Feb 03
Other Blogs on Crime in Chiriquí
The Boquete Guide has a current post related to the crime spree in Chiriquí.
Living In Potrerillo posted one too.
Archive for the tag 'Crime'
Feb 01
Meeting re Security and Armed Robberies in Potrerillos
I received the following email from Dianne Heidke:
Hi All,
Given the increasing number of armed robberies in Potrerillos and near-by , we thought it timely to have a meeting and talk about how we can prepare ourselves to NOT be victims and other courses of action.
Jane and Steve Wardlaw have generously said that we can use [...]
Feb 01
Robbery in Jaramillo, Boquete.
This comment came in on a previous post related to a robbery yesterday in Jaramillo. So that it gets a little more visibility, I will use this post to direct you to the comment.
In the future, if any criminal activities are written up and sent to me via the contact form, I will publish them [...]
Jan 25
Another Violent Crime in Chiriquí
There was recently another crime in Chiriquí. I understand that a man was killed in Alanje. I could not understand all of what was said on the news, but maybe some of the Panamanian readers can add something.
This is just another sign that crime is increasing in Panama and this must be stopped. The locals [...]
Jan 05
Crime On The Increase
Having just returned from Panama City, I have some thoughts that I would like to share. Since I would like to keep the primary post about my trip positive and upbeat, I decided to write this part as a stand-alone piece, so as to not corrupt the trip narration portion.
I have to admit that I [...]
Jan 04
Home Invasion In Boqueron
I just received the following email and felt it should be published immediately.
From……: Mike
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Hi Don I am a regular reader of your site and would like to pass on this info to you. My father is an american 71 years old owns a dairy and home in Boqueron, both he and and his girlfriend [...]
Oct 08
Spider Monkey Theft
I received the following email from a CC reader:
From……: Norman Collins
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Hi Don, I wondered if you could post the following on your site please?
Sometime over monday night a female spider monkey was stolen from my house. She will almost certainly be offered for sale in the Gringo community in Chiriqui. She is very friendly and [...]
Oct 04
Security Advice In a Time OF Violence.
A reader of Chiriquí Chatter sent me the following which she had received as a security email from Felipe Rodriguez.
The email was in Spanish and I will attempt to translate it as best as I can. I will put the Spanish version first. I believe this is very good information. Remember that this is [...]
Sep 29
Local Car Break-in
When my neighbor was leaving to go to church yesterday, she found that her car had been broken into. She had heard its alarm beep a couple of times at night, but it never went off. She had looked at the car, but she couldn’t see anyone. A lot of times cats can do [...]
Jul 26
Vandalism in Boquete?
Here is another email I received related to crime in Boquete
From……: jeff brown
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Just a question, where can one post a blog, in the Boquete area. My wife and I were at The Panamonte Inn, Sunday night, July 13th, and someone shot out our driver side back window. We wondered if anyone else who was there [...]
