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,…
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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…
Calls for an end to the massacre of civilians in the Gaza Strip by Israel, and the liberation of Palestine were heard in Funchal this afternoon. Next to the statue of the navigator João Gonçalves Zarco, Palestinian flags and posters mark the purpose of this peaceful initiative, closely followed by…
The Regional Command of PSP Madeira said that on Saturday, the 14th of June, the PSP seized a large amount of synthetic drugs coming off the Lobo Marinho in Porto Santo. As part of the exchange of police information between islands, the police of Porto Santo inspected and intercepted two…
A group of four young males is allegedly spreading terror among immigrants working in Madeira. Several cases of aggression have already been reported, but so far, the PSP has not yet been able to identify any of the suspects. This Saturday, a video was released on social media showing two…
The 53-year-old Czech tourist (not about 40 years old as initially reported) who fell and died this morning after falling 50 metres from the Juncal Viewpoint, in Pico do Areeiro, was not on a recommended pedestrian route. The viewpoint and the access route, which starts at the entrance of Radar…
The Public Security Police (PSP) has launched information on the mandatory insurance for scooters and other personal mobility vehicles, which comes into force on Friday, the 20th of June. According to a press release from the PSP, through the Regional Command, all users of electric scooters and other motorised personal…
The ADN Political Party – National Democratic Alternative has responded to a news article published in Correio da Manhã, which reports “a private warehouse in Poro Santo that the GNR cannot supervise.” They then identified the facility as belonging to the Porto Santo Line, which had complained that GNR inspections…
The National Republican Guard (GNR) recovered two vehicles in Madeira; one goods vehicle and a passenger car, both of which had been stolen in Spain last year. In a statement, the GNR’s Madeira Territorial Command indicates that the recovery of the vehicles took place on Thursday, the 5th of June,…
The Public Security Police once again warns of telephone scams involving individuals pretending to be employees of the Madeira Electricity Company (EEM). According to the PSP, in a statement, five people were scammed last month. Those affected live in the municipalities of Porto Moniz, Calheta, and Santa Cruz. To carry…
A 40-year-old South Asian man was injured in the arm during a knife attack after an attempted robbery that took place late Monday afternoon in downtown Funchal. The man was assisted by a team of Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters and sent to the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital. The Public Security Police…
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has 30 inspectors engaged in a further investigation, requested by the German police as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Praia da Luz (Lagos), 18 years ago. The investigation started on Monday, the 2nd of June, and will continue until Friday,…