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Charo márquez
A court in Estepona has ordered two local policemen arrested last week in connection with the alleged rape of an 18-year-old woman to be remanded in custody without bail. This was decided after the pair were questioned by a judge. According to wi
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Four people were accused of offences related to mistreatment of animals in separate investigations across the Axarquía last week, which resulted in 40 dogs being rescued. 31 dogs of varying breeds were found in Torrox, two in Sayalonga, including a
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National police have identified four people believed to be behind illegal bingo 'halls' in Algarrobo and Vélez-Málaga. In an operation which had lasted six months and ended at the weekend, officers seized 1,275 euros and items used to play the game.
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Two members of the Estepona Local Police force are being held in connection with the alleged sexual assault, and rape by one of them, of an 18-year-old woman from Madrid, spending the weekend in the town with two friends. The incident occurred, ... spent most of Saturday night in the club Mosaic and left at around 5.20am. He was driving, but had had one drink, he explained, and when they saw a police patrol ahead of them he stopped the car. “But they noticed. They drove towards us with no lights ... them the location of the parked car and asking for their address, as there was some police business to complete. The friends waited downstairs to prevent the officers from going up to the apartment. “They arrived five minutes later in uniform. They
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Mónica Pérez
Data shows that illegal and dangerous parking is an increasing problem in Marbella. Over the course of 2017, illegal stopping and parking accounted for 57 per cent of the total number of fines issued by police. That was followed by speeding, which ... accounted for 27.4 per cent of cases. Last year, the Local Police in Marbella issued a total of 24,432 fines for traffic offences. Of those, 14,082 were related to illegal parking. The figure is very similar to that of 2014, before it fell to 13,337 in ... 2015 and 10,023 between January and October 2016. The increase is put down to greater police surveillance, but also an increase in road traffic in the years following the economic crisis and the gradual reduction of parking spaces in the centre.
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...several Facebook users, the National Police launched an investigation into the incident and soon identified the two suspects. The events took place on 29 April when Zhang was returning from Fuengirola after visiting the Feria de los Pueblos with friends.
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Miguel Ángel, who was sentenced for murdering his ex-partner Estefanía and their child, Aarón, has been found dead in his cell. According to sources consulted by SUR, an investigation has been opened by police into the circumstances surrounding
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Mónica Pérez
The first phase of the police campaign against the illegal street selling of falsified items in the municipality of Marbella has culminated in 17 arrests. The intervention, which began in May, has also led to authorities closing down five associated ... At the storage and distribution point, a further 2,769 items were found. The municipal police department has also closed off another, smaller establishment that is suspected as having the same purpose.
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A teacher in the Marbella area is being investigated by the police after it was discovered that he had paid approximately 6,000 euros for child pornography. The man, aged between 50 and 60, who was arrested in March, had also made contact with
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...posing as an adolescent girl and offering the victims advice about boys. A police investigation, 'Operation Molling,' found that the accused had spoken with 1,000 different girls and had identified 41 separate victims. The first victim, from Antequera, ... led the police to the suspect's address in Castrillón (Asturias) where he was arrested.