Crime Report for the Last Seven Days
3 November 2006
 A convicted rapist is to be extradited back to Spain to face charges for the murder and attempted murder of a man and his mother 10 years ago. Simon Vernage from Cheshunt is the prime suspect in the murder of store owner Jan Yuri Slivinkas. Vernage, who has been fighting the extradition has a record of crimes against the person including the rape of a 16 year old girl in 1990. If convicted, he faces 15 years behind bars.
A 20 year old British man was left in a wheelchair after a streetfight in Benidorm. He was taken to Alicante Hospital's intensive care unit after being found unconscious early Sunday morning. The victim was so drunk that he remembered nothing of the attack. A full police investigation has been launched. Further examinations later in the week suggest he may be paralysed from the neck down.
Guardia Civil officers in Murcia have broken up a Colombian drug operation which included he manufacture of drugs in two properties in Murcia and Almeria. A further five properties were also raided and 2 kilos of cocaine, along with cannibis, computers, cars and other drug making equipment.
A Chinese man was arrested by Guardia Civil officers for trying to bribe his way out of a speeding fine. The man was stopped for speeding in the N332. He offered 200€ to waive the fine. The officer declined and continued writing the ticket. He then arrested the man for bribery.
In Torrevieja, 2 Lithuanians were arrested for internet fraud. They has set up a so-called 'phishing' web site and obtained 20,000€ by deceit. A phishing site is a web site set up to look like a bone fide bank site. Unsuspecting visitors enter their bank details including passwords unaware that they are really handing over secure information to people who then go onto the legitimate bank website, and transfer money to their own bank account.
In Denia, the PP councillor Enrique Sastre has called for the expulsion of all Gypsies from the town, blaming them for increasing crime in the area. However, this is being seen as a political move in light of official crime figures which are showing significant reductions in crime in the area, especially for robbery and theft.
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