The first six months of this year saw a 10% increase in the number of accidents, traffic violations, and deaths on regional roads. Data provided by the PSP indicates that excessive speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol continue to be the main risk factors. Local inspection actions will…
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The Judiciary Police (PJ), through the Criminal Investigation Department of Madeira, has detained a 38-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder, and the possession of a prohibited weapon, following an incident that occurred last Sunday in Funchal, Madeira. According to a PJ statement, the crime was committed in a restaurant…
A 45-year-old man wanted in Venezuela for forgery was arrested in Ribeira Brava. The arrest took place yesterday by the Judicial Police (PJ), who had an international arrest warrant (MDI) for the individual, at the request of the Venezuelan judicial authorities, for falsification of public documents. At issue is a…
The Judiciary Police detained a 22-year-old man for attempted murder and GBH on the 30th of June in Ribeira Brava, Madeira. The crimes were committed against two people, one of them a police officer, reveals a spokesperson for the Judicial Police. The crimes were perpetrated in the early hours of…
PPM Madeira (Monarchy Party) has issued a statement opposing the installation of video surveillance cameras on the streets of the city of Funchal, as the party believes this will only create a false sense of citizens ‘ security. In its opinion, surveillance cameras do not prevent crime and only serve…
In a third statement released yesterday by Chega, the party reports on a meeting held with the Judiciary Police, focused on the “legal and operational weaknesses that compromise the effective fight against drug trafficking and consumption in the Region.” According to the press release, Manuela Gonçalves and Hugo Nunes, both…
A public parking space located in the city of Funchal was allegedly blocked today, Tuesday, the 15th of July, by a group of tourists. The situation ended up generating a scene with several passers-by intervening with the aim of freeing the parking space. In a post on the Facebook social…
A man, allegedly Asian, is visiting churches in Funchal, where he has been handing out leaflets stating that his 10-year-old child has leukemia and needs money for treatment. As attested by JM readers, this is a scam. However, many, especially the elderly, have allowed themselves to be deceived and donated…
A man lost control at Nico’s Burger and turned the restaurant into a horror scene. Transforming the restaurant, located in the Marina Shopping, in Funchal, into a scene of terror and confusion. A company source contacted JM, stating that everything happened just after midnight when the individual arrived at the…
The Liberal Initiative of Machico expressed concern about the lack of progress in the construction of the new municipal kennel and the new PSP police station, two projects considered “structuring for the municipality”. In a statement, the party criticizes the lack of progress in the two works and points out…
The Madeira Regional Delegation of the Union Association of Police Professionals (ASPP/PSP/) reacted to the stabbing of a young police officer in Ribeira Brava. Through the regional delegation, the ASPP/PSP reveals its deep concern over the serious occurrence recorded during the São Pedro Festivities, in the village of Ribeira Brava,…
A parking meter inspector says he was assaulted today at 11:00, in Calheta. Manuel Mendes reported to local newspaper, DIÁRIO, that he was working as normal, inspecting vehicles parked on Avenida D. Manuel I, in Calheta. “I was simply doing my job when a man got out of his car…
The São Pedro festivities, in Ribeira Brava, ended badly for a 24-year-old Public Security Police (PSP) agent, who, like thousands of other people, was off duty and just wanted to enjoy a few moments of leisure. According to JM, the police officer was lured away from the main gathering and…
An operation coordinated by Interpol in 90 countries, including Portugal, resulted in the seizure of 50.4 million illicit pharmaceutical products, worth US$65 million, on an “alarming scale” of global trade in unauthorised and falsified medicines. Information published today on the Interpol website states that “Operation Pangea XVII,” which has been…
A man in an intoxicated state climbed the tower of the cable car next to the PSP command in Funchal. It all happened late Tuesday afternoon, and luckily, after ‘negotiations’ with the PSP, he ended up climbing down and was later transported to hospital by the Red Cross. As far…