Inside
the bank, the men wore
balaclavas mask and
threatened customers with
firearms. /
A.M. Costa Rica wire
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Police
continue searching for robbers
of Nuevo Arenal bank
By the A.M. Costa
Rica staff
The
police officers of the Tilaran
station in Guanacaste, and the
investigators of the Judicial
Investigation Organization
continue to search for the
robbers of Banco Nacional branch
in the town of Nuevo Arenal*.
On
Wednesday, June 12th, at 3:30
p.m., according to an
eyewitness who was outside the
bank at the time, three men
armed with guns entered the
bank while the fourth remained
in the black getaway car.
Inside the bank, the men wore
balaclavas mask and threatened
customers with firearms.
The
bank has a double-door entry
system but it was not in use
at the time of the robbery.
Inside the bank, the robbers
took money from the cashiers.
One robber is reported to have
climbed over the class barrier
shielding the cashiers to
complete the robbery. The safe
was not touched. One of the
robbers dropped his gun in the
bank and it was there when
police arrived and is now part
of the evidence in the case.
When
the robbers left the bank,
they were not wearing masks.
One of the bank tellers had
the presence of mind to
include a dye pack with the
money he gave the robbers. The
dye pack was seen to explode
before the robbers reached the
getaway car.
The
first car was found abandoned
in Las Palmas on a ballast
road near Nuevo Arenal. It had
been stolen in San José on
June 2nd.
A brief statement from the bank
said, "the bank's security
authorities activated the
respective protocol. Regarding
the money stolen, a review is
being made to determine how much
was stolen."
Agents
of Judicial Investigation
Organization was on the scene
Wednesday to interview
witnesses, collect bank videos
and secure the weapon left
behind by the robbers.
The case is open and remains
under investigation.
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a double-door system to help
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