Foreign citizen wanted in Saudi Arabia for fraud arrested by PJ
According to the Judiciary Police (PJ), the 32-year-old detainee is suspected of belonging to an organized group dedicated to smuggling diesel fuel (a product subsidized by the Arab state) out of the country. The events date back to November 2014 and occurred in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The detainee could face a sentence […]
PJ used in “intense and massive” fraud campaign using AI
In a press conference held at the PJ headquarters in Lisbon, criminal investigation coordinator José Ribeiro from the National Unit for Combating Cybercrime and Technological Crime (UNC3T) highlighted the use of artificial intelligence techniques by foreign criminal networks to spread this campaign, which has already resulted in “an unusual number of complaints” to the institution. […]
Mayor and rector of Ponta Delgada demand security after stabbing incident
The assault of a 35-year-old man with a bladed weapon occurred on Monday at 12:30 PM local time (1:30 PM in Lisbon), near the Sanctuary of Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres building in Campo de São Francisco, in the center of Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel. The victim required hospital treatment due […]
Aggression between two homeless people ends in death and 12 years in prison
An exchange of aggression between two homeless individuals sharing the roof of an abandoned house in Belém, Lisbon, ended in the worst possible way. One died, and the other was sentenced to 12 years of effective prison time. The crime occurred in the early hours of April 30 to May 1, 2023, but only recently […]
Young man detained for “multiple” thefts in three parishes of Lisbon
A 23-year-old man was arrested on August 14 on suspicion of “multiple thefts from establishments” in three parishes of Lisbon, the Public Security Police (PSP) revealed in a statement this Monday. According to the authorities, the suspect, who had previously been arrested for crimes of the same nature, is “widely referenced” for various thefts in […]
Trio assaults and rapes 80-year-old elderly woman in Anadia
Three people were arrested on suspicion of robbery and rape of an 80-year-old woman in the municipality of Anadia, the Judicial Police (PJ) revealed this Monday in a press release. According to the investigators, the crimes took place on July 1st at the victim’s residence. The suspects began by forcing entry into the victim’s home […]
Arrested for attempted fraud in car sale in Torres Vedras
A GNR (National Republican Guard) source explained to Lusa news agency that after the victim saw an advertisement for a high-displacement car on the Internet, he contacted the suspect. The two men then decided to go to a bank in A-dos-Cunhados to “handle the purchase and sale documentation.” Upon meeting the supposed seller, the buyer […]
Woman tries to kill her partner with a knife. She was arrested in Matosinhos
A 26-year-old woman was arrested by the Judicial Police (PJ) for attempting to murder her partner in Santa Cruz do Bispo, Matosinhos. The crime occurred on Wednesday. According to a statement from the PJ, the woman, “armed with a knife,” inflicted “several wounds to the chest, neck, and upper limbs” of the victim. The man […]
Man steals 20 shampoos from store and injures employee with box cutter in Porto
A 37-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday night on suspicion of robbery in the city of Porto, the Public Security Police (PSP) reported on Wednesday. In a statement released on Wednesday, the PSP said that the arrest took place at 10:00 PM when the man, “unemployed and without a fixed residence,” stole 20 bottles of […]
74-year-old man named as suspect in forest fire in Almeida
In a statement, the Territorial Command of Guarda reported that, as part of an investigation to determine the causes of a forest fire, the military personnel from the Nature and Environment Protection Service (SEPNA) of Vilar Formoso found that the fire was caused by the use of a brush cutter with a metal disc. The […]