Crime
Palma police: the scandal that just gets worse
The murkiness of this whole business just gets murkier by the day.
Police
Briton posing as Interpol agent arrested
The man was intervened and found to have weapons and various items of clothing with an Interpol logo.
Society
Over a third of young Spaniards drive under the influence
Young drivers are not so "politically correct" when it comes to practising on the roads what they say they believe in.
Crime
New Year’s Eve knife attack in Palma
The emergency service number took 912 calls over New Year’s Eve from 8pm until 8am.
Magalluf
Fewer police inspections in Magalluf this summer
Calvia town hall describes these results as "positive" in that the increased police presence had an informative and dissuasive impact.
Police
Police witnesses in Palma corruption case being intimated
One of these witnesses has apparently been threatened and the electricity supply to his home was cut off.
Police corruption and Balearic budget: the week in the Bulletin
It was police week in The Bulletin. Police for all the wrong reasons. And the Balearic budget for 2016 was announced; it will be the highest ever.
Police
Special protection for witnesses in Palma police corruption investigation
Witnesses might be “got at” and pressurised into changing statements.
Police
Civil servants could be caught up in Palma police corruption scandal
It is believed that one of the arrested police officers acted as an intermediary between the town hall and another of those arrested.
Police
Palma arrests turn the spotlight on resort police forces
Balearic government admits that there is a “lack of stability” in some of the local police forces.
Police
Government plans reform of local police organisation
The system of taking on interim officers to add to the full-time forces has provoked “high instability and insecurity among the officers.”
Crime
Briton arrested after car chase
Eventually the driver crashed into a number of large rubbish containers along Joan Miro.
Police
“All I’ve been told is that they ‘believe’ it’s Jacqueline...”
Sister Monique, who was extremely close to Jacqueline, has never thrown in the towel.
The past week in the Bulletin
More record numbers (when aren't there record numbers?), a boost for UK tourism, some major police operations and sadness were some of the themes of the past week.
Magalluf
Crackdowns in Calvia continue
A major operation in Magalluf at the weekend has resulted in the closure of three restaurants and the impounding of 850 articles considered potentially dangerous to consumers.
New ring of steel in Mallorca
Palma to have “an army” of elite police to curb crime, youth gangs, ex-gangs and prostitution.
Police “involved” in attack on Mallorca taxi driver back on the beat
Suspects allegedly attempted to bribe Spanish police.
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.