What does the vandalism mean for visitors to Morro Jable?

Visitors and residents of Morro Jable face no documented change so far. The Fuerteventura Zeitung reports no closures, new rules or other restrictions.

Whether street lighting and bus services are still affected is unclear. Which bus line or operator was hit is not known, and nobody has published which lamps were destroyed.

As far as is known, the rest of the island had a quiet Halloween night. The Fuerteventura Zeitung reports incidents only in Morro Jable.

What happened on the night of 1 November?

Several teenagers caused substantial damage on the night of 31 October to 1 November 2026, according to the Pájara council. Morro Jable belongs to this municipality in the south of Fuerteventura.

The culprits smashed street lamps and set bins on fire. Thrown stones also broke the windows of scheduled buses (guaguas).

Residents held one of the teenagers until the local police arrived. The council singled out this help because it aided the investigation.

How many minors took part has not been published. The report gives no ages or names either, which is usual for minors in Spain.

Who pays for the lamps, bins and bus windows?

The Pájara council wants to recover the repair costs from those responsible. It plans first to record and assess all the damage, then to file complaints.

The cost is not yet known, and the council named no sum in euros. In its statement of 3 November 2026 it condemned the incidents and announced legal action.

The council argues that vandalism harms the municipality's reputation and burdens the public purse. Who ends up covering the damage is still open, besides the possible legal consequences.

Parents or guardians are jointly liable for damage by their minor children under Spain's juvenile criminal law. The law is Ley Orgánica 5/2000, published in the BOE, the official state gazette.

Courts can reduce that liability. How Pájara will proceed in each case is not known.

How does the justice system treat young offenders?

Juvenile criminal law applies to young people aged 14 to 17, according to Ley Orgánica 5/2000. Children under 14 fall outside it, and child protection services handle them.

Possible measures include a warning, educational tasks, supervised freedom and up to 100 hours of community service. Placement in a facility is also provided for, but the law puts education before punishment.

In general, the juvenile prosecutor's office (Fiscalía de Menores) and the juvenile court decide on measures, while the police identify suspects and file complaints. Whether the Morro Jable cases have reached them is not confirmed.

The parents of the identified minors have already been contacted, according to the council. Whether any teenager was formally arrested is not known.

How did earlier cases in the islands unfold?

In Costa Teguise on Lanzarote in 2016, police identified 13 teenagers after Halloween vandalism and referred them to the court in Arrecife. That case is only a comparison and has nothing to do with Morro Jable.

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ran a prevention campaign in 2026, with police patrols from 30 October to 2 November. The city reports that vandalism cases fell from over 100 to under 10 a year, which could not be checked independently.

In May 2022 the Cabildo (island government) reported graffiti, broken tiles and wrecked furniture at the Castillo de Lara in Betancuria and at Calderón Hondo. The footbridge at the Barranco de las Peñitas was damaged again less than two months after its repair.

Morro Jable now awaits the damage tally and the announced complaints. The Fuerteventura Zeitung report gives no dates for either.