Death threat to President: police have their man
Suspect has “vast criminal record” associated with violence Portugal’s main criminal investigation agency, the Judicial Police (PJ) have today detained in Lisbon a man suspected of threatening to kill the
Public prosecutors insist former student must be charged with ‘training for terrorism’
Public prosecutors are appealing the sentence handed down to former engineering student João Carreira, insisting he should be convicted of ‘training for terrorism’. João, 19, is serving the remainder of
Five injured in shootings and knifings in same Lisbon street
In the space of four hours on Saturday five men were either shot or knifed in the same street in Olaias, Rua Wanda Ramos (named after the writer/ translator of
Police chase woman driver 50kms: shots fired
GNR police in Barcelos (Braga district) were involved in a manic car chase over the weekend after a woman driver, later discovered to be suffering psychiatric problems, was clocked speeding
Human bones found wrapped in newspaper in Oeiras
Investigations are ongoing into the macabre find of various human bones wrapped in newspaper on scrub ground in Oeiras (Lisbon outskirts). The bones included a jawbone, “several ribs”, “at least
Man who bit off end of GNR agent’s nose “could lose custody of his children”
Muay Thai enthusiast became aggressive following arrest for drink driving A truck driver, who “practices martial arts”, bit off the end of the nose of a GNR agent involved in
Duarte Lima’s trial for murder further postponed as judge removed from case
The trial of former PSD MP Duarte Lima for the murder of an elderly heiress in Brazil in 2009 has been postponed yet again, due to his objection to the
Cold-case murder of Portuguese solved through ground-breaking facial reconstruction
First time technique used to solve criminal investigation in Europe Spanish homicide detectives are celebrating breakthrough in a cold case in which it seemed impossible to discover the identity of
Prosecutors seek foreign help to find Roman Catholic priest accused of child sex abuse
Anastácio Alves faces five crimes of sexually abusing minors Portugal’s office of public prosecutions has triggered international judicial cooperation to locate a former priest from Madeira accused of five crimes
CCTV cameras help track down teen robbers in Portimão
Police arrest teen robbers after identifying them through CCTV footage Two teenagers, aged 17 and 18, were arrested for robbing two other youngsters at knifepoint in Praia da Rocha, Portimão