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US Sounds Alarm Over Tourist Crime In Popular Tropical Getaway US Sounds Alarm Over Tourist Crime In Popular Tropical Getaway
US Sounds Alarm Over Tourist Crime In Popular Tropical Getaway A popular Central American getaway spot is under new scrutiny after US officials warned that criminals are increasingly targeting tourists and foreign residents with robberies and extortion schemes. In a security alert issued on Tuesday, Nov. 25, the US Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, said it is tracking a rise in property crimes, financial crimes, and robberies affecting foreigners across the country, including US citizens.  The alert describes criminal gangs targeting foreign-owned homes and businesses for break-ins and extortion. It also details cases in which foreign residents and…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Credit Card Skimmer Devices Placed At Gettysburg Walmart Leads To 20-Year-Old's Arrest: Police Credit Card Skimmer Devices Placed At Gettysburg Walmart Leads To 20-Year-Old's Arrest: Police
Credit Card Skimmer Devices Placed At Gettysburg Walmart Leads To 20-Year-Old's Arrest: Police A multi-county credit card skimming operation led to the arrest of a 20-year-old man after devices were found at Walmarts in Carlisle and Camp Hill, police announced on Tuesday, March 11. Additional skimming devices have also been discovered at an ATM in Harrisburg, a Sheetz in York County, and a Royal Farms store in Delaware County. Marcus Sorin Covaci was identified as one of two suspects accused of installing skimmer devices on registers, according to Carlisle and Lower Allen Township police. The first device was discovered at the Walmart on 60 Noble Blvd. in Carlisle on Monday, N…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Police FINALLY Remove Skimmer Redditors Warned About At PA Sheetz PNC ATM Police FINALLY Remove Skimmer Redditors Warned About At PA Sheetz PNC ATM
Police Finally Remove Skimmer Redditors Warned About At PA Sheetz PNC ATM A skimmer at Sheetz that Redditors warned people about three months ago was removed on Thursday, Sept. 12, police announced.   The skimmer was found on the PNC ATM at the Sheetz located at 1205 Lancaster Road in Manheim, police explained.  "If you used the ATM machine located inside the store over the past month, please review your bank transactions and report any fraudulent or suspicious activity to your bank and local police department," the police said.  Redditor users in the Lancaster subreddit have been posting about this since June.  The first post reads: "…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Armed With Axe, Crowbar Cowboy Fails To Rob Chambersburg Store, Police Say Armed With Axe, Crowbar Cowboy Fails To Rob Chambersburg Store, Police Say
Armed With Axe, Crowbar Cowboy Fails To Rob Chambersburg Store, Police Say A masked man in cowboy boots who brought an axe and a crowbar to a burglary in Chambersburg – left with nothing Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Thursday.  The unidentified man broke into Countryside Coin Laundry located at 3200 Lincoln Way West, Hamilton Township 4 a.m. on Sept. 28, 2023, PSP Chambersburg details in a release on Jan. 23.  Troopers were called to the laundromat at 7:03 a.m. that morning and reviewed the security footage.  They witnessed the following in the footage as stated in the release: "Once inside the business the suspect attempted …

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by Jillian Pikora