Employee of Costa Rica – based telemarketing scam sentenced in the U.S.
Email this page WASHINGTON, DC – November 27th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) An employee of Costa Rica-based telemarketing call centers was sentenced yesterday to serve 108 months in prison for his role…
Secretary arrested as suspect in arson case of the Ecuador embassy
Email this page November 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Agents of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) arrested a 42-year-old woman on Friday, as a suspect in the arson fire that occurred in…
Contractor killed in apparent robbery
Email this page November 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) A contractor who managed several work crews was killed on Saturday, a victim of an apparent robbery. The man was supposedly carrying a…
Fire at Ecuador’s embassy called arson
Email this page November 22nd, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Officials are reporting that unknown suspects used gasoline and newspaper to ignite the second floor of Ecuador’s embassy in Rorhmoser, Pavas, in San…
Robbers make off with $120,000 in Alajuela jewelry store heist
Email this page November 21st, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) For the second time in the last year and a half, robbers struck the Atrezzo jewelry store in downtown Alajuela. Reports indicate…
Five men arrested, 65 kilograms of cocaine confiscated in Desamparados
Email this page November 21st, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Authorities arrested five men on Tuesday night in Desamparados, confiscating 65 kilograms of cocaine in the process. The officers arrived at house…
Bandits stick up police station, make off with firearms
Email this page November 19th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Unknown suspects took firearms, four ballistic vests and a communication radio yesterday in an armed robbery of the Mata Redonda Police Station, in…
Residents in Alajuela organize against crime
Email this page November 18th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) On Saturday, representatives from 40 communities in Alajuela, where over 1,000 citizens were educated in crime prevention, received a certification from the Minister…
