British police have flown to Portugal where they are expected to make three arrests

[the_hawk*]

British police have flown to Portugal where they are expected to make three arrests in connection with Madeleine McCann's disappearance, UK media report.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2014/01/29/14/09/british-police-close-to-arrests-in-madeline-mccann...

[lionrose.7]

Hawk I read that the other day, I hope they find out who did it so the parents will have some closure and be exonerated, I never beieved they had any thing to do with it.

[boris1gary]

i watched a doco about this on the crime channel, so horrible, hard to comprehend really.

[purple_haize]

I just hope they find out where she is and hope that she is still alive.

Must be horrible for her parents, with not knowing what happened to her. I doubt that I could have coped with what they have had to go through since Maddie disappeared.

I dont think for one minute that her parents had anything to do with her disappearace, as some say they did.

[azureline**]

I was under the impression they had gone there and then returned to the UK without making any arrests. Did they go back again?

[boris1gary]

I agree with everything you posted purple.

[twinkles**stars]

British police have left Portugal after liaising with local officers investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

A Scotland Yard team flew to the Algarve after British authorities sent a letter to Portuguese police requesting help with tracking down and interviewing three burglars who were in the area when Madeleine vanished.

Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood, who is leading the investigation for the Metropolitan Police, was pictured arriving in Faro with three colleagues.

A detective at Faro airport heading back to the UK Pic: Exclusivepix

They held meetings with senior members of Portugal's Policia Judiciaria and are believed to have discussed leads recently identified by the Operation Grange investigation team in the UK.

On Wednesday afternoon the officers were pictured at the airport heading back to the UK.

Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt said the letter requesting help from the Portuguese authorities is understood to have arrived in Portugal in the last couple of days.

He said: "Four detectives from Scotland Yard arrived to meet their Portuguese colleagues - there's a small team of Portuguese police working in the Algarve on behalf of Scotland Yard.

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31 January 2014

[purple_haize]

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@azureline** wrote:

I was under the impression they had gone there and then returned to the UK without making any arrests. Did they go back again?

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No, this is the first time they have gone to Portugal............lets hope they make the arrests.

[twinkles**stars]

They returned without making any arrests ^^^^^^^

[azureline**]

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@twinkles**stars wrote:

They returned without making any arrests ^^^^^^^

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Thank you, that is what I had read