External Inquiry Report
Date: 2007-05-08
Place: Cepsa Service Station, Lagoa on the A22
Officer who requested the inquiry: Inspector Matos
Officers responsible for inquiry: Inspectors Brigantim and Dordonnat
Description and result of inquiry:
On this date we went to the Cepsa service station on the A22 in Lagoa with the purpose of gathering information related to the presence, at about 02.30 on the 04-05-2007 of an individual of Spanish nationality, or at least who expressed himself in Spanish, who had asked an employee about the way to Luz.
The employee in question was not present as he had worked the night shift but had referred to the fact that on the night of 3rd ‘ 4thMay at about 02.10 or 02.15 a Spanish speaking individual had asked about the way to Luz.
This individual was heading north (in the direction of Faro/Portimao) and the employee did not see the vehicle that the individual got out of. But he adds that the individual was male, aged about 35, 1.70m in height with short dark hair and wearing a blue shirt.
The service station has a camera vigilance system with digital support (CD ROM) and the system has an hour’s difference.
The employee said that the individual arrived when he was talking on the telephone.
In accordance with the information given by the employee, the images from the video tape correspond to 05-05-2007 at 03.00 (corresponding to 03-05-2007 at 02.00) and at 03.08 the employee is visible making a phone call.
The video did not show any individual, just a white merchandise vehicle with Portuguese number plates.
It was added that this was seen between 02.00 and 02.35 (03.00 ‘ 03.35 on the recording).
It was stated that the external camera enables the visualisation of persons and vehicles in deficient quality given the conditions of where the camera is placed.
The owner of the service station was asked to keep the recordings relating to that period.
Nothing else was found of interest to the inquiry.
Signed.
