Crime/Incidents news & information for Madrid

A SICILIAN mafia 'godfather' who had been on the run for 20 years was captured in Madrid thanks to a photo on Google Maps, police say.

A CON ARTIST'S lack of knowledge of Spain's geography blew his cover at Atocha station and saved a group of tourists from parting with unnecessary cash.

SPAIN paused today to remember the victims of the 2004 commuter train bombing on a line heading for Madrid’s Atocha station, the self-confessed work of terror cell al-Qaeda and, to date, the worst terrorist attack in...

A TRADER’S cheeky sales tactic turned out not to be the best form of advertising – especially as it got him arrested and could mean he has to fork out thousands of euros in compensation.

Guardia Civil officers have detained the sculptor Enrique Tenreiro in the Valle de los Caídos (Valley of the Fallen, Madrid) for defacing the tombstone of Francisco Franco.

A COLLAPSING floor at Madrid's Ritz Hotel has left one dead and 11 injured, emergency services confirm.

RELATIVES and friends of those killed in the Spanair crash at Madrid Barajas Terminal 2 marked the 10th anniversary of one of Spain's worst air disasters today outside the monument set up for the victims in the Juan...

A 17-YEAR-OLD man is in a serious condition in Madrid's La Paz hospital after being electrocuted whilst taking selfies on the roof of a train.

A RACIST verbal attack on a little girl and her mother on the Madrid metro was met with a flood of outrage by fellow passengers after their assailant reportedly told them they had 'no right' to be in Spain.

A 30-YEAR-OLD woman has died after spending two hours cleaning her kitchen with ammonia, according to emergency services in Madrid.

A TEAM of around 50 firefighters continue to search for two builders lost among the rubble of a block which collapsed in Madrid on Tuesday.

ONE of the motorcyclists killed in a crash in Madrid on Sunday was president Mariano Rajoy's police escort, confirm sources from the Moncloa, the leader's official residence.