The Palma Local Police have reported a 75-year-old driver for improperly using a parking permit for people with reduced mobility (PRM) that belonged to a deceased relative. The incident occurred during a routine check of parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities in Palma. Officers noticed a vehicle parked in one of these spaces with a permit displayed on the dashboard that showed irregularities. Upon checking the documentation, the police confirmed that the permit had expired in April 2024 and that the holder had died in June 2022. The vehicle owner admitted to the violation when located by the officers. The permit was confiscated, and the corresponding report was filed for a serious infraction of the accessibility regulations in force in the Balearic Islands. The Local Police remind the public that the misuse of these permits can result not only in administrative penalties but also in potential criminal charges, as it directly affects the right to mobility of those who genuinely need these reserved parking spaces.

Tensions between the Palma City Council (Cort) and the Local Police have entered a new phase. In addition to those caused by the stalled Urban Development Plan, which have led to protests in front of City Hall and boycotts of the mayor at public events, there are now further developments. complaints of alleged arbitrary internal mobility And the conflict over the use of the Estacions park as a police parking lot. The force is parking its vehicles there despite a report against it from the Mobility Department, which rejects the requested road modifications in the vicinity of the new police station. The technical assessment is unequivocal: the space "does not meet the minimum requirements" for road safety or urban planning to accommodate a permanent surface parking lot. This new front further complicates the management of the force by the mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez.

The Association of Police Technicians and Agents (ATAP) has expressed its astonishment and concern regarding statements made by other unions within the Palma Local Police, who are publicly demanding a reorganization plan while simultaneously denouncing the high number of sick leaves. According to ATAP, this proposal, far from solving the problem, could exacerbate it.

The conflict between Palma City Council and the Local Police over the delay in implementing the urban planning plan has resurfaced this Thursday at the municipal plenary session With a strong intervention from Socialist councilwoman Angélica Pastor, who denounced a "flagrant violation of labor rights" and an "arbitrary" management of the officers' mobility by the PP governing team, with the "complicit silence" of Vox. Meanwhile, around one hundred officers They have gathered in Cort Squarefor denouncing the repeated failure of the mayor, Jaime Martínez, to keep his promises.

One hundred officers from the Palma Local Police They gathered this Thursday in front of the City Hall to demand that the body management plan promised by the local corporation be implemented.

The planned salary increase for the Palma Local Police will have a considerable economic impact on the municipal coffers. According to estimates used by the City Council, implementing the new organizational plan could cost around 10 million euros annually, a figure that may still vary by several million euros, up or down, depending on the final outcome of negotiations with the unions. This would mean an increase of approximately 2,500 euros gross in bonuses across the board.

The mayor of Palma's pet project, the Local Police, is beginning to lose patience. After failing to reach an agreement with the City Council on the new urban development plan, officers are now threatening protests. Jaime Martínez has never been one to favor the Sant Ferran police station: it was the first municipal building he visited upon taking office in June 2023, and one of his major campaign promises was to reinforce the force with 300 new officers. And, above all, its budget has increased year after year. Now, in the first months of 2026, a long-simmering conflict threatens to erupt: with the new urban development plan, the police are demanding a salary supplement of up to €31,000 per year, which would be added to their base salaries. This means receiving more than €2,500 gross per month in supplements alone.

The unions representing Palma's Local Police have warned of a shortage of officers to cover the various Three Kings Day parades in the city. In a statement signed by CSIF, CCOO, UGT, and SPPME, the municipal police force has indicated that officers will have to choose between providing service at these celebrations or fulfilling their daily duties and handling unforeseen events. The unions have linked the staff shortage to the delay in the implementation of the new organizational plan, which was initially scheduled for 2026. "We have been warning for a long time about the daily situation, in which services cannot be fully covered. Given the current organizational chart and structure, we simply cannot be everywhere at once," they emphasized.