Man found guilty of fatally shooting U.S. teen in La Fortuna to receive new trial
Email this page August 21st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A former security guard at a hotel in La Fortuna de San Carlos who was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison…
Man kills girlfriend in Santa Cruz, sends photo of the scene to sister
Email this page August 19th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A man identified by the last name of Macotelo is accused of strangling his girlfriend, Angie Obando Zuniga, 27 and then sending a…
Three men captured in La Fortuna have been arrested a total of 50 times
Email this page August 19th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Tourist Police stationed in San Carlos arrested last week a criminal band known as the “Pocora.” The band consisted of three two Nicaraguan…
Kidnappers trick their victims by posing as OIJ agents
Email this page August 19th, 2013 (InideCostaRica.com) A report by the Statistics Section of the Judiciary found that three out of the five kidnappings-for-ransom conducted in Costa Rica in 2012…
Costa Rica insists that U.S. not execute its citizen convicted of brutal murder
Email this page August 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) President Laura Chinchilla said yesterday that Costa Rica insists that the United States not execute Terence Valentine, a Costa Rican citizen convicted of…
Marijuana plants seized from home in Sabana Sur
Email this page August 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Police officers of the Fuerza Publica seized 127 marijuana plants from a home located near the Tennis Club in Sabana Sur. The seizure…
Shocking act of animal cruelty in Limon
Email this page UPDATE: Lighthouse Animal Rescue has offered to take this dog and provide for its care of any of our readers could transport the dog from Limon to Atenas.…
Man sentenced to one year in prison for killing sea turtle
Email this page August 12th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Court of Pococí on Saturday sentenced a man to one year in prison for killing a green sea turtle. The man…
