The PSP seized two firearms, ammunition, and a knife from a man in his 60s following concerns for his welfare in Santana. Police were called on Tuesday afternoon after members of the public reportedly found the man in an apparent state of intoxication and emotional distress. Those present feared that…
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Around 11 hectares of eucalyptus woodland and scrub were destroyed by the fire that broke out on Saturday night in Furneira, Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, according to an initial estimate by the Municipal Civil Protection Service. The blaze threatened several homes but caused no injuries or damage to residential…
Political party, New Right Madeira, has raised what it describes as “serious concerns” over the alleged use of employment contracts by foreign nationals seeking to regularise their residency status. In a statement, the party said it had received reports from business owners alleging that, after signing an employment contract, some…
A section of the glass floor at the Cabo Girão viewpoint has been covered with a metal plate after reportedly being damaged by a young tourist who threw a stone at it. The impact cracked one of the layers forming the specially reinforced glass panel. Staff immediately cordoned off the…
IHM – Investimentos Habitacionais da Madeira began demolishing an illegal and vacant structure on Tuesday. The building is located on land adjoining the Nogueira neighbourhood in Camacha. According to IHM, the site had been occupied without permission and was reportedly being used as a gathering place by people consuming drugs,…
Portugal’s Judiciary Police (PJ) have issued an important warning about the risks of communicating with strangers online, particularly criminals who use intimate images or videos to blackmail and extort their victims. Under the campaign slogan “VOLTE-FACE online is fierce and real,” the PJ warned that an apparently harmless social media…
Two Public Security Police (PSP) officers were injured after being attacked by a man with an iron bar in Funchal on Wednesday night. Police were called to Avenida do Infante on the 5th of August following reports of a man carrying an iron bar and causing a disturbance. According to…
Madeiran national Rui Viana, who was convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia, continues to await the formal extradition process that would allow him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence in Portugal. The case, first reported by SIC Notícias, reveals that more than two years after the arrests and…
A 57-year-old man has been arrested in Funchal following a two-year investigation into the suspected possession of prohibited weapons. The arrest was carried out on Monday by officers from the Public Security Police (PSP) after detectives from the Funchal Police Division’s Criminal Investigation Squad executed a search warrant at the…
The Public Security Police (PSP) has issued a warning over a new variation of the “fake accident” scam, which has already resulted in more than 50 reported incidents and losses exceeding €200,000 in the Lisbon area during the past month alone. According to the PSP, the fraudsters are primarily targeting…
A man has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately starting the bush fire that broke out this afternoon on Rua Cônego Doutor Jorge de Freitas, beside the slope of the New Cemetery in Caniço. The arrest was confirmed to DIÁRIO by Paulo Renato Baptista, coordinator of the Municipal Civil Protection…
The National TVDE Movement Association has condemned the alleged assault of a TVDE driver in Achada do Teixeira, Santana, describing the incident as “deeply disturbing.” In a statement, the association expressed its “deepest condemnation and indignation” over the incident, which it says took place on Friday. According to the association,…
The Judiciary Police (PJ) is investigating the death of a 66-year-old German woman following an incident on Tuesday afternoon in the municipality of Santana. The incident occurred near Estrada da Feiteira de Cima after an altercation between the woman and her 58-year-old Portuguese neighbour. According to information reported by DIÁRIO,…
A man believed to be in his mid-50s has died after being stabbed in Câmara de Lobos on Wednesday morning. A suspect has since been identified and detained, while the Judiciary Police (PJ) continues its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the killing. The incident occurred shortly before 06.30 on Avenida…
A man of Russian or Ukrainian nationality is suspected of several thefts in commercial establishments in Funchal, using a scheme that has already deceived several merchants within the city and others elsewhere. Just this morning, in the Carmo and Bom Jesus area, in the heart of Funchal, a reader and…