PJ concludes investigation into PSP shooting that sparked wave of unrest in Lisbon
PSP agent responsible for shooting still not returned to active duty Portugal’s PJ judicial police – the country’s main criminal investigation force – has concluded its probe into the death
Nine arrested in new PSP operation in Olivais area of Lisbon
Operation part of special crime prevention strategy Lisbon’s Public Security Police were back leading a special crime prevention operation today, two weeks after the ‘polemic’ Martim Moniz swoop that generated
Lisbon City Council (and Mayor) ‘could fall’
The tenuous grip that Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas has on ‘power’ has been challenged following a story, in Expresso last week, suggesting the way in which he promoted councillors to
Another shoot-out in Cova da Moura, Amadora
Three men suffer ‘serious injuries’ Three men suffered serious injuries yesterday in “yet another episode of violent crime in the neighbourhood of Cova da Moura, Amadora”. Tabloid Correio da Manhã
Judicial ‘slip up’ leaves rapist free to pursue his victim
João Djaló, brother of Porto footballer Tiago, finally back behind bars A judicial slip up left ‘career criminal’ João Djaló, free to pursue his terrified victim, to the extent that
Parishes in Lisbon already ‘overflowing’ with rubbish
Lusa’s Miguel A Lopes has had the photographic assignment today to show how quickly rubbish is building up in the capital due to the strike by ‘urban hygiene workers’. The
Lisbon greenlights €2 billion riverside real estate project
Plan is “one of the country’s largest residential-led mixed-use real estate projects to ever get green-lighted” The municipal council of Lisbon has approved a transformative €2 billion redevelopment project for the long-abandoned riverside Matinha area.
57 waste containers distributed around Lisbon to stave off effects of strike
Lisbon City Council has distributed 57 extra urban waste containers around the various parishes of the capital today for residents to deposit their rubbish as bins and recycling stations spill
New police operation in Lisbon: ‘suspected counterfeit material’ seized; two illegal immigrants indentified
A new police operation in another problematic area of Lisbon (Largo de São Domingos) seized several materials suspected of being counterfeit yesterday and raised 22 reports of administrative offences. In
Internal Security Observatory takes wind out of Martim Moniz brouhaha
Observatory considers police operation “followed good practices” With IGAI, the general inspectorate of internal administration, opening an inquiry into the police operation in Martim Moniz last week that caused such