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Two men detained in Portugal for threatening police and public officials

A suspect was placed in preventive detention in the Azores for threatening police officers, and another man was detained in Ponte de Sor on suspicion of aggravated threat, resistance and coercion against a public servant.

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  1. A man was detained in Ponte de Sor on Thursday on suspicion of aggravated threat, resistance and coercion against a public servant.

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    What the 2 sources said
    Correio da Manhã
    “Detido em Ponte de Sor por ameaça agravada, resistência e coação sobre funcionário”

    Machine translation: Detained in Ponte de Sor for aggravated threat, resistance and coercion against an employee

    MP indica que o homem foi detido na quinta-feira.

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    Notícias ao Minuto
    “O homem está indiciado, segundo o MP, da prática de um crime de ameaça agravada”

    The man is indicted, according to the Public Prosecutor's Office, for the crime of aggravated threat

    Em comunicado divulgado na página de Internet da Procuradoria da República da Comarca de Portalegre, o MP indica que o homem foi detido na quinta-feira. O homem está indiciado, segundo o MP, da prática de um crime de ameaça agravada, contra um familiar com quem coabita, e crimes de resistência e coação sobre funcionário, contra os elementos policiais que intervieram na ocorrência. "Os factos ocorreram no dia 24 de setembro de 2026, na casa onde habita com o familiar. Depois de uma discussão em…

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  2. A suspect was placed in preventive detention for threatening police officers in the Azores.

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    What the 2 sources said
    Correio da Manhã
    “Polícia adianta ainda que o suspeito está "indiciado pela prática dos crimes de ameaça e coação sobre agentes da autoridade e de tráfico de estupefacientes".”

    Machine translation: Police further state that the suspect is "indicted for the crimes of threat and coercion against authority agents and drug trafficking".

    Read at Correio da Manhã
    Observador
    “Prisão preventiva para suspeito de ameaçar polícias”

    Preventive detention for suspect threatening police

    Detido tinha 318 doses de cocaína, haxixe, substâncias sintéticas e 1.170 euros. Foi ainda indiciado por ameaça e coação sobre agentes da autoridade.

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