GNR police seize 1.7 tonnes of illegally captured cockles in Algarve
Nearly 1.7 tonnes of illegally captured cockles have been seized by GNR police in two major busts in the Algarve. The first operation took place in Faro on Saturday (January
Lagoa-Carvoeiro GNR receive three all-terrain vehicles from council
Lagoa Council handed over three new all-terrain vehicles to Lagoa-Carvoeiro GNR, representing an investment by the council of €90,000. Two of them will be stationed in Lagoa and the other
Operation ‘Christmas and New Year’ registers 17 deaths in over 6400 accidents
Deaths on the roads over Christmas and New Year came to 17 – which according to statistics cited by road safety authority ANSR, is an almost 50% reduction on the
More than 41,800 old folk live alone or in ‘isolated spots’
A GNR survey of vulnerable old people – those living alone or in isolated places – has detected more than 41,800, with the districts of Guarda, Vila Real and Faro
Missing pensioner found in Aljezur thanks to drone
A 90-year-old man who went missing for 12 hours in Aljezur was found alive but debilitated by GNR police with the help of a thermal-imaging drone. The pensioner was found
Alcoutim council donates all-terrain vehicle to GNR police
Alcoutim council has donated a new all-terrain vehicle to the local GNR police. The vehicle was handed over to the police force on September 13 following the signing of a
Body of German woman found inside car near Alvor beach
The body of a 54-year-old German woman was found inside a car parked near Alvor beach on Monday afternoon. GNR police were alerted by a tourist who walked past the
Trio arrested for allegedly robbing elderly in Faro and Olhão
GNR police arrested three men suspected of attacking and robbing elderly people in the municipalities of Faro and Loulé. The arrests, which took place on Monday this week, followed a
Man receives eight-month jail term for masturbating in front of police
A man has been condemned to eight months behind bars for masturbating in front of GNR police agents in Ericeira. The incident took place in April 2017, reports tabloid Correio
GNR police warn drivers to beware of ‘smartphone zombies’
GNR police have launched a humorous albeit serious warning urging drivers in Portugal to beware of ‘smartphone zombies’ – pedestrians who are so focused on their phones that they pay