Bogota’s most dangerous places
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Airplane stolen in northern Colombia
An armed group stole a small airplane after entering an airport in northern Colombia Sunday night, newspaper El Colombiano reported. The airplane, a small Cesna 210 stationed at Antioquia’s “Los Cedros”...
Serious crime in Bogota down 9%
Serious crime in Bogota has falls by 9% on-year for the period between January and October, reported Colombian newspaper El Tiempo Monday. The report on serious crime figures from the Metropolitan Police of Bogota stated in the...
$55,000 stolen in Barranquilla armed robbery
At least $55,000 was stolen from an ATM in an armed robbery Tuesday night in Barranquilla, Colombian media reported. Four men reportedly requested a meeting with the landlord of a neighboring building to see an unoccupied room...
‘Dead’ FARC leader sentenced to 22 years in absentia
FARC leader alias “Romaña” has been sentenced to 22 years, nine months in prison in absentia for orchestrating numerous attacks and kidnappings in the Meta department, Colombian media reported Tuesday. The Prosecutor...
Bogota police dismantle 203 gangs in 2011: El Tiempo
Bogota metropolitan police have identified and dismantled 203 small criminal gangs operating in the capital city this year, newspaper El Tiempo reported Monday. The criminal bands that have been found are reportedly responsible...
Govt to give all Colombian cell owners personal numbers
Beginning on July 29, every Colombian cell phone owner will have a personal cell number that they will be able to transfer between companies or reclaim in the case of theft, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. Under the slogan...
Medellin marchers oppose anti-phone theft law
Hundreds of people marched through the center of Colombia’s second city on Wednesday, protesting a new anti-phone theft law which they said impedes their right to work. Approximately 400 cellular phone repairers from Medellin...
Cell phone thieves add to death toll in Bogota
Another victim of cell phone robbery has lost his life after being stabbed multiple times in Bogota, Caracol Radio reported Sunday. Benicio Sandoval was crossing a bridge in western Bogota when he was attacked by thieves who...
490 phone-theft related deaths prompts govt action
After the deaths of some 490 people in phone-theft related incidents in the past year, the government has announced new measures to restrict the usage and resale of stolen phones, Caracol Radio reported Friday. Robberies related...
TV presenter Gurisatti thrown out of restaurant after cellphone is ‘stolen’
Claudia Gurisatti and her colleagues allegedly caused an uproar in an upscale Bogota restaurant after the Colombian TV presenter claimed her cellphone was stolen. An anonymous source told gossip site sweet.com that RCN presenter...
Flood aid destined for 26,000 victims stolen in Valle del Cauca
Three men have robbed a warehouse between Cali and Yumbo, Valle del Cauca, stealing over six tons of humanitarian aid that was ready to be delivered to some 6,300 families affected by the rainy season, El Tiempo reported Friday....
