Police taser immigrant after he “tried to slit wife’s throat”
Son’s frantic call: “My father wants to kill my mother!” PSP police arrested an Indian man in Olivais, Lisbon, in the early hours of Wednesday morning after a frantic phone
Mother of two ‘gunned down’ in Abrantes
“It was a veritable execution”, tabloid Correio da Manhã writes today, of the death of a 34-year-old mother of two whose 61-year-old partner later handed himself in to police 50kms
Climate of insecurity and acts of vandalism prompt surprise visit by minister to Matosinhos
CCTV cameras promised – but no extra police numbers The climate of insecurity and acts of vandalism prevalent in Matosinhos, in the north, near Porto, have long been in the
Seven years jail for ringleaders of gang that terrorised immigrants in OIhão
Gang attacked at least 15 immigrants in space of a month The two main ringleaders of a gang of young teens that terrorised Indian and Nepalese immigrants in the Algarve
PJ police seize almost 18 kilos of cocaine at Sines port
PJ police are celebrating another ‘cocaine coup’ following seizures in ‘Operation Freezer’ – an investigation (still ongoing) which saw 17.7 kilos of cocaine, corresponding to around 1,770 individual doses, concealed
Mystery over what really happened to ‘missing German digital nomad’ persists
German investigators say he was burnt to death; PJ ‘has no evidence’ The mystery over what really happened to missing German digital nomad Artur Lorenz persists. Earlier this month, German
Police arrest three for attempted murder in Porto
Police have arrested three men (all foreigners), for the attempted murder of two others (also foreigners) on Porto’s Luiz 1 bridge last month. This was just one of a number
Trio arrested for breaking into cars near Algarve beaches
Suspects broke into and stole from several cars near beaches Three men have been arrested in Portimão for breaking into and stealing from cars parked near beaches in the Algarve,
Scammers rip Portuguese citizens off to tune of more than €110 million in 2023
PSP registers three-fold increase in number of scams reported Scams are on the increase in Portugal. They fleeced citizens of more than €110 million in 2023, accounting for 17.44% of
Young man stabbed to death in Carcavelos
Another young man has been stabbed to death – this time in Carcavelos, and again following an altercation with a group of youths. The 22-year-old reportedly was leaving the bar