No menu items!

COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER

HomeArchiveThese flowers don’t smell so good…

These flowers don’t smell so good…

The Costa Rican Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) is warning residents that robbers posing as flower vendors are going door to door in San José.

“Watch out for flowers,” states an OIJ press release. “The robbery division is warning citizens about this new modus operandi being used to rob homes in the metropolitan area.”

The fraudulent flower vendors, once a home owner opens their door, force themselves in, point guns at residents, gag them and rob them of all their valuables, the release states.

Home robbery chief Eddy Roda said there have been three recent cases of the flower scam but he warns there are many other scams as well, including fake DHL delivery men who have targeted Escazú homes.

“The fake flower vending is just one modus operandi,” he said. “There have been DHL, Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) scams, among others. People just have to stay on the alert, demand identification and not allow people into their homes to provide services they never requested in the first place.”

OIJ is specifically warning people to be on the lookout for a burgundy Nissan Sentra and a black Hyundai.

Popular Articles

Starbucks Invests $11 Million in Costa Rica to Open New Coffee Shops

Starbucks is set to invest approximately $11 million over the next five years in Costa Rica, fueling the opening of at least 15 new...

UN Special Rapporteur Warns Costa Rica Judicial Independence is at Risk

The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations (UN), Margaret Satterthwaite, sent Costa Rica a note in which she expressed her concern about what she...

Migrants Trapped in Limbo at Costa Rica-Panama Border

A humanitarian crisis is unfolding at the Costa Rica-Panama border as migrants, many of whom sold everything to journey north, find themselves stranded due...
Avatar
spot_img
Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Travel Insurance
Costa Rica Rocking Chait

Latest Articles