Tag: police
Police Will Step Up Security in Costa Rican Resorts
The Ministry of Public Security had a meeting with members of the local chambers of tourism in order to make an action plan for...
TIPS ON TRANSPORTATION, TOURS, AND FOOD
Once you have organized and paid for those big ticket items of your flight and accommodations for your upcoming holiday in Costa Rica, what comes next?...
The results of yesterday’s taxi driver protest against Uber
Before sunrise, the main access routes to the capital were already painted red with taxis. The taxi drivers came out ready to make a...
Strict control on southern border to stop illegal migrants
The Public Forces and Border Police are developing operations on the southern border to stop the entry of irregular migrants and apprehend those in...
Two baby deer rescued in Alajuela
The public police force of Alajuela rescued two baby deer that they found during their rounds in the district of San Isidro. The animals,...
Marijuana Chocolates confiscated in Alajuela
A man selling chocolates and bonbons made from marijuana was detained yesterday in Alajuela by the public police force.
According to comments from the speaker of...
32 dead and 88 injured in attack in Istanbul
At least 32 people have died in an attack on the Ataturk Airport, the largest in Istanbul, and about 88 have been injured, reported...
The San Pedro Streaker
Earlier today authorities detained a 26 year old individual who was running nude around the Fuente de Hispanidad Fountain in San Pedro. Those who...
Police Go Above and Beyond with Special Christmas Operations
Costa Rica's Fuerza Pública embraced the spirit of Christmas through several heart-warming service projects this past week.
Honor, Discipline and Service: the three top values...
Missing Expat Ryan Piercy Returns Home Safe After Month-Long Alleged Kidnapping
Canadian expat Ryan Piercy is safe and sound in his San Jose home after he was reported missing for the last month when his...
The Palmares Festival Gets Crazy With 138 Arrests, Most of Which Occurred on Sunday
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Costa Rican police has reported that during the festivities in Palmares, 138 people were arrested. Of these,...
Nicaraguan Canal Opposition Council Seeks Support From Costa Rican Organizations to Fight Repression and...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A delegation of Nicaraguans who oppose the construction of the canal are looking to Costa Rican social organizations to...
Costa Rican Police Seized the Most Marijuana in Central America in 2014
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Costa Rica won the title for the Central American country that confiscated the most marijuana in the region,...
Drive With Care; Costa Rica Traffic Police in Full Force Until January 4
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Police presence on major domestic routes will increase from Friday, December 26 until January 4, with an agenda...
Weekend Traffic Alert: High Vacation Traffic on the Pacific Coast Will be Facilitated With...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Vacationers heading to the beaches of the north and south Pacific coast this weekend will be able to...
Costa Rica Police Dismantled 123 Drug Trafficking Rings in 2014 Alone
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The Costa Rica Ministry of Public Security reported that in 2014 they were able to dismantle 123 criminal...
Don’t Get Your Car Impounded Over the Holidays! You Won’t be Able to Get...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Towed vehicles or plates retained by the traffic police from December 24 through January 4, 2015 cannot be...
Solis Lifts Procedural Labor Reform, Banning Essential Public Service Workers From Striking
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - As of yesterday, an executive order by President Luis Guillermo Solís to lift the ban on procedural labor reform will prohibit...
‘Tis the Season…For Increased Checkpoints and Police Presence in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A total of 726 traffic officers are scheduled to be distributed throughout Costa Rica to ensure road safety...
Costa Rica Public Employees Will be on Break From December 19 to January 5
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The year-end recess for the nearly 55,000 employees of Costa Rica’s central government will begin on Friday, December...
Route 27 Remains Closed Due to Landslides
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Route 27 that connects San José to Caldera is closed between Athens and Orotina since the severe landslides on Saturday...
Hate San Jose Traffic? Know What You're Getting Into With the Revolutionary Waze App
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – San José, our capital city, is among the 10 cities of the world that are part of the...
Police Rescue a Raccoon on Leash in Puntarenas
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – A raccoon being walked on a leash in the middle of Puntarenas was seized this morning by security...
Police Unable to Save Poached Sea Turtle Eggs in Playa Hermosa
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Three people were arrested this morning when they went Hermosa Beach in Garabito with 296 turtle eggs.
Subjects were...
Gigantic Crocodile Captured After Frightening Jaco Beachgoers
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The Costa Rican Red Cross and the Fire Department participated in the capture of a giant crocodile of...
Foolish Car Thief in San Jose Didn't Know How to Drive
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The security forces arrested a young man in San Jose after the man tried to steal a truck,...
Authorities Find Over 9,000 Poached Sea Turtle Eggs in Guanacaste
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Some 9,623 turtle eggs were seized by law enforcement in Guanacaste, which is one of the largest seizures...
Tied Up Green Turtle Rescued from Poachers in Limon
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The National Guard saved the life of a green turtle that was about to be gutted and robbed...
Costa Rican Police Arrest an Average of Four Criminals Per Day
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – According to security forces data, the police stopped on average four criminals per day in San Jose during...
Suspects Arrested with Two Kilos of Marijuana in Alajuela at a Roadblock
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – A Costa Rican and a Spaniard were arrested on suspicion of carrying two kilos of marijuana in the...
Multiple Packages of Cocaine Seized at Juan Santamaría Airport
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The Drug Control Police (PCD) of the Ministry of Public Safety seized three packages with 978 grams of...
Kilo of Marijuana Found on Tourist Bus in Limon
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) –This weekend the Tourist Police found a kilo of marijuana compressed into a public transport bus.
The package was hidden...
Kilo of Marijuana Thrown from Moving Car in Heredia
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) –Costa Rican police forces managed to retain a bundle and a half kilo of compressed marijuana in South Heredia,...
During Midterm Holiday, San Carlos, Puntarenas and the Pacific are the Most Popular Destinations
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) –The National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur) areas most visited by Costa Ricans during the first eight days of the...
Costa Rican Football Fans Recorded Going Crazy from New Jersey to Panama
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The celebration of the triumph of the Costa Rican football team was to take to the streets of...
Police Canine Unit Discovers over $68,000 in Truck
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – An officer of the Canine Unit of the Ministry of Public Security detected at four in the morning...
Thousands of Illegal Cigarettes Seized Near Paso Canoas
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Over the weekend, Costa Rican police officers seized a large quantity of cardboard boxes containing hundreds of packs of...
Costa Rican Police Destroyed 38,500 Marijuana Plants in Limón
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Officials from the Ministry of Public Security located and destroyed 38,500 marijuana plants in a wooded area of...
Toucan Rescued Near Dominical
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Tourist police officers rescued a toucan that was abandoned near Ballena Marine Park, Dominical beach.
The animal, which was...
Watch Your Wallet: Pickpocketing on the Rise in San Jose
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Juan José Andrade, Director of the Police Force of San Jose, reported that they have experienced an increase...
