Teenage thieves who “led police to their deaths on high-speed rail track” released by court
Two teenage thieves who led police officers to their deaths on a high-speed rail link between Sacavém and Bobadela this week have been released from court pending further inquiries. Ivandro
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 “less than agile” are sent out on raids
It is the latest crisis to the country’s law enforcement agencies. The GNR and PSP combined reveal this year numbers are down by more than 1,000 agents. But worse, of
Cancer-black spot police station finally to be freed from asbestos
It has taken 20 years – in which 23 agents have gone down with various forms of cancer. According to a source from Viana do Castelo PSP, the 300 square
Facebook presents Lisbon’s finest patrol car “tour guides”
A Brazilian tourist was delighted by her impromptu VIP tour of Lisbon, courtesy of two of the capital’s finest PSP officers. Clearly mindful of their superior’s orders last summer to
Over 20,000 people apply for police jobs
Although only 700 job vacancies were advertised for the PSP and GNR police, over 20,000 people applied for them. These impressive numbers were revealed on Tuesday (September 30), the day
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 Lisbon’s state-of-the-art police building continues. It
PSP “break language barriers” by learning how to sign
It’s a new tourist-support initiative and it has already taught 12 PSP police officers how to use sign language to communicate with the deaf. This year’s course in Portuguese sign
Lisbon cops go “Hollywood”
In an extraordinary press release received this week from Lisbon PSP, we can reveal that the capital’s cops have gone “Hollywood”. The combination of last week’s early heat wave and
Singer charged with “trying to run over” PSP officer
Portuguese singer Romana is being charged with trying to run over a PSP officer after he asked her to remove her parked car from a zebra crossing. The incident took