Thread: More than $66K Stolen From Gringo - Thief Captured

By Elmer Enrique Quintero for El Siglo - An American citizen who resides in the community of Volcán in the district of Bugaba was the victim of a theft, and the criminals managed to steal from him more than $66,000 in jewelry and electronics. The theft occurred in the residence of the American. They stole a laptop computer Boor Pro Silver, a Canon digital camera, a Sony digital camera, and medical electronic equipment among other articles of value. Major Ismael Herrera, the Chief of Police in the District of Bugaba, said that the total value of the articles stolen was $66,560 dollars, and that thanks to the complaint filed by the victim and after an intense investigation carried out by police units, they were able to obtain the capture of one of the persons involved in the theft.
Editor's Comment: Anyone know who the victim is in this case? If you do, I would like to talk to him. Please contact me at 399-4750 or cell 6614-0451.


Policía da con los sospechososLe roban 66 mil a gringo en Volcán


Elmer Enrique Quinteroequintero@elsiglo.com


BUGABA, Chiriquí. Un ciudadano de nacionalidad estadounidense, quien reside en la comunidad de Volcán en el distrito de Bugaba, fue víctima de los antisociales, quienes lograron hurtarle más de 66 mil balboas, entre joyas, prendas y artículos electrónicos.


El hurto se registró en la residencia del ciudadano norteamericano.


Al norteamericano le hurtaron una computadora portátil Boor Pro Silver, una cámara digital Canon, una cámara digital Sony, equipos electrónicos médicos, entre otros artículos de valor.


El mayor Ismael Herrera, jefe de la Policía en el distrito de Bugaba, reveló que el total de la suma hurtada asciende a los 66 mil 560 balboas y que gracias a la denuncia del norteamericano y tras una intensa investigación efectuada por las unidades policiales se logró la captura de uno de los ciudadanos implicados en el hurto.

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That's some valuable stuff!

It's a shame that this occurred, but I'm guessing that man must have been wealthy enough to attract the attention of the thieves. With that kind of money that man should have installed some sort of security system in his house, luckily they didn't assault him.

I'm guessing more wealthy folks over there will be taking extra security measures after such an incident.

Well, at least the thief was captured. That is better. I have visited a lot of places including Sri Lanka (Galle), South Africa (Cape Town) and Maldives. Compared to those places I feel Panama is safer.

Why risk your life for just $66k. It's useless. You can make those money in an year in Panama easily. However, this province Chiriqui is less safe than Panama in my opinion.

I agree with didonko, life is more important! With that much money value on hold, it's better to hire security guard

The police here do the great job capturing the thief.

Originally Posted by didonko

Why risk your life for just $66k. It's useless. You can make those money in an year in Panama easily. However, this province Chiriqui is less safe than Panama in my opinion.

Is Chiriqui Province unsafe for the tourists? There are quite a lot of tourist hotspots in Chiriqui and it'll be unfortunate if the province is not safe for the tourists to travel alone. Prevention will be better than cure!!