Gang dismantling major factor in crime reduction
A national security report published by the Direção-Geral da Política de Justiça indicates that in Portugal there were 376,336 crimes recorded, which represents a decrease of 6.9% compared with 2012.
Murdered Portuguese was looking for work in UK
The extent of the tragedy of the 45-year-old Portuguese man, savagely beaten to death in Crawley, West Sussex, UK, over a week ago has finally emerged. João Esteves had travelled
Mystery surrounds Portuguese murdered in UK
Details of the Portuguese man murdered in an alleyway in Crawley, West Sussex, at the weekend, were still sketchy at the time of going to press on Wednesday and, according
Four arrested over UK murder of Portuguese man
Three men and a woman have been arrested over the brutal murder of a Portuguese man in Crawley, West Sussex, over the weekend. The men, aged 33, 48 and 23,
Faro katana-wielder strikes again
Faro residents are living in fear of an Angolan man who attacks people “for very little reason”. In the middle of November, he was arrested for bludgeoning a fisherman over
Baby-murder mother walks free
She has confessed to killing three of her children as newborns, but she is out of jail and awaiting trial for murder. As Correio da Manhã newspaper reported this week,
Barroso laments barbaric murder of French journalists in Mali
European Commission President José Durão Barroso has spoken of his “sorrow” over the brutal killing of two French journalists in Mali recently. “It was a barbaric murder which left us
Armed bandits rob newsagent
Two hooded men armed with a pistol stole €2,000 from the cash till of a newsagent in Quarteira and made their getaway in a car. The robbery took place at
Contract killing case in court
One of the first cases of contract killing ever recorded in Portugal was heard at court in Fundão last week, with six suspects appearing in the dock. The suspects are
Record crime figures
According to a recent study conducted by the Portuguese government, the national crime rate has risen by a total of 52 per cent compared to last year, and the Algarve