From Revolution to Evolution
April 25, 1974 || Overview of policing before and after the Revolution About a month ago I visited the GNR station in Portimão and saw a group of school children
Twelve days of Christmas crime prevention campaign
Yes, it’s Christmas again and to do our part Associação Safe Communities Algarve (SCA) is launching a ‘Twelve Days of Christmas Crime Prevention Campaign’, which will extend from the Christmas
New night guard service in Ferragudo
A night guard service started in Ferragudo, Lagoa council, on November 15. The ‘Guarda Nocturno’ patrols the area from midnight to 6am each day and the service is undertaken in
How to avoid holiday villa letting scams
Imagine having saved hard throughout the year for your Algarve holiday only to arrive at the destination to find the villa you rented does not exist. This is what happened
Cybercrime – identifying the threat
To many people crime prevention is about securing your home by installing alarms, gates and window bars. Although still important, there is now a more sinister type of crime threat
Santarém security is an issue
Santarém Câmara President, Rui Barreiro, has alerted the Minister for Home Affairs, Daniel Sanches, of the need to increase security measures in the borough and create conditions for better policing.
The new terrorism
I was down on both knees, intelligently peering into a lock of unknown origin, debating “drill, mica, lump hammer or go home and lie down in a darkened room?” when
Another security breach at Faro
A woman has revealed how security lapses at Faro airport allowed her to take a nine-inch bread knife on board a holiday jet. Helen Mallen, 43, had the knife with
Thousands denied entry during Euro
Between May 26, when Portugal officially suspended the Schengen accords, and June 27, officers from the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF) refused entry into Portugal to 4,035 foreign citizens,