Faro’s new municipal police force hits the streets
Force has 10 officers, with plans to grow its team to 30 Faro’s new municipal police force is now officially on duty. The new force began operations on Tuesday, with
Government wants to accelerate deportation of illegal migrants
Policy depends on results of elections on May 18 Portugal’s caretaker AD government will be seeking to accelerate the deportation of illegal/ undocumented migrants. SIC Notícias brings this story today,
Police forces to be issued with 1,000 tasers
Portugal’s PSP (public security police) and GNR (national guard) will be supplied with tasers, with each force receiving 500 of these non-lethal pieces of equipment, deputy secretary of state for
PSP agent facing murder charge “had no specific firearms training”
Initial reports made a point of agent’s ‘experience’ Four months after he used his service weapon to fatally shoot a man resisting arrest, it transpires that the young PSP agent
“Taxa zero” road safety campaign begins tomorrow
Police are launching a new road safety campaign tomorrow, lasting until Monday February 10, and will be out in force on the nation’s road, breathalysing drivers. The focus will be
Portuguese court greenlights police bodycams
Bodycams are used by police forces in several countries across the globe Portugal is set to join the long list of countries that allow the use of cameras on police
Thousands march through Lisbon protesting against Martim Moniz police operation
No matter the voices of ‘reason’ post-police operation, fury and outrage continues Almost a month on from the police operation in Martim Moniz that so outraged left wing parties and
Vida Justa lines up to show how police don’t act same with everyone
Ahead of what activists hope will be “one of the largest anti-racism protests” in Lisbon tomorrow, activists of Vida Justa have staged an ‘against the wall protest’ in Avenida de
Ombudsman called to investigate “legitimacy and proportionality” of police operation in Martim Moniz
Several civil society figures and associations have shown today that the outrage expressed following the police operation in Martim Moniz on December 19 is still simmering in spite of the
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