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Spain

SUMMER

Operation Crossing the Strait resumes after 2 years of border closure

The Nomad Today 6/16/22

Seven shipping companies participate in the Fleet Plan (Plan de Flota) to streamline movements between the two continents with 33 vessels for transporting people and vehicles

A Spanish police officer. Photo: @policia/Twitter.

Spain

CRIME

Spanish police operation targeting child abuse leads to 18 arrests

The Nomad Today 6/1/22

The investigation was initiated in January 2020 thanks to tips from the US embassy in Madrid

26 May 2022, US, Uvalde: Mourners visit a memorial for victims of Tuesday's mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. An 18-year-old had broken into the school and opened fire on children and adults. At least 19 children died and a teacher was also killed. Photo: Jintak Han/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

SCHOOL SHOOTING

Police chief blamed for slow response during shooting to join council

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/29/22

It was Arredondo that ordered authorities against engaging with alleged gunman Salvador Ramos

World

SEXUAL ASSAULT

Indian police officer arrested for allegedly raping teenage rape survivor

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/5/22

All the men including the police officer have been arrested and charges filed against them

The Spanish police arrested 43 people in an operation against the introduction of counterfeit currency into the financial system. Photo: Policia Nacional.

Spain

CRIME

Police dismantle group that massively sold fake €20 and €50 banknotes online

The Nomad Today 5/3/22

Six people have been arrested in the operation, among whom are the main distributors and dealers

08 April 2022, United Kingdom, London: Police officers block access to Tower Bridge, east London, as activists from Extinction Rebellion hang from suspension cords beside a giant banner that reads "End fossil fuels now", as they stage a protest which has closed the bridge to traffic. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Wire/dpa.

World

ALARM

Man arrested after confronting police with knife in central London

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/18/22

Police used a Taser on the man before restraining him and placing him under arrest

Spain

CONTROVERSIAL WORDS

Spanish police chief says some women would like to be raped by riot police officers

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/23/22

She probably didn't know it, but someone was recording her speech, which soon ended up in the hands of the press

FILED - 17 February 2022, Belgium, Brussels: Magdalena Andersson, Prime Minister of Sweden, arrives for an informal meeting of the members of the European Council to discuss the situation on the Ukraine-Russia borders. Photo: -/European Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

REFUGEE CRISIS

Swedish government announces plans to reintroduce ID checks at border

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/15/22

The government intends to resume the practice followed during the 2015 refugee crisis of checking IDs for travellers arriving in Sweden by bus, train or boat In Denmark, Ukrainian refugees…

A police officer reviews part of the material seized in one of the homes searched. Image: Police.

Spain

POLICE INVESTIGATION

Police arrest 10 for possession and distribution of pedophilia files

The Nomad Today 3/14/22

10 people have been arrested in the provinces of Alicante, Barcelona, Cádiz, Castellón, Guipúzcoa, Madrid, Málaga and Soria

09 March 2022, Poland, Krakow: Ukrainian refugees wait in a hall after arriving at the main train station in Krakow, Poland. Millions of Ukrainians fled from their homeland while the Russian invasion enters its second week. Photo: Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Moving to Spain

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain to grant residence, work permits to Ukraine refugees in 24 hours

The Nomad Today 3/10/22

The new mechanism will benefit not only Ukrainian nationals, but also legal residents in that country Ukrainians who were in Spain in an irregular situation prior to the Russian…

The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande Marlaska (centre) speaks after his meeting with the General Directorate of Police. Photo: Ministry of the Interior.

Work

SECURITY FORCES

Spain to drop minimum height requirement to be a police officer

The Nomad Today 2/14/22

Interior Minister Grande-Marlaska said that this change contributes to breaking "one of the glass ceilings" that prevented women's access to the police

World

FRANCE

Knife-wielding man shot dead by French police at Paris train station

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/14/22

The knife's blade was about 30 centimetres long, the sources said

Spanish police van and helicopter. Photo: @policia/Twitter.

Spain

IN BARCELONA

Spanish police report arrest of one of Europol's most-wanted

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/12/22

Police released a video in which plain-clothed officers can be seen stopping a vehicle, physically removing the driver and then leading him away in handcuffs

Video

Operation Bacano against DDP

The Nomad Today 2/12/22

Police operation against the Latino gang Dominican Don't Play (DDP) in Spain.

31 January 2022, Saarland, Sulzbach: Police officers are on duty in the city centre. Two suspects were taken into custody on Monday about 12 hours after police in western Germany began a manhunt for the killers of two of their fellow officers in the village of Ulmet. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa.

World

CRIME

Suspects in double police killing to appear in court

The Nomad Today 2/1/22

Police reports suggest the young woman was killed immediately

Video

Operacion Troya Sevilla

The Nomad Today 1/31/22

Spain

CRYPTOCURRENCY

Spanish cops searching for drugs find illegal cryptocurrency farm

The Nomad Today 1/31/22

The illegal connection to the electricity network could generate a monthly electricity fraud of 2,000 euros

31 January 2022, Rhineland-Palatinate, Kusel: Police officers block the access road to the scene where two police officers were fatally wounded by gunfire during a traffic stop. The fatal shootings occurred during a routine traffic stop, according to police. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa.

World

ULMET

Manhunt launched after two police officers shot dead in Germany

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/31/22

The shots were fired during a routine traffic check

Spain

MADRID

Police dismantle drug trafficking group led by 'experienced chemist'

The Nomad Today 1/11/22

Three people have been arrested when they tried to transfer 101 kilograms of cocaine from an industrial warehouse located in the municipality of Torrejón de Ardoz