Seven complaints for drinking in the street in Velasco and four in Sor Teresa Prat

Topics Ayuntamiento de Málaga Local Police

The Local Police of Málaga processed 27 complaints between October 12 and 19 for noise and coexistence, 17 of them under the coexistence ordinance. Eleven were for consuming drinks in unauthorized areas and three for relieving oneself in public spaces.

FJCG · Published on October 21, 2026 at 10:03

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The Policía Local de Málaga has processed 27 complaints for breaches of the noise and citizen coexistence ordinances between 7.00 hours on Monday, October 12 and 7.00 hours on Monday, October 19. Of these, 23 correspond to individuals and four to public establishments, according to the Ayuntamiento de Málaga. During that period, officers carried out 137 interventions in the Centro Histórico and in the districts of Teatinos and Carretera de Cádiz, of which 27 ended in a complaint.

Alcohol consumption in the street

Most of the sanctions, 17, are due to the citizen coexistence and urban space protection ordinance. Eleven are for remaining and gathering while consuming drinks in unauthorized areas: seven on calle Velasco and four on Sor Teresa Prat. Another three were recorded for relieving oneself in public, in plaza del Marqués del Vado del Maestre. There are also two for parking in public space without authorization and one for preventing or obstructing free transit with coercive or harassing behavior.

Noise and terraces

Regarding noise pollution, six people were reported: four for singing or shouting in public, one for using playback equipment outdoors without authorization and one for operating musical equipment inside vehicles without permission. The first four were located in Marqués de Larios (one), Obispo (two) and Salvago (one). Regarding public establishments, 16 interventions were carried out resulting in four infractions: one for not adhering to the activity authorized in the opening license, one for music carrying to the outside and two related to the sale of vapers. The Área de Comercio y Vía Pública also drew up 17 reports for terrace breaches, for improper occupation or lack of authorization. Ten of them were recorded on calle Pacífico, two on Correo de Andalucía, one on paseo marítimo Antonio Machado, one on Imperio Argentina, one on Isabel la Católica, one on Cristo de la Epidemia and one on calle Pirandello.

Sanctions

Complaints for noise pollution can entail a sanction of between 600 euros, for minor ones, and 300,000 euros, for very serious ones. Those related to the coexistence ordinance start at 300 euros. In parallel, the operation against illegal practices in public transport carried out 72 actions with five complaints against chauffeured rental vehicles (VTC): two for lacking or having an expired transport card, two for providing service outside the place where the authorization is based and one for attracting customers without prior contracting. There were also 25 surveillance actions on passenger transport without authorization.