Two Americans accepted conspiracy offenses and pleaded guilty of creating a sport betting network based in Costa Rica. The charges were accepted by Christopher U. Anthony and Russell B. Miller, who agreed to pay a $ 25,000 bond while waiting for a sentence in April. The case was first reported in Gulfport, Mississippi. The subjects […]
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Liberia criminal used a kitchen knife
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) referred to Liberia massacre again. The victims, all young and university people, were identified as: Joseph Briones Solís (22 years old), Dayana Martínez Romero ( 24 years old), Stephanie Hernández García (24 years old), Ingrid Masiel Méndez Serrano (23 years old), Ariel Antonio Vargas Condega (24 years old) and a […]
Fire consumed boat in Puntarenas
At 1:15 on Monday afternoon, a call alerted about a fire on a 50-foot boat. The event happened in the Sami Marley workshop of Cocal de Puntarenas. According to the communications department of the Fire Department, there were 3 units working at the scene because the fire affected the machinery area of the boat. The […]
Sloth stopped traffic in Dominical
On Monday afternoon, a sloth literally stopped traffic in Barú de Dominical, in the South Zone of the country. The animal was recorded by the Costa Rican photographer Juan Pablo López, who told that in order to avoid hitting the mammal, they decided to close both directions of the road, so that it could cross. […]
A boom barrier could reduce the number of cars crashing the train
The number of vehicles crashing the train at the intersection of “El Pirro” sector motivated the Public Services Company of Heredia (ESPH) to install a boom barrier to prevent crashes from increasing. In addition to that, the crossing will have visual and aural signs that will indicate drivers when the train is getting closer. INCOFER […]
The trial against doctor Vargas Scott has started
Pavas Criminal Court started the trial against a doctor surnamed Vargas Scott, accused by an former model of supposedly deforming her buttocks through a failed aesthetic treatment. Vargas Scott was charged with negligent injuries and private document forgery. The case transcended in early 2011, when former model Garcia declared that she paid more than 2,000,000 […]