Panama Crimes in Alanje, David, and Panama City Continue to Keep Police Busy

Rosana Edith Vega, 56, was brutally shot on Tuesday afternoon as she was leaving work at the Clemente rice processing plant in Alanje, Chiriquí Province.  The accountant suffered three shots: one fractured her femur in the thigh, another hit her in the calf, and a third hit her groin. Following the violent attack, Vega was rushed to the Rafael Hernández Regional Hospital, where she is in stable condition but under strict medical supervision. Authorities have yet to identify suspects or release details about the motive for the crime.

The wave of robberies and thefts has intensified this week in Panama City.  This Monday, around 11:45 am, a man, wearing a mask, who pretended to be a customer entered the Win Play casino, located in the town of San Vicente, Chilibre and robbed the place of $3,000.

A routine trip turned into a nightmare when a group of armed criminals boarded a bus on the David-Frontera route in Chiriquí. The men, who got on near La Renta de Gariché, intimidated the driver and passengers, demanding their belongings under threats of death.  In the midst of the robbery, some brave passengers tried to resist, causing one of the criminals to shoot twice, creating even more panic among the bus occupants. What the criminals didn’t know was that a security camera captured the entire act.

National Police units, using their service weapons, shot a man in the left leg, who during a police operation, pulled out a gun and threatened the officers.  The subject, who in addition to the gun was carrying two cell phones and cash, was wanted for the murder of Daniel Enrique González Araúz, 24 years old, which occurred on August 5 in the La Rivera neighborhood, in David, province of Chiriquí.  The suspect, along with another accomplice, was arrested during a police chase in the Doleguita sector, in David. There were four people in the sedan they were travelling in, of whom these two were arrested after abandoning the vehicle. They are suspected of having participated in a robbery.