Residents of some housing estates on the outskirts of Rincón de la Victoria, such as Parque Victoria and Los Altos de Lo Cea, have had to get used to living without street lighting for long periods as a result of persistent thefts of electrical cables.
Public asked to keep a lookout for cable thieves
The Councillor for Environment, José Miguel Jimena, has asked everyone to be on the lookout for cable thieves and to report anyone suspicious tampering with electrical installations.
Nine arrested in Almeria in connection with cable thefts
Police in Almeria have arrested a total of nine people in the past couple of weeks in connection with the theft of various sorts of cable, such as electricity and telephone.
Cable thieves caught in Benajarafe
Two youths aged 18 years and 20 years have been detained by Local Police in Benajarafe on suspicion of stealing electrical cabling in the area. The youths were surprised by a Local Police patrol in an urbanisation in Benajarafe and were inside a vehicle containing cutting tools and about 25 kilos of recently removed electrical cable.
Cable thefts in Coín leave cemetery in darkness
Much of Coín cemetery has been virtually in darkness since last Thursday after two thefts of electric cables, the first such robberies in the area and only a week after the authorities reported a 30% drop in the crime rate in the municipality.
Cable thefts in Antequera
For more than a year, gangs of East Europeans have been steadily stealing copper cabling and farm implements in the Antequera region, operating during the hours of darkness. Now, however, some new groups have started operating in broad daylight and seem not to care who sees them. On one occasion, a farmer spotted a group who had pulled up in …