Lisbon police mobilises against relentless armed gang on rampage since Christmas
Fourteen police brigades are now actively hunting the relentless armed gang that has been rampaging through the âLinhaâ district of Lisbon/Cascais since just before Christmas last year. As readers may
Police lose jobs over lunchtime protest
Faro || All it took was one fateful lunch for two Faro police officers to lose their jobs. Paulo Gonçalves and João Mestre, who have been living in the Algarve
Portugal loses 1,000 policemen as âless than agileâ are sent out on raids
It is the latest crisis to the countryâs law enforcement agencies. The GNR and PSP combined reveal this year numbers are down by more than 1,000 agents. But worse, of
30 new speed cameras planned by 2015
As the stateâs zeal for fining its citizens cranks up a few extra notches, newspapers reveal that SINCRO – the national speed control system – will be installing 30 mobile
Five police injured as hundreds of teens descend on shopping centre
Five police were injured in violent outbursts after a mass-meeting organised through social media in Lisbon descended into chaos at the Vasco da Gama shopping centre on Wednesday afternoon. Shops
Crack Portuguese investigator moves to Europol inThe Hague
PJ police bosses have lost one of their top investigators as he is just too good to keep in Portugal. Releasing Pedro FelĂcio for a five-year-stint at Europol. Justice Minister
Portugalâs police stations under night time attack
The stark reality of Portugalâs police stations at night has been painted by PSP union president Peixoto Rodrigues who claims that âstations in some locations only transmit the psychological feeling
Police rescue five-year-old caught up in high-speed drug shoot-out in Ăgueda
Ăgueda || A terrified five-year-old and scores of householders lived through moments of sheer panic as drug dealers fought it out at high speed through the streets of Ăgueda in
PSP Police given special furniture removal duties
Discontent || As many as 10 PSP officers fulfilling desk duties have been commandeered to act as furniture removers as the elaborate move to Lisbonâs state-of-the-art police building continues. It
Cycling stopped by police with near record level of alcohol
In a week where metro trains are reported to be without emergency brakes, and an easyJet plane aborted take-off on a flight to London, we hear that cyclists too have