Operation STOP sees police agent run over
A 31-year-old GNR police agent was run over yesterday by a car going in reverse during an operation STOP in Grândola. According to reports, the driver exited the vehicle and
Protest by police and military ‘snubbed’ by PM
A protest involving police forces as well as military personnel marched to the doors of the prime minister’s official residence in São Bento yesterday, only to discover there was no
13 arrested in major drug bust in Algarve and Lisbon
PSP police have dismantled a “well-organised” drug trafficking network which sold drugs at several nightlife spots in Portimão and Lagos – as well as the large summer festivals held at
Police seize 389 counterfeit items at Portimão fair
PSP police carried out a surprise swoop on Portimão’s São Martinho fair on Tuesday, November 8, having seized 389 counterfeit items. Among the confiscated items were clothing, shoes and personal
PSP rounds up guns and ammo in Marvila
PSP police mounted a special operation in the parish of Marvila, Lisbon, today, rounding up guns and ammunition as part of the ongoing “Operation E-guns” investigation. Twelve homes were searched,
PSP recruitment: just 648 applicants for course with 1,020 places
So far, only 648 applicants are ‘vying’ to be admitted to the PSP police force on a course with places for 1,020. Says the PSP on its website, it is
Police: Death by suicide higher than in line of duty
Portugal’s inspector general for home affairs, Anabela Cabral Ferreira, said on Friday that the number of deaths by suicide among police officers is higher than the number of deaths recorded
PSP ‘saves elderly woman from death at hands of husband’
A desperate call to 112 may well have saved the life of a 78-year-old woman discovered by PSP police who immediately raced to the scene in Barreiro (Setúbal district) ‘almost
Portimão PSP police station closed to public due to revamp
Portimão’s PSP police station is closed to the public due to renovation works which are due to last until the end of 2022 The station’s reception desk has been moved
GNR agent faints in sole charge of Moita police station
45-year-old discovered by civilian arriving to register complaint A GNR agent, left in sole charge of Moita police station was discovered ‘on the floor’ by a civilian at 10pm on