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• Two armed men rob shop in Guimarães and steal around 30 electronic devices
• Record cocaine seizure in Algarve: three tonnes in Olhão
• Knife attack leaves man in critical condition in Lourosa
• Newspaper seller accused of killing 71-year-old woman with spade in Adaúfe
• Woman kills husband with knife in Seixal in domestic violence context
• Man arrested for seducing women on social media and defrauding them of over 60,000 euros
• Woman arrested in Corroios after killing spouse with bladed weapon
• Thirteen detained remanded in custody following GNR anti-drugs operation in Oliveira de Azeméis
• PJ arrests suspect of child sexual abuse in Viseu
• Court orders payment of one million euros from those convicted of Social Security fraud in Porto
• Judicial Police awarded 10% of works to company of close friend of Luís Neves
• Fifteen people acquitted of Social Security fraud charges due to excessive judicial delay
• Radio presenter arrested in Amarante for child sexual abuse material
• Lisbon court threatens Navy chief with new fine for judicial obstruction
• Maya testifies in court in domestic violence case against Nuno Homem de Sá
• 62-year-old radio presenter detained in Amarante for child sexual abuse material
• Beja Court postpones ruling in double homicide case to September
• Young man detained in Sesimbra for shots fired at residence, illegal firearm possession and drug dealing
• Man arrested in Tábua after setting caravan on fire during row with partner
• Man arrested in Viseu on suspicion of sexual crimes against a minor
• 62-year-old radio presenter caught in Amarante with child sexual abuse material
• Man detained in Paredes for attempted murder with axe against neighbour
• Two-month-old baby admitted with multiple fractures in Aveiro. Criminal Police investigating
• Septuagenarian arrested by Judicial Police accused of setting fire to forest in Resende
• Court acquits 15 defendants of Social Security fraud due to excessive case duration
• 28-year-old arrested in Guimarães for digital fraud scheme that defrauded women of over 60 thousand euros
• 27-year-old Brazilian held in custody after home invasion and stabbing in Redondo
• Supreme Court decides that recorded statements from domestic violence victims can be used even without testimony at trial
• Man arrested for domestic violence with firearm in Vieira do Minho
• GNR arrests three suspects of drug trafficking in Alentejo
• Man detained after attacking neighbour with axe in Paredes
• Superior court validates use of prior statements in domestic violence proceedings
• House arrest for man accused of raping daughters in Vinhais
• PSP bans strangulation techniques after assault on Cláudia Simões
• Young man arrested in Lisbon for threatening ex-girlfriend with knife and possessing intimate images
• Judicial Police detain 32-year-old man suspected of rape in March last year
• Police operation in Leiria results in seven arrests for drug trafficking
• 27-year-old man arrested in Redondo following assaults and child abduction
• Man, 41, arrested in Oeiras for domestic violence against wife and three children
• Five arrested in PJ operation against immigrant legalisation fraud network
• Neonazi group MAL planned grenade attack on Montenegro's home among more than 120 targets
• Operation Influencer gathers evidence from Marquês case linked to Vítor Escária
• Foreign citizen arrested in Porto for forging hundreds of rental contracts
• 20-year-old arrested by GNR in Fundão for selling cocaine and hashish in public
• 30-year-old son arrested for assaulting elderly mother in Cascais to obtain money for drugs
• Two men remanded in custody for drug trafficking in Odemira
• 30-year-old man remanded in custody for assaulting 72-year-old mother in Cascais
• Judicial Police dismantle drug trafficking network in Odivelas: two arrested and 30 kg seized
• GNR arrests six suspects in Olhão for violent robberies against elderly people
• Two young men sentenced to prison for robberies and assaults in Leiria
• Man convicted of racially motivated murder in Setúbal appeals to Constitutional Court
• 49-year-old man detained for starting forest fire in Vila Real with lighter
• Fuel tax fraud costs State €460 million in 2025, EPCOL study reveals
• 49-year-old man detained for forest fire in Vila Real that destroyed 2000 m²
• Fuel tax fraud costs State €460 million in 2025, according to EPCOL study
• Receptionist arrested in Lisbon for aggravated rape of hotel trainee
• Receptionist detained for raping trainee at Lisbon hotel during night shift
• Receptionist arrested in Lisbon for rape and harassment of 19-year-old intern
• Hotel receptionist arrested for aggravated rape and harassment of trainee in Lisbon
• Leiria Court sentences two young men to 6 and 5.5 years in prison for robberies and assaults