Masked armed gang storms third home in well-heeled Cascais/ Sintra area
Family pulled from beds around 4am Masked armed man have raided a third house in the well-heeled Cascais/ Sintra area, forcing terrified occupants out of their beds and then disappearing
Child injured in ‘shoot out’ at Almada Forum
Shopping centre quickly closed; man intercepted A five year old child was injured last night in Almada forum shopping centre when a “confrontation between two rival groups” led to shots
Iraqi brothers (finally) formally accused of terrorism
Brothers have been in preventive custody since last year The two Iraqi brothers whose arrests in Lisbon caused press furore last year have finally been formally accused of terrorism. Yasir
London “rapper” assassinated in Loures
Gang crime involving youths ‘on increase’ in Portugal A 24-year-old rapper on holiday in Portugal from London, UK, died in the early hours of Sunday morning after being shot in
‘Clyde’ extradited from Spain without Bonnie
Sidney Martins – the so-called ‘Clyde’ of the ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ criminal duo run to ground in Spain recently – is due to appear before magistrates in Faro today to
Incendiary device discovered in Santa Marta de Penaguião
Firefighters tackling the blaze that began in Santa Marta de Penaguião (Vila Real district) on Saturday came upon an incendiary device – reinforcing the theory that this fire was started,
PJ try to ‘reconstruct’ life of 4-month-old baby in serious condition in hospital
Mother rejects accusations of mistreatment PJ police are attempting to reconstruct the four months of life of baby Santiago, admitted to hospital on August 4 in a critical condition, and
Over 15 tonnes of carobs seized in Algarve as thefts continue
The Algarve’s wave of carob thefts continues as GNR police continue to seize huge amounts of carobs before they are stolen. One of the latest operations on August 2 and
21-year-old dies in one of two ‘mystery shootings’ in and around capital
PJ police are investigating Within less than 48-hours there were two ‘mystery shootings’ in and around the capital – the most serious of which took the life of a 21-year-old
Over 8 tonnes of carobs seized in Manta Rota
The number of carob thefts in the Algarve continues to increase, with two more being stifled by GNR police in the last few days. Six men were caught stealing around









