MALLORCA TODAY - Police advise old people in Alcúdia to close their doors

Anyone wandering through the back streets of Alcúdia old town may have noticed that doors to houses are often left open. Following a spate of robberies - a gang using a minor to gain entry - local police have been advising old people in the town that they should close the doors.

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MALLORCA TODAY - Arrests over Alcúdia burglaries

Two adults and three minors have been arrested following a spate of burglaries at properties mainly in the Barcarés area of Alcúdia and also in Can Picafort.

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MALLORCA TODAY - Seven years imprisonment for Puerto Pollensa burglars

Two men in their thirties have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for a wave of burglaries committed in March 2011, the most serious of which involved the threatening of an 81-year-old woman in her home in Puerto Pollensa. On that occasion, the burglars took some jewellery, 450 euros and fifteen sobrasada sausages.

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MALLORCA TODAY - Three detained over Can Picafort burglaries

A 37-year-old man and two teenagers of 16 and 17 years of age have been arrested on suspicion of having burgled some 14 homes in Can Picafort last month, some of the burglaries having been committed while occupants were asleep.

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