Póvoa de Lanhoso primary school teacher accused of 3,734 sex crimes against children
A 50-year-old male primary school teacher has been accused of 3,734 crimes of sexual abuse against 11 girl pupils, aged between six and nine years old. He has been further
GNR issues statement following recapture in Algarve of escaped Algerian
36-year-old was spotted by member of public on public highway in Estômbar GNR police have issued a statement this afternoon to give the bare bones of the story behind the
Man accused of three animal cruelty crimes in Loulé
One of the dogs ended up dying shortly after being rescued A 78-year-old man from Loulé has been charged with three counts of animal cruelty, stemming from alleged mistreatment of
Escaped Algerian renewed Portuguese residency in spite of international arrest warrant
BREAKING news at 11am today: GNR police announce recapture of Algerian, in a street in Lagoa, Algarve… Abdelkader Eddouh lived with British girlfriend in Alvor The latest dismal story
Fugitive from justice caught getting on bus
PSP police in Leiria managed to catch a 64-year-old man with a series of criminal offences to his name – for driving without a licence, driving whilst drunk etc –
Algerian escapes police custody on way into court in Lisbon
‘Manhunt’ underway in capital A police manhunt is underway to recapture a 36-year-old Algerian who managed not only to escape from police custody as he was being taken into a
Bishops decide on compensation for victims of historic sexual abuse
Thousands of Portuguese children are believed to have been abused by Portuguese clergy Years on from the shocking report that lifted the lid off the toxicity within the Portuguese Catholic
15 cars vandalised in Lisbon in matter of hours
At least 15 cars vandalised were overnight between Saturday and Sunday in the Penha de França area of Lisbon. The cars were all parked in Rua Borges Grainha. PSP police
Young man arrested for attempted murder in Vilamoura
PJ police tracked attempted murder suspect down to Vilamoura PJ police have arrested a 21-year-old man in the Algarve resort of Vilamoura on suspicion of attempted murder. In a statement
Largest operation “of all time”against human trafficking sees seven arrested in Portugal
An operation against human trafficking coordinated by Interpol in 116 countries and territories, with participation of Portugal’s PJ police, has resulted in seven people being arrested in this country. On