Since the early hours of the morning, the mountain search and rescue team from the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters (BVM), and the National Maritime Authority (AMN), have been scouring the area around the Pináculo viewpoint in São Gonçalo after a report that a woman may have fallen over the railings.
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The Public Security Police (PSP) was called out this morning to investigate the death of a 29-year-old man living in the parish of Caniço.
In a press release, the Regional Civil Protection Service, IP-RAM confirmed that their firefighting helicopter had travelled 209,302 km in POCIR 2022 activities in a six-month period.
An EasyJet flight bound from Manchester to Tenerife, made an emergency landing at Porto Santo airport this afternoon due to an onboard dispute between two passengers.
After another night of extensive searches throughout Funchal, the family of 70-year-old Emanuel Martins Freitas, who disappeared from his home in Estrada Visconde Cacongo, in Santa Maria Maior on Wednesday, is still missing.
A team of Public Security Police officers accompanied by the Rapid Intervention Brigade (BIR) personnel blocked access to the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital this evening.
Due to the bad weather, the search for the tourist who went missing in the Calheta area yesterday has been suspended. The operation will continue tomorrow morning.
A police drugs raid took place in São Roque this afternoon.
The Public Security Police were called out to investigate a dog poisoning incident in Garachico, Câmara de Lobos, this morning.
With the sudden spate of pickpocketing and thieving up at Cabo Girão viewpoint, many believe that thieves are dressing themselves up to look like tourists, therefore, creating an atmosphere of trust as well as using their cover to identify 'easy targets.'
With the unscale in the number of domestic violence offences and crimes against minors, the Public Security Police will carry out several awareness-raising actions through their "Violence is at the Door Campaign."
The unfortunate incident where a homeowner disturbed a burglar in his house and accidentally killed him has been arrested and accused of murder.
The Mayor of Funchal maintains that he is justified in saying that if the police cannot keep control of the city due to a lack of officers then the Army will have to be called in to assist.
Neighbours of the man, who last night killed a burglar, are in shock.
A woman and a man were robbed today at the Cabo Girão viewpoint.