Law
Court rules that the shell game is not a crime
Thirty-one people were arrested and placed under investigation because of the shell game.
Police
Union warns that Palma is short of 150 police
Unions maintain that Palma town hall could have had police recruitment drives but haven't.
Police
Palma police vehicles set on fire in Son Gotleu
Damage to police vehicles is put at half a million euros.
Police
Ten under investigation following operation against fake products
The fake products are reckoned to have a market value of six million euros.
Bylaws
Palma police fining hire-car companies for illegal parking
Fines for 400 hire cars parked in streets have been issued.
Police
Palma police launch festive drinking and driving crackdown
The number of controls is going to be much greater than last year and the checks will be far more rigorous.
Police
Ultra-conservative associations face possible hate crimes charges
President Armengol yesterday told "the gentlemen of HazteOir" that they were not welcome in the Balearics.
Police
Palma police warned to be cautious after gun threat
A Palma officer was threatened with a gun while he was driving home on Tuesday night.
Corruption
Police witnesses claim senior officers ordered destruction of records
Police headquarters has sent a report to the court which confirms the elimination of certain sensitive documents.
Police
Police in Palma considering scrapping arrests for minor drink-driving offences
The Guardia Civil and other local police forces do not detain drivers if a minor offence has been committed.
New ring of steel in Mallorca
Palma to have “an army” of elite police to curb crime, youth gangs, ex-gangs and prostitution.
Prosecutor calls for fine for Palma police officer who ran over and killed a pedestrian
Mario Decandia died almost instantly when he was hit by a police car in June 2022.
Elite police now on the beat in Mallorca
The main areas of attention are the Plaça Espanya, where a 24-hour operation is in place to promote civic-mindedness and prevent acts of vandalism, around the public transport stations and the Parc de la Mar around the Cathedral.
National Police arrest three youths for Mallorca bus stabbing
In Palma a number of violent gangs have been dismantled by the National Police.
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