The Public Security Police (PSP) is warning of a new scam scheme associated with MB Way, which can involve citizens without them realising it. According to the PSP, the scheme begins with an unexpected transfer to the victim’s account. Shortly after, a contact appears, usually through the WhatsApp application, asking…
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The Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters, the Volunteer Firefighters of São Vicente and Porto Moniz, and the Forest Police have been, since shortly after 2 pm, involved in a complex search and rescue operation in the mountains, in the Fanal area, in Porto Moniz. According to JM, there were two victims, both…
The Public Security Police (PSP) warned, through social networks, of the importance of configuring mobile phones for emergencies, stressing that these devices can, in the event of a serious accident or fall, automatically call for help. According to the information released, some equipment is prepared to detect violent impacts and,…
Yesterday, a car accident between two vehicles in Calheta, Madeira, left six injured, four of them German and two Spanish, according to Civil Protection sources. According to Commander Pedro Araújo, of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), among the injured were four adults and two children. According to…
It was a busy late afternoon yesterday in the seafront bar and restaurant area in Paul do Mar. It all started with a disagreement between a Madeiran couple and a foreign citizen, which quickly evolved into physical, intense, and repeated aggressions, despite the attempts of several witnesses to put an…
A rockfall occurred this evening in Seixal, before the access area to São Vicente, causing heavy congestion on the Expressway. Several stones, including one very large one, fell from the adjacent slope, obstructing the road in both directions. Among the stone blocks on the road is a large boulder, which…
The man suspected of murdering his mother in Água de Pena was transferred, this afternoon, from the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital to the Casa de Saúde São João de Deus, where he will be hospitalised and placed under permanent psychiatric care. The alleged murderer was transferred yesterday afternoon in a…
A landslide occurred this morning between the Balseiras site and Seara Velha, in Curral das Freiras. The Câmara de Lobos Volunteer Firefighters, the Municipal Civil Protection Service, and the PSP were called to the scene. Initially, there was concern over the structural integrity of nearby housing, but that was soon…
Almost half of the 109 police officers of the Regional Command of the PSP of Madeira who participated in a scientific study had metabolic syndrome or were already classified as having a 10-year high cardiovascular risk, it was announced today. In information released today, the PSP points out that the…
Information is still scarce, but local newspaper JM believes that an alleged homicide took place this afternoon in Machico, in the Água de Pena area. Attending the incident where Municipal Firefighters of Machico (BMM), supported by several Public Security Police (PSP) officers, were called to open the door of a…
Yesterday, Judiciary Police (PJ)Inspectors carried out a series of searches at the premises of the Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructures and the Institute of Mobility and Transport. Today, the PJ searched the offices of the Municipality of Santa Cruz. The Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructures told reporters that…
The video surveillance system implemented in July last year is already producing results in the fight against crime. In the first six months of operation, a 17.6% reduction in crime was recorded in areas where the cameras were installed, Superintendent Dario Sanguedo said at a press conference. According to the…
The Judiciary Police (PJ) is examining a semi-rigid boat found yesterday off the Madeiran coast. The vessel is often associated with drug trafficking operations on the high seas, especially in the transfer of drugs from larger to smaller vessels. The boat was located and seized by the Maritime Police in…
A 73-year-old Finnish tourist was assaulted on Friday near the Farmers’ Market in Funchal after being hit with a stone. The man suffered head and shoulder injuries, and was assisted by the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters and transported to the A & E Department of the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital. Samantha…
Three men attempting to travel to Dublin were arrested on Wednesday morning at Madeira Airport for using false documents. The arrest took place at border control, on an air link departing from the Schengen area, after the documents presented raised concerns with the authorities. After analysis, the Public Security Police…