Four young individuals, aged between 21 and 25, were arrested last Saturday, November 15th, after breaking into a house and threatening the owners with a kitchen knife in Coimbra.
In a statement released to newsrooms this Monday, the Public Security Police (PSP) reported that the arrests took place at 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, at Estrada do Loreto, after the suspects were “caught inside a private residence by the owners”, who alerted the authorities.
“The police’s prompt intervention led to the arrest of the four suspects. During the operations, a weapon (a kitchen knife), with which the suspects had threatened the homeowners, was seized,” the note stated.
The suspects include three men, one aged 24 and two aged 21, and a woman aged 25.
PSP Arrested Seven Other Men and a Woman Over the Weekend in Coimbra and Figueira da Foz
The PSP also reported arresting seven other men and a woman for various crimes, including theft, disobedience, and driving under the influence, over the past weekend in Coimbra and Figueira da Foz.
On Saturday night, also in Coimbra, a 57-year-old man was arrested shortly after stealing “several items from a women’s basketball team” at the Olivais Pavilion. The stolen items, including mobile phones, a watch, and money, were recovered and returned to their rightful owners.
Another man, aged 72, was arrested in the early hours of Sunday, in Figueira da Foz, on suspicion of disobedience after refusing “to take the quantitative breathalyzer test during a road check operation”.
The remaining arrests, noted the PSP, “are due to driving under the influence”.
