PSP gets its first female national director
Paula Peneda is the new national director of human resources at Portugal’s PSP police force. It is the first time the force has had a woman on its board of
PM Costa calls for greater cooperation between country’s main police forces
Today saw swearing in of new heads of PSP and GNR Portugal’s prime minister has called for greater coordination and collaboration between the PSP and the GNR police forces –
More than 5,200 police officers deployed to cut wildfire risk
As online sites erroneously proclaim: “Brits warned not to visit Portugal” With the constant mantra of international media attempting to suggest wildfires in Portugal this year are somehow worse than
WYD Police accommodation anomalies ‘resolved’ – hierarchy
National directorate suggests complaints over social media were bogus The national directorate of Portugal’s PSP police force has said today that all anomalies reported over social media by officers about
Police protest as president welcomes Pope
More than a hundred officers from Portugal’s security forces and services were gathered in front of Belém Palace in Lisbon today as Pope Francis was received by President Marcelo.“We are
Complaints lodged citing police brutality against visiting young foreigners in Algarve
Parents of two young holidaymakers take complaints to ‘highest levels’ The parents of two young men allegedly beaten in different incidents by police in the Algarve have lodged separate complaints
GNR police dismantle criminal network in Albufeira
Five people have been arrested GNR police have dismantled a criminal network in Albufeira believed to have committed multiple crimes such as extortion, thefts, drug trafficking and document forgery. Five
Police agent saves choking baby’s life in Lagos
In just two minutes, agent Pedro Leão was able to clear the baby’s airways A police agent from Lagos has been named a local hero after saving the life of
Police announce ‘protest camp’ during World Youth Day in Lisbon
Sinapol, the national syndicate of police, have announced a protest camp to be set up alongside the Ministry of Internal Administration in Lisbon during the first week of August, when
PSP look out for TVDE driver transporting baby in trunk
PSP police in Lisbon are said to be on the look-out for a young TVDE driver who appears to have transported a baby (in a carrying chair) in the trunk