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
Dutch couple tied up and robbed in their home
A gang armed with a shotgun and a knife broke into the home of a Dutch couple at Monte do Canafechal in Mexilhoeira Grande on Tuesday December 6. The attack
Drugs seized
Around 3.5 tonnes of hashish, two cars, a speedboat and 1,500 litres of fuel were seized by Aljezur GNR police at Vale Figueiras beach on May 24. A police spokesman
ATM stolen at Quinta do Lago
An ATM was ripped from a wall outside Banco Espírito Santo (BES) at Quinta do Lago, Almancil, on April 22 at around 3am. Thieves used a stolen digger to remove
Cipriano lawyer arrested for possession of drugs at prison
A LAWYER who is defending Leonor Cipriano in the alleged case of torture during police interrogation was arrested for the possession of drugs at the Odemira women’s prison in the
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