Paulo Pereira Cristovao arrested for armed robbery

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

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

Paulo Pereira Cristovao arrested for armed robbery

Acted with the complicity of three agents of the PSP, held last summer.

Paulo Pereira Cristovao, former vice president of Sporting, was arrested this morning by the National Counterterrorism Unit of the Judicial Police for armed robbery in Greater Lisbon, kidnapping and criminal association, found the Morning Post.


The old Leo leader, who was also inspector of the PJ, is suspected of being the mastermind of violent robberies in family homes, committed by three agents of the PSP and other civilian accomplices, been arrested since the beginning of summer.


The scheme went through simulation of police operations, with the display of false warrants for house searches, which ended with the kidnapping and robbery victims - some of whom were assaulted before they run out of money and goods kept at home, including gold. The agents arrived to attack uniformed.


As for Christopher Pereira, who have marked some of the targets to assault, where he knew the accomplices find value goods, is now indicted by the same violent crimes, co-authored. For months, the former vice Sporting is under investigation by the PJ in conjunction with the Central Bureau of Investigation and Penal Action. Should be present tomorrow the judge Carlos Alexandre, in Lisbon.

My friends, this was also taken from Jornal de Notícias newspaper:

http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Seguranca/Interior.aspx?content_id=4431560&page=-1

Paulo Pereira Cristovao arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and theft


The PJ arrested three men, aged between 37 and 49 years, criminal suspected of association, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, theft functions, abuse of power and possession of prohibited weapons. One of those arrested is the former Inspector of Judicial Police and former vice president of Sporting Paulo Pereira Cristovao.


In a statement, PJ explains that arrested, on Tuesday, three men, aged between 37 and 49 years, criminal suspected of association, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, theft functions, abuse of power and possession of prohibited weapons.


One of those arrested is Paulo Pereira Cristovao, suspected of "provide useful information to the material authors" of robbery and kidnapping crimes in the Lisbon area and Setúbal, police source told Lusa.

According to the source, the former PJ inspector and former vice president of Sporting provided "useful information about the victims," ​​the criminal organization to which he belonged, being one of the "mentors" of robberies and kidnappings carried out by the group.

Another of those arrested is a member of cheerleader Juve Leo Leo, in advanced TVI.

The detainees were part of a criminal organization dedicated to the theft inside homes, which simulated that it was true potential targets for compliance with court ordered house searches, and even in some cases used their own uniforms for so rather credibilizarem their actions.

The crimes occurred in the districts of Lisbon and Setúbal, leaving detainees signaling potential victims of theft to commit.

During the police operation were met eight of premises and no house searches, having been seized relevant evidence.

Detainees will be present the first judicial interrogation for the application of enforcement measures taken by appropriate.

The arrests Tuesday occur in the context of an investigation that, in July 2014, had already resulted in the arrest of 12 people for kidnapping, theft and usurpation of functions. The detainees, 11 men and one woman, were between 31 and 43 years.

Of those 12 people, eight defendants, including three policemen, were in custody. The remaining four defendants were subject to daily periodic presentations to the authorities.

At the same time, the PJ said that crimes occurred in the districts of Lisbon and Setúbal, in some cases been used violence and coercion of the victims provide information about where monetary amounts were hidden, objects and products with value added.