Latest news and stories about crime report in Algarve, Portugal for expats and residents.
A doctor has been arrested by the Judicial Police in Albufeira under suspicion of raping a patient during a consultation at a private clinic in June. The suspect has a prior criminal record and previous convictions for sexually abusing patients across multiple healthcare facilities.
A 64-year-old German woman has died following a 20-metre fall from a cliff in Sagres, Vila do Bispo, with the incident currently under investigation by the Lagos Local Command of the Maritime Police.
A 64-year-old Irish national has died after experiencing difficulties in the water at an unmonitored section of Prainha beach in Alvor, Portimão.
A 45-year-old former caretaker has been remanded in custody following the double homicide of an elderly foreign couple in Lagos, Portugal.
The trial of two PSP officers accused of kidnapping and killing a Moroccan immigrant in Olhão has commenced, with the defendants denying all allegations of violence.
A 34-year-old British woman was fatally stabbed with scissors by her partner at an Albufeira hotel in front of their four-year-old daughter, leading to the suspect's arrest and an ongoing investigation by Portuguese authorities.
A 34-year-old British woman was found stabbed to death in an Albufeira hotel corridor, leading to the arrest of her 34-year-old partner; the couple was traveling with a minor child.
The driver responsible for striking 16 people in Albufeira while intoxicated has appeared in court, with a decision on his coercive measures expected this Thursday.
A 35-year-old intoxicated driver struck 16 people, including two officers, after breaching a pedestrian zone in Albufeira's Rua da Oura, leading to a criminal investigation.
A vehicle collision in the Oura bar district of Albufeira resulted in one person sustaining serious injuries and three others suffering minor injuries early this morning.
Several GNR officers have confessed to extorting approximately 1,800 euros from 24 immigrant victims by fabricating false legal infractions.
Two GNR officers from Tavira face trial for 27 crimes, including extortion and abuse of power, after allegedly inventing fines to target immigrants.
Traces of blood from the injuries sustained, which were found by the Judicial Police on the victim's clothing, led to the identification of the former footballer and television star following a DNA match.
Biological traces found on the victim's clothing led to the identification of the former footballer after the Judiciary Police requested a cross-reference with profiles stored in a criminal database.
Biological traces found on the victim's clothing led to the identification of the former footballer after the Judiciary Police requested a cross-reference with profiles stored in a criminal database.
Four of the 12 defendants spoke in the second session of the trial of Conceição Cabrita, former mayor accused of corruption. Former employee denies involvement in a land deal in Monte Gordo.
According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, the deal consisted of the sale of land to the company Saint Germain for a real estate development, accompanied by an agreement to favour the buyers on the price.
The vehicle used by the suspects was marked for seizure by the Spanish authorities.
Eight men, aged between 17 and 49, were named formal suspects for the crimes of aiding international drug trafficking and document forgery.
The crime was committed in 2023.
The former footballer was accused of raping a young woman in Faro in 2023. Find out how the investigation led to Fábio Paim and the crimes he is accused of.
Public Prosecution Service accuses the former football player of raping a university student in 2023, in an apartment he broke into in Faro. The young woman was allegedly pulled by her hair and thrown against a wall before the rape.
The crime was committed in 2023.
Conceção Cabrita left the presidency of the Vila Real de Santo António City Council when she was arrested by the PJ on suspicion of corruption. António Gameiro, a former Socialist Party deputy, is accused of brokering a million-euro deal in Montegordo that only failed to go ahead because of a police operation. The trial of the 11 defendants in this corruption network is scheduled for this Monday.
The suspect lives off of social media followers. She had planned a €7,000 holiday with the victim. When they broke up, she devised a revenge plan.
Hassain remembers being “taken forcefully” to the patrol car, where he and the victim were handcuffed. His last memory of his friend is of him asking to loosen the handcuffs.
Witness says he does not remember the assaults. In court, he admitted that a friend 'hid' supermarket products in his clothes.
Suspects threw bales of hashish into the water and fled on foot after abandoning their vessel.
Suspicious behaviour raised concerns for the authorities. The suspect had heroin and cocaine in his possession.
