The Bon Pastor neighborhood of Barcelona is still in shock over a crime that shook the community five days ago. En Pepe, a man with mobility and respiratory problems, allegedly stabbed a young man who had stolen a chain from him, and the thief ended up dying. The man has already been taken into provisional prison, a judicial decision that has outraged part of the neighborhood, which justifies it as self-defense and denounces that En Pepe is in a delicate state of health.

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) are investigating the violent death of a 37-year-old man last night in Badalona. According to sources consulted by ARA, the man died in a shooting inside a music bar in the city. Around 1:00 a.m., the Catalan police received a call reporting a person seriously injured in a bar. Officers went to the scene along with an ambulance, and although paramedics attempted to resuscitate the man, they were unable to save his life. The confrontation took place inside the A8 nightclub, located at number 89 on Sant Lluc Street, in the Badalona Sud industrial park. The establishment is run by Chinese nationals with a history of involvement in fights and drug trafficking.

The Mossos d'Esquadra are practically convinced that the death of James Gracey, The 20-year-old American man who disappeared on Wednesday in BarcelonaIt was accidental. Catalan police found his lifeless body submerged in the sea on Thursday afternoon after a day of searching. Now, police have found security camera footage that recorded the young man walking erratically at the end of Somorrostro beach, on a concrete surface marking the beginning of the Olympic Port, next to the sea. The cameras show that the young man was alone and accidentally fell into the sea.

Jewelers in Catalonia have a WhatsApp group which has been buzzing in recent days. Photos of two men on a shopping spree across the country have been circulating. They entered a shop in Manresa on March 17th. The owners describe them as "polite and friendly," saying they wanted to buy jewelry for their parents. They spoke Spanish and English. As the jeweler displayed all the pieces on the table, they surreptitiously—as can be seen in the video—started taking jewelry. While one looked, asked questions, or tried on a piece, the other would grab it. "I didn't notice anything. And when I watch the video, I don't understand how I didn't see it," admits the woman who served them.

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) have arrested eight young people, seven of them minors, for assault and public disorder at a mosque in Manresa. The youths belong to the city's Maghrebi community and, according to police sources, were criticizing worshippers for attending the mosque or for observing Ramadan. They are believed to be young people who were upset with these religious practices and reacted violently. However, the Mossos describe the incident as more a matter of antisocial behavior and vandalism than a religious confrontation. The oldest of the group is 18 years old.

Few mafias are as old as the Camorra, born in the 19th century on the streets of Naples. Despite its long history and the extensive coverage it has received—from Roberto Saviano's books to dozens of films—the Camorra remains one of the most active mafias in international drug trafficking. This is confirmed, for example, by the latest anti-drug report from the Italian Ministry of the Interior, which states that it imports hashish and cocaine from Spain, South America, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. Now, it has been shown that the Camorra's relationship with Catalonia is also close.

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) have arrested a man for allegedly searching a minor in a bathroom at a Primary Care Center (CAP) in Barcelona, ​​as reported by ARA on Monday. The incident occurred on February 19 at a health center in the Eixample district. The man allegedly filmed a nine-year-old girl while she was in the bathroom. The girl was partially undressed. The Catalan police have arrested the man, a 23-year-old with no prior criminal record. The investigation is ongoing, and his background is being examined. They are investigating whether the man is employed by a daycare center or summer camp. This suggests he works with minors, although he was not an employee of the health center. The man was arrested on March 4 after the girl's family filed a complaint and the police were able to identify the main suspect.

In 2025, ten people disappeared every day. This statistic may be surprising, but it is repeated almost every year. This Monday, the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) announced that 3,682 cases of missing persons were registered in Catalonia last year. "This figure highlights the importance of having a comprehensive response and providing support to families," the police force stated, emphasizing that 98% of cases are resolved successfully. The Mossos released this data to coincide with the International Day of Missing Persons. The figures are similar to those of previous years, although the increase in disappearances of young people, especially minors, and the elderly has been striking in the last 12 months. Only 2% of cases remain unsolved. The vast majority, according to the police, are voluntary disappearances. More than half are resolved within three days of the report being filed, and two out of three missing persons are located before the end of the first week. Although the problem affects thousands of families every year, disappearances only represent 0.6% of all reports received by the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police).

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) have arrested a man for holding his ex-partner captive for at least two weeks in a home in the Besòs neighborhood of Barcelona. The arrest took place on Catania Street this Wednesday around 3:00 PM. The woman was also freed at the time of the arrest and explained that the father of her children had kidnapped her. According to sources consulted by ARA, the victim stated that the man had taken her phone, wouldn't let her leave the house, and had threatened to kill her. Specifically, the Mossos learned of the situation after the woman's current partner filed a police report. The woman even managed to throw a note for help out the window, which was a key clue that allowed the police to free her. The woman's children, whom she had with the arrested man, were also allegedly involved in the captivity.

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) are investigating two sexual assaults in Sant Joan de les Abadesses, in the Ripollès region. The two incidents are not believed to be related, although they occurred five days apart in a town of just over 3,000 inhabitants. Municipal sources admit that the town is shocked, and the City Council has called for a protest this Friday at 6 p.m. in the Plaça Major (Main Square). The first sexual assault took place on the night of February 26-27 at a residence in the town. A young woman, over 18, reported that she had been assaulted by a young man. The Mossos are already investigating this case, which has not yet resulted in any arrests. Initially, it appears that the complainant and the alleged perpetrator knew each other. The second assault occurred this Wednesday night on the street in a residential area of ​​Sant Joan. The victim is a middle-aged woman who, according to her report, was assaulted by a young man. The assailant allegedly held her captive and threatened her with a knife, which caused several cuts. During the assault, the man allegedly groped her, but the woman managed to escape and call emergency services. The victim was taken to the hospital, where she was treated for superficial cuts.

The Mossos d'Esquadra commissioner, Eduard Sallent, will leave the police force in the coming weeks. He was currently the head of the South Metropolitan Police Region. The Catalan police chief has served in two different periods: first under the government of Quim Torra and then under that of Pere Aragonès. When Salvador Illa's PSC party returned to power in Catalonia, the new Minister of the Interior, Núria Parlon, and the new Director of the Police, Josep Lluís Trapero, dismissed him and appointed Commissioner Miquel Esquius in his place. Sallent's decision to request a leave of absence, as previously reported by The Country And confirmed by the ARA, it has already been communicated to police headquarters.

A general blackout—which we saw was possible in 2025—increasingly frequent floods that knock out telecommunications, or a high-mountain rescue in knee-deep snow with no cell service. These are some of the situations the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) must face, and they often pose a challenge to their telecommunications, a key element in responding to any emergency. Now, the Catalan police are testing a drone that could revolutionize this type of device. The Mossos presented it at this year's Mobile World Congress; it's a drone mounted on a patrol car. When needed, it takes off connected by a cable and can fly up to 60 meters. And it can do so continuously, without a battery to run out. "The cable powers it constantly," explains Inspector Tomàs Copete, head of the Systems and Telecommunications Division of the Mossos' General Commissariat of Information and Communication Technologies. Once airborne, this drone transforms into an antenna that creates a 5G communications bubble. In other words, it provides coverage for 500 square meters. "It radiates downwards indefinitely and can greatly facilitate communications in the midst of an emergency," Copete adds. But that's not all, as this drone also carries a thermal camera to detect survivors, day and night. "It's very versatile," the inspector emphasizes. Currently, the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) are in the testing phase. They are trying it out to see if all its functionalities work before incorporating it into operational tasks. The new room

In a Mossos d'Esquadra operation, there is an ever-increasing amount of information. Drones take off to provide an aerial perspective, officers wear body cameras to see everything they see, not to mention traffic cameras, business security cameras, and all the recordings posted on social media during a demonstration, riot, or high-security event. That's why, the inspector explains, it's crucial to be able to "consolidate" all this information at the command center. This is a room where the police commanders meet and who guide and direct the steps to be taken during an operation.

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The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police), in collaboration with the Italian police, arrested a man this Friday for his alleged involvement in the death of his father. The deceased is Alexander Adarich, a Ukrainian businessman based in Barcelona. The resolution of this crime came after a month-long investigation and the discovery that what appeared to be a kidnapping in Italy turned out to be a parricide. Alexander Adarich and his son traveled to Milan on January 23 to finalize a business deal. They met with some businessmen in an apartment in the city. According to the son's version of events, these businessmen kidnapped them both. After a few hours, he was released to collect a ransom and returned to Catalonia, where he reported the alleged kidnapping to the Mossos, according to sources consulted by this newspaper. The reality turned out to be different and culminated in the son's arrest, as previously reported by... The Vanguard and confirmed by the ARA.

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It begins to resolve the mysterious robbery in the Núria ValleyOn February 9th, four masked individuals forced their way into the ski resort and attempted to steal cash from the tills. They targeted a safe weighing over 100 kilograms, which they hauled away on a sled along the rack railway tracks. So far, the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) have arrested two of the suspects: two men, aged 28 and 52, who worked at the Núria hotel. One was a cook and the other a waiter. Both were sleeping at the hotel and allegedly took advantage of the darkness and silence to commit the robbery with two other people. Security camera footage shows two more masked individuals whose identities are currently unknown to the Mossos. The arrested men are not believed to be from the Ripollès region, but had traveled to Núria specifically for work. The Mossos arrested them this Wednesday at the resort, where they were still working.

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The Tres Pins School in Barcelona is located in the heart of Montjuïc mountain. The tranquility of this idyllic setting has been disrupted since last October by a man who has been throwing stones at the school, neighbors, families, and buses, as has been reported. The world on RAC1 And the ARA has confirmed it. Since then, the families have lived in fear: "We've been living in fear for months," explains M., the mother of a girl at the school and a member of the AFA. Now the Mossos d'Esquadra have arrested the individual who matched the described profile, and they assure that, since the arrest, "no similar incidents have been recorded."

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Officers from the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) arrested a 20-year-old man on Tuesday night in connection with the violent death of a man in Sant Andreu, Barcelona. The victim was his mother's partner. According to information obtained by ARA and confirmed by the police in a statement, the incident occurred around 8:00 p.m. Emergency services (112) received a call from the alleged perpetrator reporting that he had injured another person with a knife at his home. Several Mossos d'Esquadra units, as well as paramedics from the Medical Emergency System (SEM), were dispatched to the scene—the apartment where the young man, his mother, and his stepfather lived. They began resuscitation efforts on the victim. The man was taken to a hospital in critical condition, and the stepson was arrested for attempted murder at the same apartment. Sources indicate that the arrested man's mother witnessed the events.

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Major police operation against counterfeit goods market in Catalonia. The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) and the Customs Surveillance Service of the Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT), with the collaboration of French Customs, have dismantled a large criminal organization in the Girona region dedicated to trafficking counterfeit perfumes. According to investigators, this is the largest counterfeit perfume factory detected to date in Europe. The administrators of the illicit business have fled and are currently wanted by police. The investigation indicates that they are a couple. The woman, who had knowledge of chemistry, was responsible for preparing the mixtures for the counterfeit products. In total, the joint operation seized more than 1,200,000 products that copied luxury brands, with an estimated value exceeding 94 million euros, based on the market price of the original perfumes. Seven people have been arrested but not imprisoned, and another eleven are under investigation for crimes including membership in a criminal organization, smuggling, and offenses against industrial property. The police dismantled the operations center in an industrial park between Fogars de la Selva and Hostalric, next to the AP-7 highway, a strategic location for the gang, which shipped counterfeit goods by road to France and other European countries, attempting to blend in with trucks loaded with boxes marked "Fragile" (This is how the police have referred to the operation).

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A stacked safe, a sled stuck in the snow, and a mystery hangs over the Núria sanctuary, a snowy hollow nestled in the mountains accessible only by train, rack railway, or by hiking uphill. This is the current scene at the Ripollès ski resort, following a robbery that has yet to result in any arrests.

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The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) are investigating the discovery of a body at a waste treatment plant in the Zona Franca industrial park. The body was discovered Tuesday afternoon by a worker at the Ecoparc facility, located near the port of Barcelona, ​​according to ARA. The body was found on one of the waste treatment walkways and had several marks on it. A preliminary autopsy has determined that these injuries could be consistent with the machinery at the plant. This means that, for the time being, the case is not being investigated as a homicide, since no signs of foul play have been found. Police are currently trying to identify the victim and, if it was an accident, how it occurred.

The body was found on a sorting conveyor belt, which separates products by type for further processing. At this time, it has been ruled out that the body was that of a plant worker.

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The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) arrested a 51-year-old man early this morning in Tarragona as the suspected perpetrator of the violent death of another man on Sunday in Vila-seca, in the same region, Tarragonès. The incident reportedly occurred in a hotel room in Vila-seca, according to sources consulted by ARA. The investigation is in its initial stages, but officers have already ruled out the possibility that the individuals involved were tourists and that there were any conflicts linked to organized crime. They describe it as a fight that turned violent. According to the Catalan police, the incident occurred last night, and officers arrested the main suspect in the death around 4:30 a.m. The detainee reportedly traveled from Vila-seca to the city of Tarragona during that time. The Criminal Investigation Division (DIC) of the Camp de Tarragona Police Region has opened an investigation to clarify the facts. For the moment, the case is under seal. Everything indicates that the victim and the detainee knew each other, although authorities have ruled out a romantic relationship.

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