Reporting a crime in Portugal
I have been wanting to write this article for some time, but it involves quite a bit of research. Luckily this has taken a giant step forward with the input
Do you know whoâs calling you?
It seems obvious, doesnât it? You receive a telephone call from overseas by someone speaking English in a foreign accent saying they are from Microsoft. Without waiting further you slam
Become the âeyes and earsâ of your community
I always find it interesting that whilst some people are willing to pay out thousands of euros on sophisticated alarm systems, they do not adopt simple measures that are free
An engaged community means a safer community
As we look forward to 2015, it is an appropriate time to reflect on the progress that has been made concerning the fight against crime over the last few years
Donât become the Christmas turkey!
The popularity of online shopping continues to grow every year as consumers discover the savings that can be made in comparison to traditional bricks and mortar retailers, and the fact
The media, police and investigations
The televised search of Sir Cliff Richardâs property in the UK to my mind illustrates something that is inherently wrong in the relationship between the media and the police. In
Personal Emergency Response Systems â One year later
Readers may recall around a year ago I used an analogy of a 1970âs James Bond movie to describe the introduction of Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) into the Algarve
Portugal without fires
Now that we are virtually into the summer period and the weather has become much hotter, it is a good time to remind ourselves of the measures to prevent fires
Vehicle crime prevention
For crime prevention to be successful it has to be relevant, timely and well focused. There would be little point, for instance, in writing about the theft of snow shoes
From Revolution to Evolution
April 25, 1974 || Overview of policing before and after the Revolution About a month ago I visited the GNR station in PortimĂŁo and saw a group of school children