All Entries Tagged With: "crime"
Expat Group to Put Cap on Crime
A group founded by expatriates in the southern Pacific zone of Costa Rica has become a political advocate for public security in Costa Rica. CAP, which stands for “Crime Awareness and Prevention” and describes itself as a non-profit group of community members is organizing a petition to present before President Laura Chinchilla and the legislative [...]
Wild Bill Cortez Transfered to Panama
William Dathan Holbert and Laura Michelle Reese arrived on Thursday in Panama City to face multiple homicide charges of as many as nine people in an apparent murder for property theft scheme. Many of the victims are expatriates, who according to Don Winner in Panama were lured by the prospect of selling their properties in [...]
Panama Fugitive “Wild Bill” Cortez is America’s Most Wanted
Their names are William Dathan Holbert and Laura Michelle Reese, and while they might turn out to be the Bonnie and Clyde of property theft their criminal resumes begin in the United States. Captured on the border crossing near the mouth of the Sarapiqui river by a Nicaraguan army patrol Wild Bill Cortez and his [...]
Manhunt for “Wild Bill” Cortez in Costa Rica
The real estate business is tough due to the global recession, and now one real estate speculator is on the run in Costa Rica for allegedly murdering expatriates in Panama with the motive to steal their property. The man known as William Adolfo Cortez Reese or “Wild Bill” was spotted in Turrialba a few days [...]
Costa Rica Needs to “Fix Broken Windows”
Downtown San Jose was recently the scene of an all out gun battle, and while the report of shoot out in broad daylight in the heart of a Latin American capital city may not seem surprising the fact is that such a scene is uncommon in Costa Rica. Of course there is gang violence and [...]
