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Forensic analysis failed to find DNA or fingerprints on the knife allegedly used by Odair Moniz, with a PJ inspector testifying that surveillance footage does not show him holding the weapon.
A man was shot dead inside a car in Queluz, Sintra, after being hit multiple times by gunfire. The PSP reports witnesses described the weapon as an automatic, military‑calibre firearm; the Polícia Judiciária has opened an investigation. Authorities are treating the incident as a serious public‑safety matter while enquiries continue.
The investigation began after a minor filed a complaint for having been raped by the man.
The Polícia Judiciária (PJ) arrested on Monday a 36-year-old man suspected of the murder of a 30-year-old woman in a car park on Avenida de Ceuta, near the Ceuta Sul neighbourhood in Lisbon.
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The victim is reported to have been shot several times with an automatic weapon.
According to the PSP, the man was shot several times with an automatic weapon while he was inside a vehicle in Queluz.
Authorities detained the suspect in Lourinhã on the same day they found the body of Maria Custódia Amaral.
The victim was around 30 years old. The ex-partner did not accept the end of the relationship.
The case is under the jurisdiction of the Polícia Judiciária, which is investigating the circumstances of the incident.
A 44-year-old man was arrested by the Lisbon Judicial Police after the victim reported the crime.
A 44-year-old man is alleged to have raped his former neighbour inside the neighbour's home.
The 44-year-old victim was found disoriented after an assault in Estoril. The suspect has been remanded in custody.
According to authorities, the incidents took place in the summer of 2025 at the suspect's residence.
The magistrate suspects that the 33 neo-Nazis detained by the PJ (Portugal's Criminal Police) “will not abandon that same ideology.” A PSP officer from the group was ultimately not charged with a hate crime, unlike an Air Force serviceman. Mário Machado's lawyer has backtracked and will not request the judge's recusal.
Men fired at least two weapons. One of them was wearing a ballistic vest.
The victim was chased after peering into a backyard and was shot inside a pizzeria. Shots also hit another man.
Authorities believe the 15-year-old boy may have been struck by a stray bullet.
Authorities already have a suspect, believed to be an acquaintance of the victim, who suffered burns to her face.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the incident, and the case has been referred to the Polícia Judiciária.
A criminal gang accused of stealing cars to carry out robberies in the Porto metropolitan area
Some PSP officers suspected of involvement in violent assaults on detainees at the Rato and Bairro Alto police stations in Lisbon remain on duty despite being under investigation. ISCTE researcher Otávio Raposo analyses the situation.
A man attacked a woman who had fallen asleep in the car, but was detained by the Lisbon Judicial Police four months after the crime. The evidence left no doubt and the court ordered preventive detention.
The case is being investigated by the Judiciary Police.
A man has been arrested in Lisbon on suspicion of attempting to rape someone. Police have taken the suspect into custody and an investigation is ongoing.
According to the PSP, one of the youths was left in a serious condition after being struck in the neck and legs.
Shots that injured two young people were fired from a moving vehicle. Authorities will use cameras in the Casal da Boba neighbourhood to try to identify the shooters.
Shots that injured two young people were fired from a moving vehicle.
The robbers fled the scene. The case is under investigation.
A 69-year-old man was arrested by the Polícia Judiciária (Judicial Police) in the Cova da Moura neighbourhood after being reported by one of his daughters.
