Scams/Crime
Colombia: Pilgrims Robbed on Road Up Monserrate
Date: January 12th, 2011 |
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The 17th-century Monserrate church is a pilgrimage site and popular tourist attraction atop Monserrate mountain overlooking Bogota. There are three ways to get there, by aerial tram, funicular railway or climbing an old road to the summit. One is not safe, a group of 30 tourists discovered recently when they were calmly and efficiently robbed [read more]
India: Fog Snarls Travel in Northern India; Road Rage Increases in Delhi
Date: December 29th, 2010 | No Comments
Several days of heavy fog in northern India disrupted train and air schedules, delaying trains for hours and canceling many flights out of Delhi. Forecasts called for many more foggy days so travel could be disrupted indefinitely. Dense winter fog is common in Delhi and the surrounding area. In other news, road rage is rising [read more]
Egypt: Broad Daylight Robberies in Cairo’s Maadi Expat Neighborhood
Date: December 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
Several robberies have occurred in broad daylight in the Maadi section of Cairo over the last few months, targeting expatriates, including members of the U.S. Mission here. The incidents, which have occurred between noon and 3 p.m. in the vicinity of Road 250, have involved two perpetrators in a blue or silver car. The passenger [read more]
Northern Ireland: Safer Than England and Wales
Date: December 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
In a result that may seem counterintuitive, a crime survey published by the Justice Department revealed that Northern Ireland is safer than both England and Wales. The risk of becoming a crime victim in Northern Ireland is 14 percent compared to 21 percent in its two neighbors to the southeast. A University or Ulster criminology [read more]
South Africa: Honeymoon Murder May Not Have Been What It Appeared to Be
Date: December 8th, 2010 | No Comments
The recent high-profile murder of a Swedish honeymoon bride in a township near Cape Town may not have been the random act of violence it was originally believed to be. One of three suspects implicated the victim’s husband in the murder plot when he struck a plea bargain with the court. The husband had not [read more]
France: Paris Thieves Want Smartphones
Date: January 12th, 2011 | No Comments
Travelers in Paris may have a good reason to be discreet when using their smartphones: according to a New York Times report, aggravated robberies in the public transport system are up more than 40 percent, primarily because thieves are going after those phones. Almost half of all reported thefts in 2010 were of iPhones and [read more]
Suriname: Tourist Killed Trying to Thwart Robber
Date: December 29th, 2010 | No Comments
A Dutch tourist was killed during a robbery in Paramaribo Dec. 25 when he tried to take back his wife’s purse that had been snatched by an armed man as they walked toward their apartment. In the scuffle the robber shot the tourist and killed him on the spot. The incident serves as a reminder [read more]
Guatemala: State of Siege in Place in Alta Verapaz
Date: December 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
The government imposed a 30-day state of siege in the central province of Alta Verapaz to combat violence caused by a brutal Mexican drug gang that infiltrated the area a few years ago. The region, which is home to several popular national parks, has become a corridor for transporting drugs from Honduras to Mexico. The [read more]
Denmark: Crime Could Increase During Christmas Holidays
Date: December 8th, 2010 | No Comments
The U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen reminded U.S. citizens that street crime tends to spike during the holiday season and alerted visitors and expatriates to guard against pickpockets in larger cities and towns. Thieves become more active at this time of year because people tend to carry more cash and valuables than usual and are perhaps [read more]
Trindad and Tobago: “Bump and Rob” Crimes Could Increase During Holidays
Date: December 8th, 2010 | No Comments
As in Denmark, the U.S. Embassy in Port of Spain warned visitors and local residents that the crime rate here increases in the weeks leading up to the Christmas holidays and urged U.S. citizens to be on their guard. Recently a U.S. citizen was killed in what may have been a so-called “Bump and Rob” [read more]
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