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15 - 21 August 2019
Fake money scam TWO tourists have been arrested on the Magaluf Strip, Punta Ballena, for trying to pay for their drinks with fake money in a bar. The two Irish men, both 18 years old, were arrested by the Calvia Local Police for trying to pay for drinks using fake tender. The boys claim that they found the fake money on the floor in the early hours of Wednesday morning when they were heavily under the influence of alcohol and decided to try and use it. The fake notes were intended for colour copies of notes with a stamp stating they were not for legal tender and were for use in a local bar that use the bills as a type of Monopoly money. When the boys tried to pay for their drinks with the notes, a waitress alerted the manager who, in turn, called the police. Originally the police arrested the boys for alleged counterfeiting due to the amount of bills they had but after a search of their hotel room nothing was found. On Thursday morning, the boys were brought before a court and the magistrate charged them with a misdemeanour of fraud and they were released.
Threw puppy from bridge into river TWO people are being investigated for animal abuse after a puppy was thrown into a river from an eight-metre-high bridge in a Spanish town. Guardia Civil launched an investigation in Funes (Navarra) after learning that some young people had thrown a dog into the river Arga. Their investigation led them to the dog’s owner who had allegedly agreed when a friend suggested throwing the three-month-old puppy into the river. C h a rg e s o f a n i m a l abuse against the two people are expected to be brought. The puppy is recovering and has been adopted by a family in Pamplona.
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RECOVERING: Puppy has been rehomed.
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Police beach stabbing FORENSIC experts with Local Police in Huelva Province, Andalucia have said that an officer who was allegedly stabbed by street sellers was left with severe hearing loss and mental trauma. Huelva’s Fifth Court of Instruction remanded three suspects in custody on Friday in connection with the attack which took place days earlier in Punta Umbria. An altercation between Local Police and beach vendors during an inspection to stop the illegal sale of drinks and snacks led to the arrests. A video posted online appeared to show an argument between vendors and officers becoming violent, leading to a fight. Senior Local Police inspector Antonio Garrido was stabbed in the abdomen three times during the scuffle. One of the detainees is suspected of stabbing the officer while the other two are suspected of involvement in the incident. The wounded officer underwent treatment at the Juan Ramón Jiménez Hospital. His condition is said to be non-life threatening. The case continues.