Don’t be easy pickings
This article has been inspired by a gentleman from the UK who was on holiday here in Portugal only to find, the day before leaving, money was stolen from him
GNR Safe Residence Programme leads the way in community policing
It seems just a moment ago that I was writing about the then newly-launched GNR Programa Residência Segura (Safe Residence Programme), or SRP as it is commonly known. In fact,
A gift for cyber criminals
For many computer gamers, Christmas 2013 was the highlight of the year when they unwrapped their eagerly awaited new PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, joining some four million others who
Twelve days of Christmas crime prevention campaign
Yes, it’s Christmas again and to do our part Associação Safe Communities Algarve (SCA) is launching a ‘Twelve Days of Christmas Crime Prevention Campaign’, which will extend from the Christmas
How to avoid holiday villa letting scams
Imagine having saved hard throughout the year for your Algarve holiday only to arrive at the destination to find the villa you rented does not exist. This is what happened
Cybercrime – identifying the threat
To many people crime prevention is about securing your home by installing alarms, gates and window bars. Although still important, there is now a more sinister type of crime threat
Cash machine criminals rounded up
More than 15 criminal gangs involved in cash machine thefts have been dismantled by police in the last two years and nearly 100 people arrested in the process, confirmed the
Dealer busted
A professional drug dealer chose an isolated location in Fornalha de Moncarapacho, Olhão, to grow and store large amounts of cannabis and hashish but police caught up with him after
Carjacker arrested
A gun was held at the head of a driver in a carjacking crime in front of his Faro home. The driver, 50, was sitting in his parked vehicle making
Be Wise to Burglaries
By David Thomas As we approach the winter months, there is traditionally a seasonable increase in burglaries, particularly in the more rural areas of the Algarve. This is probably because