Caldera checkpoint backed up

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Linda Oster January 16, 2017 at 1:55pm

There were several checkpoints established yesterday, not just in Caldera. IMHO, they were looking for someone or something. We were on a backroad toward Costa Rica and then in Volcan, too.
- Keith Woolford > Linda Oster January 16, 2017 at 2:05pm
  
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  - Val > Keith Woolford January 16, 2017 at 7:43pm
    
    Thanks for some news to back this up, as usual, Keith.
BOB G January 16, 2017 at 10:28am

Alto al Crimen worked with the Minister of Security to get this checkpoint, and the numbers of property crimes in Boquete have been reduced. As someone else said the police know that it is usually outsiders who come here to commit crimes. They are being especially careful during the feria because they don't want the bad guys to slip in along with the majority of good guys. It is an inconvenience, but not nearly as inconvenient as burglaries with property losses or home invasions with personal injuries and property losses to boot.

As many of you have experienced, the police often just eyeball you and wave you through. But they need to do the actual checks frequently enough to have a good deterrent.
- Floyd R. Turbo > BOB G January 16, 2017 at 10:37am
  
  Interesting! Crime in my area has actually gone up after the checkpoint was installed. Specifically, two burglaries and a home invasion. Do you have before and after stats?
Paula Theis January 15, 2017 at 7:34am

The Flower Fair is going on in Boquete for two weeks. Expect a lot of traffic. Go early to David and try to come back early. Good luck!
Amanda Firestone January 15, 2017 at 6:43am

In all likelihood, this is because it is the first weekend of the fair in Boquete and the accompanying influx of out-of-towners. As the police believe that the most heinous crimes in the area are perpetrated by those who live outside the community, they are checking with added care.
Edie Baxter January 14, 2017 at 10:21pm

That is what we saw at 3:45 today on our way in to David and even worse when we came home about 6pm
- Hil > Edie Baxter January 15, 2017 at 4:44am
  
  A little prevention goes a long way.

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