PJ hone in on arsonists who torched bus with driver inside
42-year-old driver sustained catastrophic injuries Portugal’s PJ criminal investigation police have honed in on the group of hooded men who threw molotov cocktails into a bus, one them purposely into
Arson behind more than third of Portugal’s wildfires this season
Preliminary study confirms perennial scourge Over a third of the forest fires recorded this year were caused by arson, minister of internal affairs Margarida Blasco confirmed today, revealing that almost
“Never have there been so many arsonists in jail”
Portugal’s crackdown on arson appears to show results It is early days yet – but so far this year, the number of wildfires assailing Portugal has been reduced on recent
Arsonist firefighter condemned to 10 years jail
Guimarães court has condemned a firefighter from Fafe to 10 years jail after he was accused of starting nine rural wildfires between 2022 and 2023. The court ruled that Pedro
Court strike blamed for judge releasing ‘confessed arsonist’
Police believe suspect “could have been starting fires for years” A criminal investigating judge yesterday released a young man who has allegedly confessed to having started 20 forest fires that
71-year-old woman arrested for suspected arson in Pombal
A 71-year-old woman has been arrested by PJ police today, suspected of having started a fire ‘using direct flame’ in Pombal. It was only thanks to “rapid and effective intervention
Arsonist crackdown: 803 suspects are under investigation
This year, 803 suspects have been identified in Portugal in relation to fires, which are being investigated, and the GNR and PJ police forces have made 90 arrests, minister for
Arson in Leiria: mayor claims ‘there is a criminal on loose’
“He/ she is living among us” … and has been for last decade The number of fires starting at unlikely times and often almost in unison in the municipality of
Metadata law frees arsonist and alleged pedophile
Law’s unconstitutionality means cases based on metadata evidence keep falling The ongoing ‘drama’ of a law deemed unconstitutional – in spite of the fact that this undermines police investigations –
“We are watching you”: Minister’s message to arsonists
System of vigilance and checking covers whole territory On a day when two arsonists have been caught “in flagrante” by the authorities, Portugal’s interior minister José Luís Carneiro has had