Hiroko Ramon Lay Castillo, age 38, was arrested on Friday in Juan Diaz, accused of attacking five women and one minor. According to the National Police, Lay drove a yellow car, posing as a taxi driver while making the rounds of Panama City’s universities to pick up female fares. He would then drive his...
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The Streets
Taxi Rapist Apprehended
Panama Taxis Want Meters
Faced with the rising cost of gasoline, Panama taxi drivers are proposing to install meters to regulate fares. Taxi union leader Augustin Prado says the meter will help provide a better service and incentivize taxi drivers to accept fares instead of refusing them the way they sometimes do when they don’t feel like driving...
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Authorities Closing in on Another Serial Taxi Rapist
Panamanian investigators are following the trail of a serial taxi rapist who has attacked at least five women in recent weeks. After receiving a number of complaints from women, including university students, the Sex Crimes Division of the Judicial Investigation Office has a detailed description of the attacker and estimates that they could apprehend...
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Right Foot Washes Up Behind Union Club
A cleaning crew found the remains of a right foot in the beach area behind the Punta Paitilla Union Club. Police and Judicial Investigation teams are investigating, Telemetro reports. The Union Club was founded in May 1909 as a ritzy social club at No. 20 Avenue Eloy Alfaro with Eduardo Icaza as the head...
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Weapon and Drug Bunker Bust in Parque Lefevre
Authorities discovered a bunker containing weapons and drugs in two abandoned Parque Lefevre residences. Bunker items included AK-47 9-millimeter ammunition, 7 presumed drug packages and a tear gas bomb. Ten people were arrested. TVN Noticias reports.
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