General news from Portugal

My friends, this was taken from The Portugal News newspaper:

http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/year-end-review-2014-the-year-of-scandals-and-revisiting-madeleines-disappearance/33500

My friends, this was taken from The Portugal News newspaper:

http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/february-more-madeleine-and-bbc-disappears/33502

My friends, this was taken from The Portugal News newspaper:

http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/lisbon-speed-cameras-working-or-not/33651

My friends, this was taken from The Portugal News newspaper:

http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/police-capture-portimao-toy-gun-robber/33650

My friends, this was taken from The Portugal News newspaper:

http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/british-embassy-launches-new-facebook-page/33608

My friends, this was taken from The Portugal Resident newspaper:

http://portugalresident.com/police-poisoned-by-heavy-metals-contaminating-shooting-galleries

My friends, this was taken from The Portugal Resident newspaper:

http://portugalresident.com/oap-using-zimmer-frame-walks-3km-along-motorway-%E2%80%9Clooking-for-coffee%E2%80%9D

My friends, this was taken from The Portugal News newspaper:

http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/criminal-case-back-log-stretches-for-years/34533

My friends, this was taken from The Portugal News newspaper:

http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/portugal-parliament-salutes-anti-nazi-priest/34524

My friends, this was taken from The Portugal News newspaper:

http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/massive-surge-in-demand-for-lisbon-office-space/34494

My friends, this was taken from The Portugal News newspaper:

http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/facebook-page-launched-against-albufeira-strip-excesses/35048

My friends, this was taken from The Portugal News newspaper:

http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/british-trio-arrested-for-vandalising-albufeira-taxi/35156

My friends, this was taken from Correio da Manhã newspaper:

http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/nacional/portugal/detalhe/detido_apos_morder_gnr_num_dedo.html

arrested after biting a GNR in his finger

Incident occurred in the marina of Albufeira.

A man who bit a military of GNR, in a finger, was arrested in the marina of Albufeira. Another individual was arrested for threats to authority.

The two men of 22 and 23, were part of a group that tried to attack the security of the marina, at 23.00 on Tuesday. The GNR was called, and of the rioters fled. Two of them were on the place when the GNR attempted to identify, tried to escape. They were picked up and responded, with one bitten a military man, which had to receive medical attention.

My friends, this was taken from Correio da Manhã newspaper:

http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/nacional/portugal/detalhe/bode_a_solta_na_estrada.html

goat loose on the road

Popular were alarmed by the animal.

For several hours a goat walked on the loose in the middle of EN13, on Tuesday afternoon in Aver-o-Mar, in Povoa de Varzim. The animal, which have escaped from a farm and nearly caused accidents on the road, turned out to be picked up by popular that tied him to a tree.

Elements of PSP rushed to the place and one of the officers took the goat back to its owner. According to some popular, who were alarmed, the animal found itself disoriented by being lost and therefore tried to enter in a supermarket which is that along national highway.

My friends, this was taken from The Portugal News newspaper:

http://theportugalnews.com/news/psp-im-here-programme-sees-users-double/35905

PSP ‘I’m Here’ programme sees users double
IN REGIONAL · 10-09-2015 14:23:00 · 0 COMMENTS
A programme devised by the PSP police force to help find lost children has seen almost double the number of users enrol on it this year.

The ‘I’m Here’ programme, which covers children aged two to nine, works via the free distribution of identification bracelets which are registered with the PSP. Between June and August this year more than 51,000 bracelets were activated, more than double the 25,000 bracelets registered last year.

What an excellent idea, Pedro.

Well done!

My friends, your words are mine.

My friends, this was taken from Correio da Manhã newspaper:

http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/nacional/portugal/detalhe/gnr_apanhado_a_furtar_dinheiro.html

GNR caught stealing money

Hidden camera shows military to steal money in Portalegre.

A sergeant major of the GNR was caught by a hidden camera to steal coins from the cash register of the Territorial Command Bar Portalegre, reports Thursday the Jornal de Notícias

The hierarchy of the GNR, who set up the trap to find the suspect in the thefts, reported the case to the Department of Investigation and Penal Action of the area.

also taken from Jornal de Notícias newspaper:

http://www.jn.pt/live/Atualidade/default.aspx?content_id=4781727

GNR caught stealing cash register of a bar

A sergeant major of the GNR was caught by a hidden camera to steal coins from the cash register from the bar of the Territorial Command of Portalegre after several months in which disappeared shillings of the premises accounts. The hierarchy of the GNR, who set up the trap to find the suspect in the thefts, reported the case to the Criminal Investigation Department and Action of the area and opened a disciplinary proceedings to the military.

Not only a thief, but stupid, too, Pedro, if he didn't think he'd been seen on CCTV.

bb1, your words are mine.

My friends, this was taken from The Portugal Resident newspaper:

http://portugalresident.com/french-counterfeiter-arrested-for-selling-fake-documents-from-castro-marim

http://portugalresident.com/people-told-to-stay-away-from-clifftops-after-rock-fall-at-praia-da-luz-0

The Algarve’s environmental agency (APA Algarve) is warning people to stay away from clifftops after a huge rock fall took place at Praia da Luz on Wednesday morning (October 14).

“Luckily no one was hurt, but people must be aware that cliffs are even riskier when it rains,” APA Algarve president Sebastião Teixeira told the Resident.

Photos of the impressive rock fall were sent to us by reader Jackie Dawson.

“At the largest point of the cliffs, the rock face completely collapsed with a huge roar falling into the cove and sea at the end of the beach,” she said after witnessing the scene.

Teixeira told our newspaper that maritime police have closed off the area around the rockfall, and that it is expected that the sea will clear away the debris.

“This is how nature works. It’s a natural phenomenon that becomes more common during the winter. These kinds of cliffs can experience rock falls even five days after it has rained,” he explained.




Wow, that is a big one!

It's like in California!

Some very bad weather in Portugal:

http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/cm_ao_minuto/detalhe/distrito_de_faro_sob_aviso_vermelho_a_partir_das_0900_devido_a_chuva.html



People rescued in Albufeira Bad weather causes flooding in the Algarve.

Several people are this Sunday to be removed from homes and commercial establishments in downtown Albufeira, in the Algarve, due to flooding caused by rain that has lashed the region. Rescue teams are to rescue people who were trapped in places flooded by the waters in downtown and can not get out by himself.

For its part, the councilor with responsibility for civil protection of the Council of Albufeira, Ana Vidigal, told the Lusa agency that "the downtown has been the most affected area by the storm by focusing on the priority of the teams in helping people ". "Our main concern is to help people," said Ana Vidigal, adding that there are several material losses. " The municipal civil protection Albufeira recommended for people to remain in their homes, avoid move to areas affected by bad weather and follow the recommendations and protection measures of the phase authorities to expected weather conditions.

"People should avoid crossing flooded areas, circular in coastal and riverine edge, practice activities at sea and have special attention in the circulation along the wooded areas due to the possibility of falling branches and trees," said civil protection. In nine hours it rained more than that in a month's strong rainfall recorded on Sunday in the Algarve, has meant that in the space of nine hours had rained the equivalent usual in November. According to information released by the Sea Portuguese Institute and the atmosphere between 5:00 am and 14.00 poured 102 liters per square meter. The average rainfall in November is 90 liters per square meter. According to records from Faro Airport station between 12:00 and 13:00 was the time when more rain. The collected data indicates 20 liters per square meter.


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