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Policia Judiciaria

Portimao DIC

APENSO V 

The disappearance of Madeleine McCann, under the circumstances divulged in the case files, drew the attention of various entities of the most diverse levels, notably the intervention and activities developed by the Policia Judiciaria, joined by other Criminal Police Organs. In parallel, this disappearance concentrated an unprecedented dynamic on the part of the media, particularly by the national and foreign TV stations, especially by the English channels who filled their peak hour news broadcasts for days with live coverage from Praia da Luz, as well as special programmes, dedicated to the event. In addition, the child’s parents, Gerald and Kate McCann, deployed themselves in the most varied contacts and appeals, with the distribution of images of Madeleine and the English police opened a telephone line dedicated to the reception of information relating to the disappearance, on top of the event and the investigative needs of the Portuguese Police being transmitted to counterpart police authorities by means of Interpol.

All of the previously mentioned activities, apart from the merely informative aspects by the press and other specific aspects, had the objective of obtaining the greatest quantity of information possible, within the shortest period of time, to help the investigation in two of its most pressing needs: the discovery of a live Madeleine and the compilation of material that could establish the circumstances of her disappearance and if it were the case, its association with criminal activity of third parties, the collection of “evidence” that could lead to their identification and arrest, for which public collaboration was requested.

The desire for collaboration had the consequence that, by means of different sources and using more disparate means, with special focus on the communications directly addressed to the police forces, the Policia Judiciaria would receive the most diverse information.

Of these, this chapter deals with the “sightings” and locations of Madeleine, which resulted mainly from an impulsive desire to help the investigation, dominated by passion, which “inundated” the police departments, almost always without the least criteria and of a predominately speculative nature.

From the day 04-05-2007 onwards (the day following the events) and until the current date in an initially uncontrolled rhythm, which slowly decreased, thousands of reports of “sightings” and locations arrived at the PJ, covering the whole of the national territory as well as the most diverse foreign locations, from the obvious Spain to the unusual Indonesia and Singapore, Madeleine having been recognised in the most varied locations and multiple situations and company, in such a way that in the same day she had been sighted in locations situated at a distance of 4.000 km apart.

Some of the information lacked any credibility because of the circumstances surrounding the sightings and locations, however, in the other extreme, other information required more solid and effective systematisation and follow-up, being those which due to geography and spatial-temporal relevance appeared to be credible and corresponded to activities noted in the processed information contained in the case files.

There is a remaining diffused “stain” of sightings and locations (some gaining media coverage, such as those in Belgium and Morocco) that contained scarce, vague, contradictory, incompatible or incongruent elements that merited a treatment whereby, in the future, linked to more solid elements, they could be touched on and resuscitated, and which form this chapter.

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Leicestershire Constabulary Continuation Witness Statement

Continuation Statement - 4th May

Continuation Statement: Information from the Family

There is a male who owns a pizza hut in the resort called George originally from Liverpool. He states that on Friday morning at 5.55 AM on Friday 4th May 2007 he saw a couple acting suspiciously carrying a child near to the marina.

He can be contacted on the following number: ***

The pizza hut is near to a place called Amy Dukes.

The police have not yet spoken to this male.


(In different handwriting)



Info from family to McCann.

Portuguese resident/business owner

Reporting couple with child

5.55 AM 4/5 near to the marina.

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Email

To: DIC Portimao
Sent: 8th May 2007, 11.28
Subject: Fwd Madeleine McCann

From: M. Martins (sapo.pt email address)
Date: 8th May 2007, 10.14
To: DIC Portimao
Subject: Madeleine McCann

I have followed the case in the press as I live in the Algarve. However my attention has been drawn by the news that an English citizen (George Burke) who returned to the village in the morning from Lagos and who says that he saw a couple with a child at about 06.00. Would this person not be suspicious due to being from the village and be returning 7 seven hours after the events? Please excuse my boldness and if I am bringing false accusations due to lack of information, I apologise again but feel that I have to share my preoccupation. I hope this does not make you lose time.

Good luck
MM


Apensos V, Vol 1 Page 5
Lite Bites Sandwich Shop Logo, Lagos Marina

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Copy George Brooks Passport

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MISSING PAGE

External Inquiry Report

Date: 2007/12/04
Place: Lagos Marina, Lagos.
Responsible Officer: Inspector Joao Carlos

Description and Result of Inquiry:

On this date I went to the abovementioned place with the purpose of gathering elements related to the previously mentioned information about a supposed sighting of Madeleine McCann, by a British individual named George Brooks in the early morning of 4th May 2007.

Once I arrived at the scene, I checked that there was effectively a restaurant establishment on the first floor of the complex, called Pizza Hut. This establishment was closed, because of the opening hours. However, in order to collect information, I went to another establishment called “Lite Bites� which is next door and where there was an employee, who identified herself as GS, of British nationality.

During our conversation, she said that she has worked there since May of this year, the owner of the space being George Brooks, identified by the enclosed photocopy of his passport, which she provided.

She said that the whereabouts of the owner were unknown since the 21st September 2007. On this date he collected....

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TRANSLATION BY INES

Thanks to Skeptical

Marie Helm: Child: See Vila Sol 'sighting'

Paul Helm: Child: see Vila Sol 'sighting'.

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Policia Judiciaria


Date: 2007-05-08

Service Information


To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Moreira

Subject: Disappearance of Madeleine Beth McCann



I inform you that today at about 14.00 a telephone call was received by this police station, made by a female individual, who did not identify herself, just saying that she was a resident of S. Teot?io, Odemira.

According to the caller, a male individual, she cannot identify him further, the owner of a Carmos shoe shop, situated on Rua Alexandre Herculano. S. Teot?io, said that various persons, resident in that area, had seen a girl leave the Carmos shoe shop, accompanied by a couple last Friday, 04-05-2007 and that this girl was Madeleine Beth McCann.

The Carmos shoe shop is owned by Sr Carmo, mobile n*****.

That is all I have to inform you.


Signed

Inspector Moreira

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Policia Judiciaria


Date: 12-05-07

Service Information


To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Xavier


Subject: Information


I bring to your knowledge that this police station received a phone call from a person who identified herself as Engel?ia Costa Pimenta, resident of Souselas, Coimbra, to inform us that on Friday, 4th May she saw a girl whose facial features were similar to those of Madeleine McCann, in Rua Joao Jacinto in Coimbra.

She informs that the girl was accompanied by two adults, male and female, apparently of foreign nationality, who according to the caller, did not appear to be the girl's parents. Nothing else was said by the caller.

Signed

Inspector Xavier

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Policia Judiciaria


Date: 2007-05-10


Service Information

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Ruivo


Subject: Communication Relating to Missing Girl from Praia da Luz, Lagos


I inform you that today at about 09.15 this police station received a phone call from a woman who identified herself as Maria Adelaide Caetano, an employee of the Health Ministry saying that:

- A friend named Luzia, who works in the Cerimonia shoe shop, in Baixa in Lisbon, on 04-05-2007 at about 14.15 in Rua Augusta in Lisbon, saw a girl, held by the hand by a male individual, in a state of complete desperation (she was shouting and trying to free her hand), as she was struck by what was happening, she approached with the intention of consoling the girl, it was when she arrived close to the girl and the individual that she saw a woman with her who began to speak to both in English.

- Only on the following day did this lady hear about the news on television about the disappearance of Madeleine, having then identified the girl she had seen on the previous day as being the same girl. However, the hair of the girl she saw was not blond but brown, as if she were using a wig, but the face was the same.

- Luzia can be contacted on ********.

Knowledge of these facts was immediately sent by fax to the Portimao DIC from this police station.


I bring this to your knowledge.


Signed


Inspector Ruivo

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Policia Judiciaria


Date: 2007-05-13


Service Information


To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation


From: Inspector Dordonnat


Subject: Madeleine McCann

I inform you that on this date a phone call was received from Portimao DIC, from Chief Inspector Tavares de Almeida, requesting the visualisation of images relating to the subject mentioned above, provided by the PSP register number 1069/07.

The register in question, copy of which is joined, reports a participation in which news is given of what happened on 04-05-2007 at about 22.30, of Madeleine having been sighted in a Vodaphone shop on the first floor of the Colombo Shopping Centre.

The administrator of the commercial space was contacted, who said that there were two Vodaphone shops on that floor, one being Rua da Indias (shop 0124/0125) destined for companies and another on Av dos Descobrimentos (shop 0109) for private customers and where the re-charging of mobile phones is done.

With regard to the second shop mentioned, the video surveillance camera that the Shopping Centre installed in the area that covers the entrance to the shop, does not have images as it is focussed on another area of the Shopping Centre.

Next to the Vodaphone shop we saw that there is an internal system, but that this is only available from the company headquarters in Parque Expo.

The security officer was contacted and he facilitated access to the Security Centre where images were visualised that related to the time of the sighting, with the following results:

1. At about 22.17 an adult enters the shop, aged about 35/40, wearing dark coloured trousers and a training top, grey with dark stripes on the sleeves, accompanied by a female child holding his hand, wearing a pink skirt or dress and a type of white poncho and white socks (tights).
2. The individual held the girl by the hand, distancing himself from her momentarily when he goes to the counter, however always maintaining visual contact with her.
3. The girl is apparently willing, she seems to be accompanied by someone who is frequently with her or who at least is a person of her confidence.
4. The individual and the girl leave the shop at about 22.19 without making any purchase or operation in the shop.
5. The images have been preserved by Vodaphone and can be requested at any moment.
6. From the visualisation made the individual and the girl seem to be willing, no suspicious movement was noticed.
7. From what it is possible to see, the girl has curlier hair than Madeleine, and seems to us to be a shorter girl than the height indicated (90 cm).
8. Four prints were made (black and white) of the images which are joined, the individual and the girl being visible, although the recording is in colour.

Signed


Officer Dordonnat

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Fax

From: DIC Portimao

Date: 11th May 2007

To : Ana Filipe Conduto Luz

Subject: Forward, Information relating to request for diffusion 31-2007 Madeleine Beth McCann

From: Jose Pereira, Portimao DIC

Ana Mafalda told me that on 04-05-2007, between 22.00 and 22.30 she went to the Vodaphone shop in the Colombo Commercial Centre, in Lisbon, to recharge her mobile phone.


Whilst awaiting her turn she saw a 4 year old girl accompanied by a white male individual.

Today, during the afternoon, she received an email with various photos of the girl who disappeared from Lagos, Madeleine McCann and states that she could be the girl mentioned above.

She describes the girl as follows:
Slim, short blond hair, light coloured eyes and aged about 4, wearing white socks a blue skirt or dress and a pink jacket.

She describes the man accompanying her as follows:

Slim, dark curly hair, 3-4 day beard, wearing blue clothes, possibly a track suit and aged between 35 - 40.

She adds that the girl was next to her for about 5 minutes whilst she charged her mobile phone.

These facts were communicated by phone to the Lisbon police at about 20.50 on 10th May 2007.

A register was compiled at the Colombo police post in Lisbon.

Any clarification should be made to the Potinha PSP.

Signed

Jose Pereira.

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Policia Judiciaria

Date: 2006(sic) -06-20


Service Information


To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Abreu


Subject: Information about the Disappearance of Madeleine


I inform you that today at about 14.10 a phone call was received by this police station from the 18th Squadron of the PSP in Campo Grande, from sub Chief Lopes, saying that yesterday in conversation with Manuela Eduarda Ferreira dos Santos, she said that on the 04-05-2007 at about 21.30 in the market place she saw a couple carrying two children and that one of them appeared to be Madeleine McCann.

A few days later when she saw the photo fit of the presumed abductor in the press, she identified him as being the person she saw on the date mentioned.

Manuela lives at *** in Lisbon and has the phone number*****.

Sub Chief Lopes will send by fax the expedient drawn up which will be joined to this information.

At about 15.27 and after receipt of the expedient from the PSP, it was sent to Portimao DIC.

Signed

Inspector Abreu

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Guarda Nacional Republicana

Valenca Division

Action: Immediate

Date: 12.20 15 May 2007

From: Valenca GNR

To: Braga PJ

Subject: Disapperance of English Girl

As communicated by phone to Inspector Ferreira of Braga PJ, I inform you that a man who presented himself at the Valenca GNR station made a statement about the disappearance of the English girl missing from Lagos.

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GNR Valenca

Transcript of Statement

The witness appeared at the Valenca GNR station at about 17.40, to make the following statement:

That he works at the A3 S. Pedro da Torre – Valenca toll station and that on 4th May, between 11.00 and 12.00, when he was working at the toll station, he attended a turquoise (between green and blue) coloured vehicle with a yellow rear number plate, possibly Dutch or English. A strongly built couple was travelling in the vehicle, the individual who was driving had greying hair, which was tied back, and curly, aged about 45/50, wide face and small nose, brown skin. He was wearing a dark sleeveless shirt and had a tattoo on his left arm. The woman next to the man was wearing a skirt and was holding quite a creased map. In the back of the car, which did not contain any suitcases or bags, he saw a girl wearing light coloured clothing and who was not wearing a seat belt. The girl was aged 3 – 4 with light brown hair. When he addressed the couple in English to ask for some coins to help with the change, the couple did not speak, were quite unpleasant, even though he told them that they had a very pretty girl to which they did not respond, all the time looking at the front of the car.

When he was speaking in English, the girl got up, climbed between the seats and turned to her, smiling, but without speaking.

That he only reported this today, as at the time he had not associated this with the case of the missing girl in the Algarve and having seen more clearly the photos of the girl last Wednesday when they were distributed to be put up in the toll stations.

He emphasises that he is a teacher of oil paint portraits and therefore recognises people more clearly.

He is willing to make a photo fit of the individual in the car if this is the person being sought by police.

No further transcription.

With compliments.

The Station Commander. 

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Policia Judiciaria

Date: 2007-05-17


Service information

To: The Station Coordinator

From Inspector Ferreira


Subject: Information about the Possible Whereabouts of the English Girl Madeleine

I inform you that on this date at about 16.25 Agostinho Pereira Faustino, a tarmac worker from the Leiria Municipal Chamber, resident in Leiria appeared before this station with the purpose of providing the following information:

- On 4th May when he was working in the area of Pedrome, St Catarina da Serra, Leiria, at about 12.30 (lunch time), he was at a snack and drink establishment, known to belong to a certain Joao, he saw a girl who appeared to be about 4 years old, blond, who asked him for help.
- When asked to be specific concerning what the request for help consisted of he says that she just took hold of his left arm, not saying anything.
- He says that immediately the lady from the establishment (who he presumes to be Joao's wife) called her inside, simply beckoning her with her arm. She did not speak either.
- He says he found this strange and only now after seeing the physical appearance of little Madeleine in the press (missing from Praia da Luz) he deduces that 'it was her who asked him for help...she had blond hair'. He also said '...she imitated the hair of her own mother...the one from the Algarve'.

He did not provide any other elements, just adding that he was at the disposal of the authorities in case they needed his help to find Madeleine.

For superior consideration.

Signed

Inspector Ferreira

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Policia Judiciaria

Date: 2007-05-06

Service Information

To: The Coordinator, Dr Amaral de Sousa

From: Inspector Cabrita


Subject: Information about the Disappearance of Madeleine Beth McCann
I bring to your knowledge that today at about 20.25 a phone call was received by this police station from Manuel dos Santos Guerreiro, who said that in conversation with his sister Maria, she commented that in the morning of last Friday, in Quarteira, more exactly along the road where the Portela Shops are found, near to Rua do Farol, she saw a male individual, with the physical features of someone from countries of the East, who parked his white vehicle, she does not know the model, make or number plate, he took a girl out of the vehicle, who at that moment was not wearing any clothing on her lower half, but was just covered by a dark coloured jacket, covering her chest and head, this individual handed the girl to another individual, whose physical characteristics she cannot remember.

From the girl's size, she would appear to be about 3 to 4 years old. Maria cannot give any details, just that there were no women accompanying these individuals.

That is all I have to inform you.

Signed

Inspector Cabrita

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GNR
Lagos Post

Service Information

I bring to your knowledge that on 26th May 2007 Jose Francisco appeared at the mobile GNR post installed in Praia da Luz, Lagos, he is from Ourique, married, aged 75. Following the disappearance of the girl Madeleine, on the day following her disappearance at a time he cannot remember, he was next to a kiosk at the entrance to Ourique and saw a dark coloured car, he does not remember the model or the number plate, nor the characteristics of the driver, but that the vehicle entered driving the wrong way up a one way street, making an aggressive manoeuvre and stopped next to a woman who appeared at the scene carrying a child. The child was about 3 or 4, he did not check the girls characteristics nor those of the woman, the woman having entered the vehicle with the child, at the same time the vehicle continued but he does not know where to. He says that he does not know the driver, nor the woman or child, but that he thought the vehicles manoeuvre was strange and presumes that this could be related to the disappearance and because of this fact he purposely came from Ourique to give the information directly.

He says that at the moment he saw the facts mentioned above Antonio Manuel Matos a resident of Ourique and employee of the CM water service was close by him.
Lagos
26-05-2007

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GNR
Portimao Group


Service Information


On 28th May 2007 Mrs Lilian Daprano, of English nationality, resident in Alvor, appeared before this GNR Command to inform us of a situation that had happened to her on 03 or 04 May 2007.

She is a Jehovah's Witness and normally on Thursdays and Fridays (she has a doubt whether this happened on 03 or 04 May 2007) she went to the beach in Alvor to spread her religion amongst people who were there.

On this day, at about 11.00 or 11.15, she approached a man, apparently British, Scottish or Irish from his accent, who had two children with him, a boy of about 5 and a girl with the characteristics of Madeleine McCann.

She thought it strange that the children were not playing together and at a given moment the girl walked off for about 50 metres, the man...supposedly the father, went to fetch her, and at this moment she asked some questions of the boy about his circumstances, he did not reply.

Then she tried to talk to the man, who was not very nice and when he returned with the girl he reacted with aggression to Lilian, waving his arms and telling her to go away.

Understanding that the characteristics of this individual were similar to those of the individual subject of divulgation by the PJ, and who was involved in the abduction of Madeleine McCann, she thought she would bring this information, as she thought his behaviour was strange.

Two pages provided by Lilian are joined, with a sketch and physical characteristics of the individual in question and some notes about the facts.

Portimao, 28th May 2007

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From the PSP

Vila Nova da Gaia Division

To: Policia Juduciaria

Report

Date: 2007-05-21, 06.01

From: Joao Pedro da Costa Teieira

Incident Date: 2007-05-09/ 15.45

Type: Information about missing child

Incident Location: Public road: Municipal motorway

Praceta Henrique Moraira

Vila Nova de Gaia

Witness

Name: Alberto Manuel Ferreira Almeida

Residence: Vila Nova de Gaia

Other information

Modus Operandi

Suspects acted as a group? No

Was judicial inspection undertaken: No

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PSP Report

At the time and place mentioned, when I was on duty at the Gaia 4th Brigade Division, I was approached by Alberto Almeida, who told me that on the day after the disappearance of the girl from Lagos-Algarve, 04-05-2007, at about 12.50, he transported from Campanha-Porto a male individual aged 40-45, 1.70m in height, with fair hair and some white hairs, with an English accent when speaking some words in Portuguese, who had arrived by train from the Algarve, carrying a blond girl aged about 3-4 and dropped them at Rua André de Castro nº 79, Santa Marinha, Nila Nova de Gaia. The individual had two dark coloured travel bags.

He only reports this today as he was alerted by a former work colleague, whose name he doesn’t mention, who observed the passengers getting into the taxi and who only called to alert him today, he himself who had provided the transport had not made the association with the case of the missing girl from the Algarve.

These facts have been made known to the PJ DIC:

Signed.

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Policia Judiciaria


External Inquiry Report

Date: 2007-05-08

Requesting officer: Chief Inspector Artur Correia

Executing Officers: Inspectors Jorge and Alipio

Description and Result of Inquiry:

On this date we went to the 'Verde Marinha' Cafe situated in the Rua da Industria Vidreira in Marinha Grande, where we contacted the owner of the establishment, Lurdes Viola, with regard to the phone call received by this police station.

The person in question did not add anything to what she had referred to in her phone call, only clarifying that the reason for her doubt was only due to the fact that the English woman had stopped coming to the cafe whilst her husband continued to do so. She said that she never observed this couple together with a child. Finally she indicated the address of the apartment they lived in.

Nothing more of interest was found out,

Signed.

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Policia Judiciaria

Date: 12-05-2007

Service Information

To: The Station Coordinator

From: Inspector Morouco


Subject: Updating of previous information about the disappearance of Madeleine from the Algarve


On this date, at about 13.30 this police station was contacted by Lurdes Viola, resident of Marinha Grande, informing us of the following:

- That last Tuesday or Wednesday she was contacted personally by officers from DIC Leiria with the aim of providing information eventually related to the disappearance of Madeleine from the Algarve, but that in the meantime she has found out more about the persons known, as follows:

- She had knowledge that the two persons who lived in the apartment in that city (mentioned previously) are two boys, sons of the builder Pedrosa (Marinha Grande) who are presumably abroad (the parents are not known to her).

- That at the moment the apartment in question is occupied by an individual of eventual British nationality, accompanied by a blond haired wife, the individual having been seen in the cafe around the day following the girl's disappearance.

- The individual in question was seen in the cafe at least on two days with an interval of two days and it was afterwards commented upon in the cafe that in a private garage of the apartment he kept a light coloured top of the range car.

I bring this to your attention.

Signed.

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Date: 2007-05-13

Policia Judiciaria

Service Information

To: Joao Neto

From: Inspector Vitor Rodrigues

Subject: Suspects in the abduction of Maddie McCann

Dear Sir,

We went to Villa Guida, situated in Casas de Alcaria, nº 46, Altura, Vila Real de S: Antonio where we found K.E. Atack, an English citizen who was on holiday and who confirmed that she had arrived on the previous day 05 May via Faro and that they were due to leave on the 15th May.

This citizen told us that she had come to the Algarve for the third time to spend her holiday and was accompanied by her daughter H. G. born on 15-07-2004 and by her mother.

The three English citizens were seen by us, the child was fine, there was no doubt concerning the family links between her and those who were with her, all having their respective documents.

That is all I have to inform you.

Signed.

TRANSLATION BY ALBYM

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Policia Judiciaria

Service Information

Date: 2007-05-09

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Bruno Freitas

Subject: Communication of possible lead relating to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann

I inform you that today at about 10.10 this police station was contacted by Soldier Patricio of the Casal da Cambra GNR station, who communicated the following:

He was approached by a member of the cleaning staff (Rosaria Tavares) who works at the Colombo shopping centre, who told him that last Saturday at about 14.00/15.00 in the restaurant area opposite “KFC” there was an individual apparently of gypsy origin, 1.75 – 1.80m in height, with dark shoulder length hair was observing some girls “in a suspicious manner”.

According to the witness, the description mentioned in the press of a photo fit elaborated by the police, the individual (from the side) had the same characteristics contained in the description, which is why she decided to communicate what she had seen.

She can be contacted on the following numbers.

That is all I have to inform you. 

Signed

Inspector

Bruno Freitas

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Email

From: DIC Portimao

Sent: 9th May 2007 9:16

To: Ana Filipa Conduto Luz

Subject: FW: I saw a similar girl

From: Maria Joao

Sent: 8th May 2007 23:48

To: DIC Portimao

Subject: I saw a similar girl

Dear Sirs,

Last Saturday at about 13.30 I was in Adega do Dantes in Lisbon – in the Bairro Alto area – having lunch. I saw a small girl who was quite similar to the missing girl Madeleine. She was accompanied by a couple aged about 30-40. The man had dark brown hair, in a pony tail style, he was tall, slim and wearing light clothes. The women had brown hair, long and very straight, also wearing light coloured clothes. The couple appeared to be foreign.

Whilst the girl seemed very comfortable with the man (calling him papa, I did not manage to hear whether they were talking in Portuguese) the couple seemed worrying to me, they did not speak much, whilst they sat down for a while, used the wc and left without lunching.

The reason for this email is that I was told today that a description of the possible abductor with long hair tied back was shown on tv.

Nothing further to add.

Maria Joao Dionisio

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Date: 2007-05-14

Policia Judiciaria

SERVICE INFORMATION

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Madalena Paixao

Inform you that today at about 14.50 a phone call was received by this police station from Sargeant Pereira from the Rio de Mouro GNR station, saying that Julio Alves da Costa, resident of Rio de Mouro was at the GNR station saying the following:

That on Saturday 5th May between 09.00 and 11.00 he had seen, opposite the Café Joao da Luz in Rio de Mouro, owned by Joao de Luz, a female and a male accompanied by a girl aged 3 or 4, with blond hair, although he did not see any other of the girl’s characteristics.

He adds that these individuals were accompanied by another man who drove a grey or green car.

He thinks the girl could have been Madeleine McCann.

Sergeant Pereira was requested to send this service information by fax.

I bring this to your attention.

Signed

Inspector Paixao

 With thanks to Ines

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Policia Judiciaria

Service Information

Date: 2007-05-09

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Daniel Tavares

Subject: Information about disappearance

In inform you that today at about 10.00, Mr Izri Rabah, an Algerian citizen with residence permit nº **, a journalist, resident in Lisbon, having provided the number *+ for future contact, came to this police station to tell of a situation possibly linked to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

On 05 May 2007, between 11.15 and 12.30 when he was walking down the road near to Luis de Camoes school, Praca José Fontana in Lisbon, he passed a woman who was carrying a girl “piggy-back” style and whose features seemed similar to those of Madeleine.

He describes the girl as slim, with a very light complexion, fair shoulder-length hair (emphasising that her hair was very messy) and brown eyes. The girl was wearing a red, sleeveless, front buttoning dress. He see any rings or bracelets on the girl.

As regards the woman, she was aged 36/42, presumably from northern Europe, fair shoulder-length hair, 1.70 m, a strong physical build as if she practised sport. She was wearing jeans and a multi-colour patterned shirt, mainly red in colour.

The witness thought the girl looked sad and found it strange that she was not in a buggy. He was surprised that the woman looked away, letting her hair fall over her face when he looked at her.

He has only come to the police station now as he only found out in detail yesterday about what happened to Madeleine.

I bring this to your attention.

Signed

Inspector Tavares 

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olicia Judiciaria

Service Information

Date: 2007-05-05

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Iva Jacinto

Subject: Madeleine McCann

On this date at about 10.55 this police station was contacted by phone by Sara Vasconcelos who informed that she had seen a girl who was very similar to Madeleine McCann in Caldas da Raina.

Sara Vasconcelos informed us that when she was at the Café Central in Praca da Fruta square, Cladas da Reina, a group of English persons passed, with various children. One of these children was crying a lot and was very similar to the girl who disappeared from Praia da Luz.

Sara Vasconcelos informed us that a large English community exists in the area, but that she could not indicate where this group of persons lived.

She gave the following telephone number for future contact.

These facts have been transmitted to Portimao DIC and the incident was taken into account.

Signed

Inspector Jacinto

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Service Information


To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Inspector Francisco


[b] Subject: Anonymous Phone Call



Today at 10.05 this police station received a telephone communication from an individual who appeared to be female, judging by the voice and who did not want to identity herself, giving the following information.

On 25-04-2007, the individual saw the English couple, the parents of Madeleine who was abducted in the Algarve in a cafe in Ourem. The individual says that she is absolutely certain that it was the couple in question as she had the opportunity to observe then well. She says that the girl's mother was dress in the way she had seen her on television, wearing white trousers and a pink shirt. Madeleine stayed in the doorway of the cafe and the individual says that a man, whom she cannot describe, was observing Madeleine.

On the Saturday following the abduction 05-05-2007 the individual saw Madeleine again in Ourem, in the street, calling 'Mummy'. A man who was with her and who was not the father, picked her up and the girl became quiet. There was another man with him and two women. Concerning their descriptions she can only say that one of the women had blond hair and was of medium build and that the other had long hair. The latter was a kind of 'gypsy'. Madeleine was wearing a skirt with folds. The second man was tall.


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Policia Judiciaria

Service Information

Date: 2007-05-05

To: The Police Coordinator, Dr Amável de Sousa

From: Inspector Pedro Cabrita

Subject: Information about the disappearance of Madeleine Beth McCann

I inform you that today at about 23.15 a phone call was received by this police station from Perpetua Ribeiro, who said that yesterday at about 16.00 in the Peniche Naval Club a tall, ugly, thin man aged about 50, with a beard, but she does not remember any other physical details, entered accompanied by a girl, with very fair hair, shoulder length, aged about 4 years, 80cm to 1.10m in height, wearing a blue track suit, the individual bought an ice cream for the girl, at which moment Sra Ribeiro saw that the girl was quite tearful and asked her “don’t you say anything?” (in Portuguese). The girl reacted in a quite embarrassed manner, immediately lowering her head and the individual said some words to her in English which appeared to be “that’s OK!”.

After commenting upon this with a colleague who also saw the couple, the witness thinks the girl was Madeleine McCann.

She left the following contact number.

That is all I have to inform you.

Signed

Inspector Cabrita