Young man ‘executed with three gunshots’ in late night café in Cacém
Armed man dressed in black “walks in, shoots repeatedly, then leaves” Police today are trying to find the motive for the point blank execution of a 28-year-old man in a
Suspected crypto fraudster wanted by FBI arrested in Cascais
Arrest made by Portugal’s PJ police as part of major operation led by the FBI in the US Portugal’s PJ criminal police have arrested a foreigner suspected of running a
Woman discovered dead in Castro Marim brothel; crime not suspected
PJ police consider there are no signs of crime in the death of a 53-year-old Brazilian woman in a brothel in Vale de Andreu, Castro Marim, on Saturday. The body
PJ arrest foreign woman “strongly suspected” of having slit throat of Portuguese mother-of-three
PJ police have announced the arrest of a 33-year-old foreign woman (nationality not specified) “strongly suspected” of having slit the throat and thus killed mother-of-three Sara Carratalana in Lourinhã on
Uncle formally accused of shooting dead nephew (when he was aiming for neighbour)
Back in February, newspapers carried the tragic story of a little boy (aged 7) and his grandmother both shot in what was described as a drive-by shooting in the Bela
Extradition of Vale de Judeus escapee “could take months”
Now that he has been recaptured, the extradition to Portugal from Morocco of Fábio Loureiro – one of five men who broke out of Vale de Judeus jail using a
Tapestry stolen from Portalegre museum worth €17,000
A small tapestry stolen from Portalegre’s Tapestry Museum – Guy Fino last Sunday is valued at €17,000. “Le Roi Soleil” (sun king) as the piece is entitled, did not have
Four arrested in major drug dealing crackdown in Olhão
Operation to crackdown on Olhão drug dealing has seen four people arrested so far PSP police have announced the arrest of four people – three men and one woman, aged
‘King of Vacuum cleaners’ declared “contumacious” (on run from justice)
Matthias Schmelz, a German businessman known as the “Rei dos Aspiradores” (King of vacuum cleaners) has been declared contumacious (meaning wilfully disobedient; in this case, ‘on the run from justice’).
Escaped convict captured in Tangier “was trying to reach Algeria”
While recaptured convict Fábio Loureiro sits in a Moroccan jail awaiting extradition to Portugal, details are emerging as to why he was travelled to a country with an extradition agreement