Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 4, 2022 Moderators Share Posted July 4, 2022 192 Panama murders in six months Posted 03/07/2022 In the first 6 months of the year, 192 people have been murdered nationwide reports El Siglo. The latest victim Joel Ramos, 40, was shot and killed on the morning of Friday, July 1, in San Joaquin. According to the statistics provided by the Ministry of Security, the months where the most crimes were reported were in March with 40 cases and May with 35. According to the count kept by El Siglo, in June 32 people were murdered in different parts of the country. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/192-panama-murders-in-six-months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted August 5, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted August 5, 2022 Quote Suspect in death of missing girl linked to more disappearances Posted 05/08/2022 The authorities of the Public Ministry in the province of Chiriquí confirmed Thursday that the cause of the death of 22-year-old Astri Tugri whose skeletal remains were located in April in the San Carlos sector of David is unknown but the identity was confirmed through a report from the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (IMELCF). The deceased was last seen in the company of 48-year-old José Alberto Atencio, when she left home in search of a job. He has been charged with imprisonment and rape. The coordinating prosecutor of the Homicide and Femicide Unit indicated that once the medical report is obtained that establishes the cause of the death of the girl there is the possibility of charging the person arrested Thursday. Currently, the same person is linked to the disappearance of 17-year-old Viviana Gallardo and 28-year-old Anabel Valdivia who disappeared last year and for which he was charged with deprivation of liberty and aggravated robbery in both cases. The First Superior Prosecutor in the province of Chiriquí, Luis Martinez, says that the Public Ministry continues to work on the cases in order to resolve them in the shortest time. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/suspect-in-death-of-missing-girl-linked-to-more-disappearances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted September 4, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted September 4, 2022 Quote Sexual crimes against minors in Panama up 24% Posted 03/09/2022 An average of 18 crimes against freedom and sexual integrity are committed each day in Panama, according to statistical reports from the Public Ministry from January to July 2022. The figures indicate that of a total of 3,758 registered this year, 40% of these were committed against minors, among which crimes such as pimping, child pornography, and corruption of minors The report also details that, in general terms, an increase of 11% is reported between 2021 and 2022 in this type of crime; however, when the minor population is specifically evaluated, the increase is 24%. in July, five people were taken to court for their alleged link to the crime of child pornography, after a joint operation by the Public Ministry and the National Police part of It was an international operation called "Light in childhood", which was developed simultaneously in the provinces of Panama, Chiriquí and West Panama, The operation was directed from Brazil and, in addition to Panama, it was carried out simultaneously in Argentina, Costa Rica, the United States, Ecuador, and Paraguay to combat crimes of sexual abuse and exploitation against children and adolescents, committed through the Internet. The areas or provinces where cases have increased the most are Herrera, with 47%; San Miguelito, with 45%; Veraguas, with 34%, and Coclé, with 25%. Entities such as the Ombudsman's Office have called for the establishment of a prevention and protection plan for victims of sexual crimes. According to that entity, they share the cry of a society that asks for justice and protection for its children, women, and other people who have been victims of sexual crimes. "These abhorrent crimes against which the State's response must be effective, especially in cases in which a victim is a person in conditions of vulnerability.” https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/sexual-crimes-against-minors-in-panama-up-24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted November 18, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted November 18, 2022 Quote Armed robberies of banks, jewelries, pharmacies on the rise Armed robberies have led to intensified police patrols. Posted 17/11/2022 Statistics from the Public Ministry reveal that between January and October of this year, 5,975 complaints had been registered in Panama for the commission of various criminal acts, a figure slightly lower than that of the same period in 2021 when 6,303 were reported. However, both figures exceeded the 4,899 cases in 2020, the year the covid-19 pandemic was declared says La Prensa. The numbers also show that robberies, assaults, and similar acts are more frequent in the streets and neighborhoods of In the first 10 months of 2022, 4,777 theft complaints had been reported in the Public Ministry, 303 more than in 2021. It means that until last month, on average, 16 cases of theft were registered per day. Banks Among the most relevant criminal acts are the assaults and a robbery perpetrated against four banks in the capital between August and September for which 20 people have been arrested On October 10, five armed people entered another branch of the Savings Bank, this time in El Ingenio, Betania, and left with $60,000. On October 12, five men assaulted the Brilat jewelry store, The next day, an armed group assaulted a jewelry store in Avenida México. On October 26, a group of armed men assaulted El Diamante, a jewelry store on Via Veneto. Pharmacies Pharmacies have also become targets. On Sunday, November 13, the Metro and Farma Value pharmacies, in Betania and San Francisco, were the target of armed robberies by several men who took money from the tills. The Minister of Public Security, Juan Pino, said the assaults were committed by people who had recently been released from prison. He added that through "intelligence work", several of those who participated in the robberies were located, but are still on the trail of other suspects. The minister attributed the increase in robberies to banks and other businesses "to the success of the authorities in confiscating drugs," which, he added, has forced criminals to seek other ways to earn income. He said that so far in 2022, 110 tons of drugs have been seized. “This is known as the balloon effect: when you squeeze on one side, criminal activity moves to another area or sector,” he explained. Between January and October 2022, 401 homicides had been committed in Panama Rodolfo Aguilera, former Minister of Security, believes that the "repressive" strategy of the current administration has not yielded results, since the levels of insecurity on the streets have increased after the covid-19 pandemic. Aguilera emphasized that without a defined prevention policy, aimed basically at young people at social risk, it is very difficult to reduce crime. He calculated that more than 80% of the inmates who are serving their sentences are repeat offenders. This happens, he said because they don't have opportunities to get a job to feed their family. and, they fall into a vicious circle: they are in and out of prison. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/armed-robberies-of-banks-jewelries-pharmacies-on-the-rise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted December 3, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted December 3, 2022 Quote Severed head found in garbage dump The head, presumably of a man, was found on Friday, December 2, in the dump on Cerro Patacón, in Panama City. The information was released via Twitter by the National Police. personnel of the Police and the Public Ministry arrived at the site to carry out the respective investigations. Posted 02/12/2022 https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/severed-head-found-in-garbage-dump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted December 3, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted December 3, 2022 Quote dead body Posted 02/12/2022 Firemen called to extinguish a fire in a burning car in Betania in the early hours of Friday, December 2 found a body in the trunk. Deputy Commissioner Jaime Toledo, head of the San Francisco police zone, said that in the early hours an alert was received of a vehicle that was on fire, near the Tuira and Chucunaque multi-family homes, in Betania. At once, they proceeded to coordinate with the Fire Department, who arrived at the scene to put out the fire. Toledo reported that it coordinated, with the Public Ministry, whose personnel went to the site to remove the body and begin the criminal investigation. The SUV-type vehicle was removed from the place after 7:00 am https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/firemen-find-body-in-trunk-of-burning-car-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted December 4, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted December 4, 2022 Quote 32 murders recorded in bloody November Posted 03/12/2022 According to the count carried out by El Siglo, in November 32 people,29 men, 2 women, and one child under four were murdered throughout the country. Most of the murders were committed with a firearm and a knife. The greatest number of homicides were perpetrated in Panama (14); Colon (4) and San Miguelito (5). Among the homicide that occurred on the morning of November 3 when two young men were shot to death while they were in a parking lot in the Chilibrillo sector, in Chilibre. The victims were identified as Yermín Germán Peñalba Arenas and Eduardo Muñoz Lorenzo. In the early hours of Sunday, November 6, Ana Lucia Samudio, 26, was stabbed to death in her residence while her five children watched. The femicide occurred in the community of Finca Jagua in the province of Chiriquí. The attacker was arrested. On the night of Tuesday, November 8, security Carlos Joshue Arcia, 35 years old, was murdered by several minors to steal his firearm. He was shot in the head when guarding the KFC fast food restaurant located in the Los Pueblos Shopping Center in the township of Juan Díaz. On the night of November 14, 2nd Sergeant Rigoberto Valdés of the DNIP was murdered by a subject who shot him while they were conducting raids on a house located on 8th street in the Panama Viejo district. On November 15, a 4-year-old girl died after being shot in the head when unknown individuals entered her home and shot her father. It happened in La Palmita de Tocumen. On the afternoon of November 22, Maribel Noemí Santos Carrasco, 17, was found lifeless, half-naked, and with blows to her head, under the stands of the Nueva California community baseball stadium, in Volcán, Tierras Altas district. Chiriqui. On November 30, a man identified as Alfredo Cedeño García was stabbed in the chest by his pregnant wife in the Felipillo sector and a subject murdered his 17-year-old younger brother after having a fight in Los Santos. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/32-murders-recorded-in-bloody-november Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted February 9, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted February 9, 2023 Quote Homicides surge 190% in 38 days Posted 08/02/2023 So far in 2023, 57 homicides have been reported, 27 more than in the same days of 2022 representing an increase of 190% with most murders occurring in Panama, Colon and San Miguelito and related to organized crime reports La Estrella. The first victim this year was in San Miguelito when a 27-year-old young man, was killed by a bullet in the jaw when attempting to protect his mother from four hooded would-be robbers. Another murder was discovered in San Miguelito when a dog found a head in a plastic bag. Some 80% of murders result from gang turf wars says Juan Manuel Pino, Minister of Security who has deployed 300 members of the National Police, the National Aeronaval Service, and the National Border Service in the district of San Miguelito as part of actions to dismantle organized gang groups, responsible for acts of violence and homicides registered in recent days. "We are going to continue confiscating weapons, drugs, money and dismantling criminal organizations," Pino said. Criminologist Marco Aurelio Álvarez explained that violence as a lifestyle is caused by a lack of respect for human dignity. In the opinion of the criminologist, homicides tell us two things: firstly, the firearms that must be guarded by the security forces are in the hands of people on the streets and criminal gangs, who see death as the ideal mobile to solve the problems of criminal businesses. "This leads us to think of illegal arms trafficking," he warned. And, secondly, deaths from homicide - a violent mechanism - are increasing in the country because more and more entire families are living off crime. “Creole crime has kidnapped the Panamanian population. We must put a stop to it, once again executing the anti-gang law so that everyone who lives off crime goes to prison as a social lesson,” said Álvarez. Pressure cooker * Another high-profile murder occurred in Panama City when the body of a hairstylist was found in a state of decomposition in a bag at the Cerro Patacón landfill. The sociologist Gilberto Toro explained that we are in a kind of “pressure cooker”, in constant “economic stress”. There are people who are not criminals, but who are unemployed or earn very little to meet their expenses and become desperate which can affect their behavior. He added that we could be facing an abandonment of the values to reinforce the counter-values. In other words, shame and modesty are lost in the behaviors and way of thinking of an individual. In the world of crime, at the level, we are at, "gambling is death". A hitman, for example, only charges for the dead. In his opinion, the increase in criminal actions could also be related to a poor job offer, which competes with a productive criminal offer. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/homicides-surge-190-in-38-days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted March 10, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted March 10, 2023 Quote Bella Vista Street brawl led to death of participant Posted 09/03/2023 Antonio Batista,21, who died after a street brawl, on Via Argentina in Bella Vista suffered head trauma, confirmed prosecutor Rafael Baloyes on Thursday, March 9. Baloyes ' words came in the middle of the press conference for Operation Hitman, carried out this Thursday in various parts of the capital which led to nine homicide arrests. The prosecutor said that a team from the Public Ministry is analyzing videos from social networks and, conducting interviews and inquiries to determine the degree of responsibility of each of those linked. Baloyes indicated that the interviews conducted determined how the event happened. In addition, he said that they are certain of where and how the event occurred, where he died from head trauma. “ Forensic medicine has irrefutably established that the person who loses his life was struck on the head and the blows caused his death,” the prosecutor stressed. He added that the Public Prosecutor's Office, having already proven the cause of death, has incorporated into the investigation a multiplicity of testimonies that provide elements and participation of each one. They have already been identified and the responsibility of each one and their participation are being analyzed. At the conclusion of the investigation, those responsible will be brought before the courts. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/bella-vista-street-brawl-led-to-death-of-participant-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted March 10, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted March 10, 2023 sp; Quote Passenger killed - others injured in bus shooting Posted 09/03/2023 Claribet Marietta Tapia Ferrer, 55, a passenger on a chiva (mini-bus) on the San Miguelito-Torrijos Carter route lost her life and several passengers were injured during a shooting when the bus was traveling through the entrance of El Valle de Urracá, on the Transistmica on Thursday morning. According to witnesses, the incident was due to a confrontation between passengers The injured were taken to a nearby hospital for medical attention. A suspect was detained by the National Police. In the district of San Miguelito, 27 homicides have been registered so far in 2023. On Wednesday afternoon, a man who was doing construction work was killed by a 19-year-old boy in Santa Marta, near the police station. In February, the Ministry of Security deployed 300 agents belonging to the National Police, the National Aeronaval Service, and the National Border Service, as part of actions that sought to dismantle organized gang groups responsible for the acts of violence and homicides registered in recent days. At the time, the Minister of Public Security, Juan Manuel Pino participated in a coordination meeting with the National Police board to follow up on the actions that have been developed in this sector. In the area, there are constant operations to counter homicides, drug trafficking and acts of violence. The discovery of a human head shocked residents. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/passenger-killed-others-injured-in-bus-shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted March 10, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted March 10, 2023 Quote Panama homicides increase 37% in two months Posted 09/03/2023 Panama recorded 90 homicides in the first two months of 2023, an increase of 37% over the same period last year report’s El Siglo which carries out monthly monitoring. authorities The authorities have reiterated that 90% of the deaths are associated with organized crime and rivalry between gangs. But it is also part of an institutional decomposition that lacks norms, emphasizes the sociologist Enoch Adames, a researcher and professor at the University of Panama. The professional sums up the diagnosis in the “pressure of a crisis of an institutional nature”. That is a weakness of the government structures, with an absence of norms and the ability to socialize around them, starting with the family. The bad news is that in the short and medium term, this situation is not easy to reverse, especially due to the lack of a strategic national development plan capable of encouraging private investment to generate decent jobs. Adames points to two key issues, recurring in all analysis forums on the security issue: education and employment. Two elements that allow a person to ascend. Both are in crisis, “education does not weigh socially. In addition, they fail to insert themselves into an economy consistent with the educational system”, underlines the sociologist."It is not a single cause," says Adames, "it is the expression of a multiplicity of factors that come together and have been creating a social fracture that confronts violence." PASSIVE ACTION For the sociologist, it is inconceivable how in a province like Colón, which generates 18% of the country's gross domestic product, and is home to one of the most important free zones in the world, there is such a situation of inequality and scarcity., what is happening in Colón – one of the entry points for drugs in Colombia and which in turn distributes to the world in a containerized manner, which registered 14% of homicides last January – is a consequence of the disaster of a passive action by governments. The highlighted numbers are not reconciled by putting a policeman on every corner. Adames is clear that as long as the market continues to generate informality and does not create jobs commensurate with population growth, "we will be creating the conditions for a strong social conflict in the medium and short term. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama-homicides-increase-37-in-two-months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted April 17, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted April 17, 2023 Quote 34% in homicides lifts first quarter total to 134 Posted 16/04/2023 Panama registered a 34% increase in homicides during the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, according to figures from the Public Ministry (MP). In total, 134 homicides have been recorded between January and March an increase of 28 compared to the same period in 2022. Firearms were used in 75% of the killings,10% were carried out with a knife, 5% with a blunt object, 2% due to suffocation, and 8% undetermined. Panama leads the statistics with a total of 51 homicides, followed by San Miguelito with 36, Colón with 26, and Panamá Oeste with 12. Chiriquí and Coclé both provinces have 4, while Darién, Herrera and Veraguas have 3. . Los Santos is the province with the fewest homicides until March, with only 1. In addition, the report reveals that the most affected age group is people between 18 and 34 years of age, with a total of 69 homicides. 93% of the victims are men and 7% are women. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/34-in-homicides-lifts-first-quarter-total-to-134 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted May 17, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted May 17, 2023 Quote Alleged killer of 10-year-old in preventive detention Posted 15/05/2023 A man who was arrested on Friday for his alleged involvement in the murder of the girl Lina Fabiola Rojas Grajales, was placed under preventive detention at a closed doors hearing on Sunday for the crimes of femicide and sexual offense. "The Chiriquí Regional Prosecutor's Office managed to provisionally arrest a man charged with the crimes of femicide and sexual offense, to the detriment of a 10-year-old girl, which occurred in the district of Alanje, on February 9, 2023," published by the Public Ministry on Twitter The 54-year-old is a director of a sand cooperative in Alanje, and one day after the femicide of Lina Grajales, he went on television asking for justice and that they take care of children. Some 14 scientific tests and more than three months of investigation were necessary to find the person allegedly responsible for the murder of Lina Fabiola Rojas Grajales, 10 years old, on February 11, after being brutally beaten for two days. before. Sources linked to the investigations revealed that Lina was apparently the victim of attempted sexual abuse and allegedly, DNA analysis confirmed that the suspect was her 54-year-old neighbor. Lina was found unconscious in an abandoned house, in front of her parents' residence, on February 9. Two days later, she died at the José Domingo de Obaldía Maternal and Child Hospital, in David, becoming the first femicide of 2023 in Chiriqui. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/alleged-killer-of-10-year-old-in-preventive-detention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted June 5, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted June 5, 2023 Quote Bloody weekend - 7 murders in 8 hours Posted 04/06/2023 Between 8:50 p.m. on Saturday and 4:00 a.m. Sunday, 7 people were murdered in various sectors of the province of Panama and Colón. - 8:50 pm Two homicides in Pradera Azul Verona, on December 24 - 9:15 pm A homicide on Calle 82, Parque Lefevre - 9:50 pm A homicide in Limón, province of Colón - 1:50 am A homicide in sector 4 of December 24 - 2:20 am A homicide in Viñedo, Las Garzas - 4:00 am A homicide in Alto de Los Lagos, province of Colón * Total: 7 homicides in 8 hours Double homicide on December 24 The first acts of blood in this string of homicides occurred on the night of Saturday June 3 on Pradera Azul Verona street, on December 24, where two people lost their lives. According to witnesses, one of the victims was the husband of an influencer. The shot men were taken to a nearby hospital, but lost their lives. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/bloody-weekend-7-murders-in-8-hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted June 14, 2023 Quote Wave of homicides a dangerous upturn – Security Minister Posted 13/06/2023 After the wave of murders that shook the Panamanian capital last week, Security Minister Juan Manuel Pino acknowledged that homicide crimes in the country have experienced a dangerous upturn in recent months. The head of the Security portfolio attributed it, among other things, to the breakdown of criminal organizations. According to Pino, one of the possible factors that could be affecting the youth recruited by these criminal organizations is school dropout, as well as various socioeconomic factors, since many of these boys belong to humble social strata. Regarding the innocent victims who have been caught up in this wave of violence, the minister assured that those responsible will pay for each of their crimes and he was confident in the work that the National Police has been carrying out up to now together with the Public Ministry. Regarding the case of the taxi driver from Chilibre who was missing for several days and who later appeared killed by criminals, Pino said that thanks to the operations of the security forces, it was possible to find and arrest two suspects who are already under the orders of the competent authorities. Regarding the disappearance of the girl Aderlyn Saldaña, the minister pointed out that this case is one of the highest priorities for both the National Police and the Public Ministry because it is a very sensitive issue. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/wave-of-homicides-a-dangerous-upturn-security-minister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 3, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted July 3, 2023 Quote Abandoned father murders his four children - commits suicide Posted 02/07/2023 in Kusapín, community of Ariote a remote area in Bocas del Toro. Officials from the Public Ministry went to the Ariote community Río Chiriquí in the Ngäbe Buglé Comarca to investigate. They bodies of the four children, ages 3, 4, 6, and 8, and the body of the father who allegedly committed suicide. Early reports indicate that the man's wife deserted him and took off with another man, leaving him alone with the four children. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/abandoned-father-murders-his-four-children-commits-suicide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 16, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted July 16, 2023 Quote > 97-year-old gets 20 years for 1969 “disappearance” Posted 15/07/2023 An adult over 97 years of age was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the disappearance of a person that occurred in 1969. The event occurred in the community of La Tranca de Sioguí, in Bugaba, Chiriquí province and it was not until 2004 that an investigation began. The Superior Court of Justice of the Third Judicial District issued the sentence dated July 13, 2023, by which it sanctioned a 97-year-old citizen to 20 years in prison, for the commission of the crime against life and personal integrity in the form of aggravated intentional homicide. In the resolution, the collegiate court ordered as an accessory penalty the disqualification from holding public office for a term of five years, once the main penalty has been served. For the purposes of the judicial individualization of the sentence, the court took into consideration that it is a serious crime of the most precious legal asset, such as human life, and that the location of the victim's remains is unknown. This criminal investigation began on May 27, 2004, when the Chiriquí Auxiliary Prosecutor's Office received the complaint filed by the Institutional Truth Commission, for the alleged disappearance of the victim, on March 16, 1969, from the community of La Tranca de Sioguí, district of Bugaba, province of Chiriquí. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/97-year-old-gets-20-years-for-1969-disappearance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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