Hit and Run Driver who left Cyclist for Dead Caught A cyclist was seriously injured on Sunday morning when a car collided with the bike on the road between Guardamar and Rojales. The driver of the car failed to stop and fled the scene, leaving the cyclist in a seriously injured state on the road. Officers from the Guardia Civil launched a search and spent all day on Sunday trying … Read More
Rojales Pirate Taxi Seized A driver from the Alicante town of Rojales has been issued with a 4,001 euro fine, and had his minibus seized and immobilised by the police, after a complaint that the vehicle was being used conducting the unauthorised and illegal carriage of passengers in exchange for money or goods, in other words, as a pirate taxi. The driver has been … Read More
Trailer Theft Gang Arrested Officers from the Guardia Civil have arrested a group allegedly responsible for a series of violent thefts of truck trailers across the Vega Baja, which they would subsequently sell in Madrid. Two men and a woman have been arrested for the crimes, as well as allegedly being involved in drug trafficking. The investigation began in August when the gang were … Read More
RADARS ON ROJALES ROADS Following numerous complaints by local residents, the Local Police in Rojales have acquired vehicle speed detecting equipment from the DGT in order to try to control vehicles who drive at excessive speed through the municipality. The Chief of Police, Iñaki Esparza, says that there are at least 10 areas in the municipality where neighbours have raised concerns about speeding vehicles, … Read More