Early Morning Bank Robbery in Escazú
Three well dressed men entered the local branch of the Scotiabank in Escazú and made away with ¢35 million colones (us$73.300 dollars) around 9:30am, shortly after the bank opened.

Witnesses told police they saw the three men, dressed in a suit and tie, get out of a late model Dodge Durango and the entered the bank, passing by security guards.

A bank employee working on the second floor of the bank, saw the reflection in the mirror of a man in a suit had a gun pointed to a customer and immediately ran back up the stairs to call 911.

One of the first thoughts that went through Virginia Pérez' mind was the assault on Monteverde, when a group of bank robbers stormed the bank and left a number of bank customers and employees dead, she told a reporter for the Spanish language daily newspaper Diario Extra.

The men, apparently entered the bank without raising an eyebrow and within minutes were speeding away with the loot. No one was hurt in the assault.

The Durango, which identified it as belonging to the Municipality of Alajuela, was found about a kilometre from the bank, leading police to believe that they the robbers either made way of foot or had another vehicle ready. The Durango was discovered to have been stolen from the Alajueal Municipal offices last week.