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,…
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,…
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…
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…
Colombian superstar Shakira had her ring stolen off her hand by a supposed fan while performing at a show in Mexico, El Espectador reported Wednesday. The multi-talented Barranquilla-born beauty was…
Members of Colombia’s national soccer team were robbed at their hotel in Madrid, El Espectador reported Wednesday. “They came into several rooms in the hotel (Husa Princesa) while we were…
Barranquilla Mayor Alejandro Char requested 500 additional police officers due to a rise in theft in the Caribbean port city. While the number of homicides has dropped in Barranquilla, Char…
Officials at the infamous La Modelo prison in Bogota told the Colombian prison authority (INPEC) that COP77 million ($38,000) was stolen from a safe in the administrative section of the…
Cell phone theft has become a full-fledged organized crime operation in Colombia, one that has an international reach, with more than 2 million cell phones stolen last year, according to…
Thieves in the northern Colombian city of Sincelejo made off with a valuable, if somewhat weighty, load on Wednesday when they stole over $7,000 in coins, reported website El Universal.…