Police forced to use recycled bulletproof glass as shields
Due to a “lack of investment”, PSP police in Faro and Porto are using recycled bulletproof glass to create makeshift shields. The shields have been made for training purposes but
PSP on spot over fatal shooting of 16-year-old in Gondomar
Family and friends of the 16-year-old shot in the head during altercations with PSP agents in Gondomar on Tuesday are demanding answers. They want to know why André Gomes had
Alleged tobacco thief shot by PSP police dies in hospital
Gondomar, the scene of the brutal beating of a 15-year-old, is now the focus of a new disgrace. A police chase after four alleged thieves ended with shots being fired,
PSP agent among three injured in Olhão shootout
Three people – including a PSP police agent – were shot and taken to the hospital following a car chase on the A22 motorway near Olhão. Police were apparently trying
Repair work to fix “unstable roof” at VRSA’s PSP police station approved by government
A plan to stabilise the roof of Vila de Santo António’s PSP police station – described as at risk of collapsing and “threatening the safety of the 63 people who
PSP police protest scheduled for September
PSP police agents have scheduled a protest for September outside the police force’s national headquarters in Lisbon. The decision was made by 10 unions during a meeting on Tuesday and
PSP police get on their new bikes to fight crime
Portimão’s parish council has offered four all-terrain bicycles to the local PSP police force, following the signing of an agreement entitled ‘Polícia de Proximidade’ (Proximity Police) to increase security in
Manhunt underway in Lisbon as police shooters remain at large
Four men are on the run in Lisbon after a terrifying gun battle that saw two police agents shot in the head, one in the hand and two civilians caught
PSP policewoman caught on camera shoplifting during day off
A female PSP agent was “caught on camera” shoplifting from Lisbon’s Colombo shopping centre on her day off. The 35-year-old was discovered with €180-worth of sports clothing, which she had
Dissatisfied police can wait 10 years for new work placement
More than 4,000 PSP police agents are unhappy with where they are stationed and have put in for transfers. Lisbon is one of the areas where they least like to