EWN
GETS IT
.com
ISSUE NO. 1498
EWN FRONT EXTRA
Historical theft EIGHT people have been arrested in Murcia for stealing items of historical interest from abandoned mines in La Union and Cartagena.
Flying low ALICANTE-ELCHE airport received 228,206 passengers via low-cost airlines last month, an increase of 11.9 per cent compared to February last year.
Several hurt A COLLISION between two vehicles on the CV-951 near the Embalse de la Pedrera left several people injured. One woman had to be airlifted to hospital by helicopter.
20 - 26 MARCH 2014
WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
2,000 people scammed by fake gasmen Victim’s warning BOGUS gas installers have scammed around 2,000 people in Spain, and left many victims in the Valencia Community. But a national police investigation has now succeeded in breaking up the criminal network. It was dedicated to deceiving and charging home-owners for unnecessary work and checks, charging between €50 and €390. The gang targeted the homes of vulnerable people including the elderly and disabled, threatening to cut off their supply or face heavy fines if they refused the ‘mandatory’ checks. The two-year police operation centred on a
network of companies dedicated to the service and maintenance of gas bottles. The corporate network was created from a non-profit association, in which five of the 12 detainees were listed as members of the board. A man from Elche is also amongst those arrested, charged with crimes of fraud and money laundering and Social Security debt.
Editor’s note: Readers should contact a reputable firm to have appliances serviced and never answer the door to cold callers.
ONE victim contacted Euro Weekly News to warn readers that thieves posing as gasmen are operating in the area as she was targeted at her home in Benijofar. Asking not to be named, she said two men, who looked like father and son and not of Spanish origin, knocked on her door within minutes of her arriving home alone. The 75year-old asked for identification when they said they would carry out a check which would be free of charge. As the two men left she spotted her open bag on the side and realised €200 had been taken. She believes opportunist thieves could be offering free checks as a way of casing a property.