“Arsonist profiling has had to be revised”: police foil ‘perfectionist engineer’
A police investigation started four years ago has finally foiled a fire-raiser in central Portugal with a chilling technique. As PJ director Carlos Farinha told reporters, it has shown police
Woman whose body was found in burnt out camper “may have already been dead”
The woman whose body was found in a burnt-out camper in a remote area near São Bartolomeu de Messines earlier this week “may have been dead before she was placed
Serial arsonist suspected of setting light to kennels where dozens of animals died
A serial arsonist is believed to have been behind the terrible blaze that torched dozens of dogs and cats in a rundown shelter in Santo Tirso, Valongo, last month (click
Suspected fire-starter arrested in Faro
A 26-year-old man has been arrested and is described as the prime suspect of a string of fires that destroyed three cars, two motorbikes and an ‘ecoponto’ (recycling bin) in
Police investigate arson following fire at Faro social housing building
A fire in a social housing apartment building in Faro led to the evacuation of 58 residents in the early hours of Wednesday morning (June 15). Six people, including four-year-old
Portugal’s latest arsonist is just 11-years-old
As the country counts the cost of two terrible weeks of fires – many started on purpose – we hear that the “latest arsonist” caught out by authorities is just
13-year-old accused of killer arson attacks in Covilhã, Portugal
Covilhã || A 13-year-old boy has been identified as the arsonist behind devastating forest fires last year – one of which caused the death of a 41-year-old firefighter. But as
Police investigating Conforama arson suspicions
Polícia Judiciária have confirmed that the blaze in Vila Nova de Gaia’s Conforama furniture store was started on purpose. Proof of arson came after jerrycans filled with petrol were found
Alleged arsonist detained
Police in Faro have arrested a 53-year-old man on suspicion of carrying out three arson attacks in the final fortnight of June that endangered local residents’ homes, in a zone
Drunk and dangerous
Officers from the Faro Judicial Police and the GNR recently identified and arrested a 24-year-old Englishman, who has been charged with arson. The man is accused of setting light to