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
Missing mum-to-be: suspect finally formally accused
Aveiro Public Prosecutor’s Office has finally brought charges against the man arrested by PJ Judicial Police last year on suspicion of killing his pregnant former lover, Mónica Silva, a mother
‘Ambushed’ GNR agents shoot armed man dead in Bragança
Both GNR agents injured in shoot-out Two GNR agents were injured last night following an ambush in Calvelhe, Bragança district, in which their armed assailant died. Recently released from jail,
Man found dead in São Domingos de Rana (Cascais) with puncture wound to head
A man was found dead in the street in São Domingos de Rana, Cascais municipality, in the early hours of this morning. He had a puncture wound to the head,
Two men stabbed close to Sintra train station
Two men were stabbed in the early hours of Sunday morning near a taxi rank at Rio de Mouro railway station, Sintra, outer Lisbon. As with so many stabbings in