December 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A 21-year-old man was arrested in Escazu on Friday. Authorities believe the man was linked to the armed robbery of female pedestrians in Escazu.
The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) said they had been investigating the man for two months.
The man is suspected in an assault that occurred on October 13th, when two women in their 20’s were walking in the area of Santa Teresa de Escazu when a man intercepted them on a motorcycle and robbed them at gunpoint.
The man is also suspected in a second armed robbery of a woman on November 28th in San Antonio de Escazu, also at gunpoint.