Algarve Daily News16 OctAlgarve TikToker arrested following alleged kidnap plot to abduct follower over €3,500 debt
A social media influencer from Portimão, known online as Mia, has been arrested by the Polícia Judiciária (PJ) on suspicion of commissioning the kidnapping of an online follower from Espinho, in the Aveiro district.
Algarve Daily News25 SeptAlvor drug smugglers: Police arrest 14 men, seizing four dinghies and 142 jerrycans over two incidents
The Maritime Police seized two vessels, two engines, and five fuel jerrycans hidden in the vegetation along the coast of Alvor (Portimão municipality) yesterday, 24 September, suspecting they were part of a network supporting maritime drug trafficking. The same day, also in Alvor, 14 men were arrested while refuelling
Algarve Daily News21 SeptPortimão: Two police officers run over by drunk driver who fled scene after having license suspended
Two PSP (Public Security Police) officers were struck by a vehicle in the early hours of this morning, 21 September, in Portimão by a drunk driver who fled the scene while being given a ticket.
Algarve Daily News17 Aug17-hour A&E wait: Algarve health chief says hospital website’s online figures were wrong
The president of the Algarve’s regional health board, the Local Health Unit (ULS), has disputed emergency department waiting times published on the SNS Portal for Faro and Portimão hospitals, blaming the figures on errors in the computer system.
Algarve Daily News20 JulPatients left inside scorching hot ambulances and ‘inhumane’ conditions: Portimão Hospital rejects allegations from patients
The Algarve’s local hospital board, ULS Algarve, has rejected allegations of undignified and inhumane conditions at Portimão Hospital's Accident and Emergency department, insisting it is untrue that patients are left waiting in extreme heat or inside ambulances.
Algarve Daily News30 JunPortimão: 19-year-old babysitter arrested for sexual abuse against two children - suspect bought silence with sweets and video games
The Judicial Police (PJ) has arrested a 19-year-old babysitter for allegedly committing 20 acts of sexual abuse against two children, aged seven and eight, in Portimão between some time beginning in May, up to 24 June. It is alleged that the suspect gave the children sweets and let them play video games to prevent them