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A WOMAN who cared after an elderly female client in Valencia helped herself to over €30,000- mainly after she died last September. The 43-year old carer made transfers into her 24-year son’s bank to receive the stolen funds. Fraud has led to the arrest of both mother and son by the Policia Nacional. READ MORE Police were called after a …

On Monday, a man was killed after he lunged at two Policia Nacional police officers in a Valencia apartment with a knife. The attacker was a 46 year old Chinese national who ran a bar. The officers fired in self-defense after they were called to handle a violent argument at an apartment building on Calle Godofredo Ros located in the …

In separate incidents, two female American tourists – one 17 years of age – were allegedly sexually abused in Valencia. One victim, 21, said she was raped last Friday morning by a German, aged 19, she met in a nightclub. She complained to the Policia Nacional that she had returned with the man and five of his friends to an …

A VALENCIA antiquarian shop was raided because it sold illegal goods made of elephant ivory. 127 items were removed by the Guardia Civil, who described the seizure as one of Spain’s ‘biggest-ever’. The ivory comes from African and Asian elephants that are protected. READ MORE CARVINGS ILLEGAL AND INTRICATE The Guardia’s environment unit Seprona said the ‘damage to fauna’ was …

Three employees of a Valencian firm that manufactures coffee-making machines were arrested for stealing 34 units and selling them. The unnamed firm is in the La Safor region and the stolen catering-size machines were worth close to €30,000. A number of machines were ear-marked for recycling but the employees sold them and others in a cut-price deal to a man …

A 17-year old VALENCIA boy is being investigated after he sent AI-generated images and videos of sixteen female classmates. The material had been posted on social media sites and published on websites. The boy is accused of corrupting minors. He attends an elementary school in Ribera-Alta. READ MORE GUARDIA INVESTIGATES A victim reported to Guardia Civil in December that an …

A WARNING about an ‘extreme risk’ of forest fires has been issued for the Valencian Community. The Regional Emergencies Ministry has issued a warning due to the combination of the strong westerly wind and the current heatwave. The warning is valid from Friday to Sunday. READ MORE FOREST FIRE IN ALICANTE, SUMMER 20,24 Forest fires are a risk in Alicante, …

A man living on the streets of Valencia has lost an eye due to a passerby who attacked him with a duster. Police National have arrested and jailed a man of 31 years old. Around 1am, on June 25, a brutal and unprovoked attack took place in the Calle Hospital de Valencia Park. READ MORE ARRESTED SUSPECT One of the …

A THIEF pretended as a lost tourist in order to rob tourists at motorway services areas in Valencian Community and Murcia. The 52-year-old Romanian has been accused of at least 37 crimes. A court in Villena (province of Alicante) sentenced him to prison after discovering that he had been on the run for authorities throughout Spain. READ MORE THIEF COLARED …

FC BARCELONA have announced the date for their long-awaited return to the Camp Nou after more than two years away – even though renovations remain incomplete. The Catalan giants will head back to their famous ground – currently sponsored by music streaming platform Spotify – on August 10, 2025, for the Joan Gamper Trophy, a one-off annual exhibition match played …