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The National Police have arrested a man, with a long police record, as the alleged perpetrator of 15 incidents of criminal damage and a number of vehicle robberies. In the early hours of October 28th, in the Altavista neighbourhood of Arrecife, the detainee allegedly set fires to 15 different rubbish containers and three vehicles. Police […]
Lanzarote’s fire fighters were busy in Arrecife in the early hours of this morning, with 15 rubbish containers and 3 car fires reported. The events started at approximately 3am this morning, the emergency services were called to fire on the streets of calle Francisco Matallana Cabrera, calle Chimia, calle Guatisea and calle Granada. In total, […]
A demonstration will be held today against the extermination of feral cats in the Canaries. On Lanzarote, the protest will take place at 11 am in front of the Government Delegation on Arrecife’s seafront. According to Ademal, the protest arises from “the revulsion caused by last week’s killing of a cat from a colony on […]
Nine people appeared before magistrates in Arrecife yesterday following the arrest of Irish criminal Gerry Hutch and several other suspects. Two of the nine people arrested on Lanzarote are being held in prison without bail. Another seven have been released on conditional bail. The Canarian Supreme Court has not specified which of the suspects was […]
Fire fighters were called to calle Fernando ‘El Católico’ in Arrecife early this morning, after reports that an electric scooter had caught fire. Upon arrival at approximately 6:40am this morning, fire fighters arrived at a house on calle Fernando ‘El Católico’ in Arrecife and found that all the inhabitants had already evacuated and that the […]
The National Police of Arrecife have arrested a man after they found various drugs hidden inside boxes of potatoes and onions. The investigation began earlier this year and has resulted int the arrest of who they believe to be the main suspect for drug trafficking in Arrecife. The arrest was made after the man’s vehicle […]
One person has been injured in a collision between two vehicles near the Los Cuarteles roundabout in Arrecife yesterday morning. At approximately 11:50am yesterday morning, the emergency services were called to the Los Cuarteles roundabout in Arrecife after reports of a collision between two vehicles. Upon arrival, they found that one of the drivers had […]
A 24-year-old man has been taken to hospital after being hit by a vehicle while riding a scooter in Arrecife. The incident occurred at around 3.30 pm yesterday on Calle Tebete, in the Altavista barrio. Emergency services attended the scene, and the young man was taken to hospital suffering “multiple light injuries”.
Arrecife Ayuntamiento has approved works to renovate the Plaza de las Palmas, the square in front of the church of San Ginés. Mayor Yonathan de León said that the decision would mean that “by the second quarter of next year we should see changes in the Plaza and some of the streets surrounding it.” The […]
Arrecife Ayuntamiento announced that more surveillance cameras have been installed to reinforce security and to deter fly-tippers from illegally dumping waste. The cameras have been installed in eight strategic points of waste collection and vehicle traffic, in response to recent episodes of fires and fly-tipping in Arrecife. Arrecife councillor, Jacobo Lemes, stated “we are facing […]
