According to a missive sent by the legal department of the Ministry of Public Security to the human resources department, the four police officers who were dismissed after a traffic accident must be reinstated to their jobs. The four policemen were accused of Involuntary manslaughter due to a traffic accident. However, court documents determined that […]
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Paseo Colón was disgusting after Festival de la Luz
Several teams from the Municipality of San José had to clean a large amount of garbage, left those who went to witness the Festival of Light. Since Sunday, the streets were virtually clean. People mostly left food and beverage packaging. Also confetti and colorful papers thrown by the floats. Most of the waste that remains […]
Red Cross trated 50 patients during Festival de la Luz
At least 50 patients were treated by the Red Cross during Saturday afternoon and night, during the 2016Festival of Light and the parade held hours earlier. According to the Costa Rican Red Cross, the operation allowed to transfer stable patients to health centers. Most of the assisted patients were in age range of 20-59 years […]
A dog was raped and attacked by a man in San José
A video started circulating on Facebook: it showed a man mistreating an American Stanford dog in Higuito de Desamparados. The man was punching the animal to keep it away. He hit the dog’s face and knock it down. After seeing the video, a woman decided to travel from Puntarenas to rescue it. Her name is […]
Public Force arrested 6 people and seized 8 weapons at Festival de la Luz
During the Festival de la Luz (Light Festival) on Saturday night, police authorities arrested 6 people, including two minors who were referred to a Juvenile Criminal Court. The Public Force also surprised two foreigners in irregular immigration status. In addition, another subject was arrested in flagrante delicto and one more for not paying alimony. During […]
People got tired and fixed bump in the road by themselves
A 1.20-meter long, 70-centimeter wide and 40-centimeter deep bump in the road caused several traffic accidents, many flat tires and got to the nerves of the residents of San Rafael de Montes de Oca. After receiving no response from the Municipality or the CONAVI, the neighbors made the decision to repair it themselves. They gathered […]