The Streets

Pentagon Wanted in Blue Demon Killings

July 6, 2010
By st.di.

Police are on the lookout for two Pentagon gang members wanted in the killing of two Blue Demon gang members. On Saturday afternoon, Mauro Julio Galarraga Rivas, age 22, and Carlos Andres Castillo, age 32, were drinking beer in front of the Gonzalez barbershop on Avenue A in Santa Ana. Then, Pentagon members, who...
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The Billy Car Thief Strikes Again

July 1, 2010
By st.di.
The Billy Car Thief Strikes Again

Police officers chased Patricia Dawkins, a.k.a. The Billy, down Brazil Avenue, firing sporadically at the Toyota Fortuner she had just stolen from Mariano Mena, head of the Conato’s workers’ union. The chase began yesterday morning in the Obarrio neighborhood and ended near the Multiplaza shopping mall. This is not the first time The Billy...
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Attack and Murder on Yacht in Chiriqui Waters

June 30, 2010
By st.di.

Bob Olsen, age 61, was murdered aboard his yacht yesterday in the Gulf of Chiriqui. His son, Zachary Olsen and Sugey Rodriguez, a young Panamanian woman, survived, but were seriously injured.  Reports indicate that their Antares yacht was attacked shortly after midnight by four assailants and that the yacht had been moored near Bajo...
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Land Mine Explodes in Darien, Injures Two

June 25, 2010
By pa.di.
Land Mine Explodes in Darien, Injures Two

Two National Border Service police were injured yesterday when a land mine exploded in the Darien Province near the Colombian border. A government release confirms that the incident occurred during the officers’ rounds of Luciano, Trinidad and Isaias beaches.  Both were wounded in the explosion. They were carried by helicopter to Panama and hospitalized...
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Men Posing as Investigators Beat Undercover Cop

June 22, 2010
By st.di.

Monday morning a policeman dressed as a civilian was walking down Avenue B in Casco Antiguo around 9th street when a black Toyota Yaris intercepted him. Three men jumped out of the car, posed as state investigators, grabbed the undercover officer’s cell phone and a scuffle ensued during which the officer was beaten.  Once...
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