Ministry shuts bars where there have been murders
Closure could remain in place for six months Three bars – in Albufeira, Almada and Porto – have been shut by order of the Ministry of Internal Administration following recent
GNR dismantle cannabis greenhouses in Messines
A 36-year-old man has been arrested for drug trafficking after police found three indoor cannabis greenhouses at his home in São Bartolomeu de Messines, Silves. In a statement to the
Young couple arrested over fatal stabbing in Albufeira to hear bail measures
The young couple arrested in the early hours of Sunday following the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old girl in the busy bar area of Oura, Albufeira, is to go before
19-year-old girl dies after being stabbed in chest and neck in Albufeira
Two young people – a man and a woman – have been arrested A 19-year-old Portuguese girl was stabbed to death in the early hours of this morning in the
Crimes increase across mainland Portugal
All districts “are more violent” Portalegre, Évora and Santarém are the districts where crimes have grown most in the last year. Vila Real and Bragança are the areas where it
Government creates working group to boost support for crime victims
The Portuguese government has created a working group that aims to strengthen a “cross-cutting response and multidisciplinary support to victims of crime” and will be responsible for creating a national
UPDATE: Ismaili Centre attack “was not an act of terrorism”, says PJ director
National PJ police director, Luís Neves, has denied any suspicions that the attack at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon which claimed the lives of two women on Tuesday was an
Ismaili Centre attack: Everything we know so far
This morning saw a horrific knife attack at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon, resulting in the death of two women. The attacker was shot in the leg by police after
Two killed in attack at Ismaili Centre in Lisbon
Victims were employees at the centre Two women were killed and several people were injured during an attack at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon this morning (March 28). According to
Body found in Moita well was murdered; identity still a mystery
PJ police search through missing persons files A murder hunt is underway following the discovery of a body at the bottom of a well in Moita – tied by hands