Body of woman discovered in suitcase rekindles hope in search of missing mum
Pregnant Mónica Silva, 33, has been missing since October 3, 2023 The discovery of a body of a woman, in a suitcase ‘abandoned’ near Vigo, Spain, has rekindled hope in
Child shot in head in Setúbal yesterday dies in hospital
The seven year old boy shot in the head from a passing car in the Bela Vista neighbourhood of Setúbal yesterday died “during the night”. Sources at Lisbon’s Santa Maria
Masked men pretending to be police hijack van on A23 motorway
Four masked men pretending to be police hijacked a van on the A23 motorway at aropund 1 o’clock this morning, near Santarém. The van driver has explained that the men
Child battles for life after being shot in head in Setúbal
Child and grandmother targeted in drive-by shooting A seven year old child is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot in the head in Setúbal at around 12.30pm
GNR registers “more dating, relationship violence crimes in 2023”
Food for thought on Valentine’s Day 2024 Portugal’s GNR – the main police force in non-urban areas – recorded 1,497 crimes of dating and relationship violence in all age groups, last
Angolan man killed ‘mafia-style’ in hall of Oeiras apartment block
PJ police are “trying to identify” two armed men, caught on film, who gunned down an Angolan man at the entrance of an apartment block in Bairro dos Navegadores, Oeiras
European operation dismantles ‘arranged marriages’ network exploiting Portuguese women
A European operation involving Portugal’s PJ police has dismantled a network of ‘marriages of convenience’ based in Cyprus. One of the key figures in the network was arrested in Portugal
Man caught stealing in Fafe burgled dozens of homes in the Algarve
The suspect was arraigned in Faro on Monday and was subject to a preventive detention order. Faro’s Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a man, at the weekend, accused of committing
Seven GNR hurt in 30km car chase
Seven GNR agents sustained injuries over the weekend as a result of a high-speed car chase involving “dangerous manoeuvres”. A stolen car, in which three people were travelling, tried to
PSP arrests two men for “violent crimes” in Lagos
Both suspects were indicted for committing several robberies, home thefts, coercion and attacks on physical integrity in various locations in the municipality. Two men aged 21 and 22 were caught