Tag: assault
In hail of bullets in mortal assault in Limon
QCOSTARICA - The Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) recovered more than 23 casings at the site where the failed deadly attempted assault on an armored bank truck occurred on Saturday afternoon in Cariari de Limón.
Most were 9mm caliber, but they also found casings of...
Transitos save Uber driver from assailants
QCOSTARICA - Transitos (traffic officials) Gustavo Ordóñez and Daniel Picado became guardian angels of Ronny Picado Hernández an Uber driver, rescued from two alleged assailants who had a gun at him inside his car.
“When I saw those policemen on the road it was like...
Karma? Man dies when hit by a car after assaulting a woman in Cartago
An alleged thief lost his life after being hit by a passenger vehicle Sunday evening on the Florencio del Castillo highway, in the area of La Union, at the Pasoca, Cartago.
The man, identified as Carlos Daniel Pérez, 18, of Nicaraguan nationality, was hit when...
Man Who Died In Foiled Robbery Had A Criminal Past
UPDATED Jan 6 - Carlos Quesada RamÃrez, one of three assailants shot dead on Thursday in Coronado, had a criminal history that included time in jail for theft and drug possession.
Quesada had a plan. With the help of his two sons, who also died...
Costa Rican Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting New Jersey Minor
(Q24N) From the Trentonian - The former girlfriend of a Costa Rican man believed she could smell the guilt on her lover, a defense attorney said.
Pablo Beita’s alleged crime was not infidelity but sexual assault of a child. He was arrested and charged April...
Playas del Coco Residents Fear Insecurity
QCOSTARICA - The murder of Alejo Leiva Lachner at the hands of a mob of at least 20 men, outside a bar in Playas del Coco early Saturday, uncovers fears on insecurity by residents of this tourist beach town, they say has been there...
Street Harassment Plagues Costa Rica Women Every Day
QCOSTARICA - Thousands of women report of being harassed in the streets of Costa Rica, the capital city of San Jose with the most number of cases, despite there is no law that sends an offender to jail.
According to a study by the DefensorÃa...
Every 38 Minutes A Person Is A Victim of Assault in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA - Every 38 minutes a person is a victim of assault in Costa Rica, according to the figures by the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) for last year.
The OIJ data for 2014 reveals a total of 13.797 reported assaults, although 122 fewer than...
