Apprehending criminals is way down on the list of things to do. Well below harassing motorists, setting up check points to...I don't know what..., strutting around and playing cards.
A band of crooks from Panama City planned and executed a robbery at the stores at Alto Dorando. This included a construction materials store, mini mart and restaurant. They tied up the owners and employees, duct taped their mouths shut and whacked a couple of them over the head with a gun.
While they were stealing the money, a daughter started down the stairs from the second floor where she was studying, saw her mother with tape on her mouth, went back up stairs and called her friend. The friend called the police.
And, lo and behold, they actually had a car available (Don't laugh...most of the time you have to pick up public servants up and give them a ride!), guns on their hips and proceeded to go to Alto Dorado where they handily rounded up the bad guys.
Will wonders never cease!
Almost no crimes are solved, much less interrupted in progress. This is a wonderful thing. No one was hurt.
When I reflect on the performance, or should I say, lack of performance of the police and bomberos (firefighters), I think about my friends in Los Estados Unidos de America who profusely whine about the taxes they pay. OK, I confess, I whined too. You see, you actually have police and fire protection. Not to mention roads without holes, electricity that works all the time, etc.
That's the result of taxes. You get services. No taxes, no services.
I know, the way the money is spent and the amount are your real complaint, you say. Come take a look in a 3rd World Nation and you may just re-evaluate.
Anyway, the police got their man this time.
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