanish-postman-arrested-for-stealing-thousands-of-letters-over-ten-year-period Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:47:26 +0100 spanish-postman-arrested-for-stealing-thousands-of-letters-over-ten-year-period Spain has the third-highest rate of store thefts in Europe and the sixth-highest worldwide according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.es/20151106/spain-has-one-of-the-highest-rates-of-store-thefts-in-europe-report Fri, 06 Nov 2015 13:37:40 +0100 spain-has-one-of-the-highest-rates-of-store-thefts-in-europe-report 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 An electrician at the famous cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is in court charged with stealing a priceless 12th century Codex Calixtinus, the first guidebook for pilgrims undertaking the famous religious pilgrimage to the northern Spanish city. https://www.thelocal.es/20150119/on-trail-cathedral-thief-who-hid-codex-in-garage Mon, 19 Jan 2015 17:44:00 +0100 on-trail-cathedral-thief-who-hid-codex-in-garage An angry bank customer who jumped over a counter and helped himself to €5 ($6.20) he felt was owed to him after account charges wiped out his bank balance has been sentenced to two years behind bars. https://www.thelocal.es/20141107/bank Fri, 07 Nov 2014 16:43:00 +0100 bank Spanish thieves posing as builders were stopped from carrying out an Ocean's Eleven-style bank robbery after their sophisticated 150-metre (500 feet) tunnel was discovered by a security guard at the last minute. https://www.thelocal.es/20140825/bank-robbers-150m-underground-tunnel-elche-spain Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:30:00 +0200 bank-robbers-150m-underground-tunnel-elche-spain 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 A guilt-stricken Spanish man who stole three books when studying English in the UK 25 years ago recently returned to the scene of the crime in a bit to return them to their owner. https://www.thelocal.es/20131209/man Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:42:00 +0100 man A man has been arrested in the Aragonese city of Zaragoza for plundering archaeological sites of over 2,000 ancient artefacts including swords, spears and a rare helmet. https://www.thelocal.es/20130820/cops-nab-elderly-spanish-tomb-raider Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:03:00 +0200 cops-nab-elderly-spanish-tomb-raider 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 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 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 A cheeky thief who stole a cop car unintentionally helped police spot a problem with their standard issue handcuffs. https://www.thelocal.es/20130322/cop-car-thief-exposes-handcuffs-defect Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:06:00 +0100 cop-car-thief-exposes-handcuffs-defect