A man was apprehended by Tourist Police in the center of Quepos, in the South Pacific of Costa Rica, when he was on the run with three backpacks he had stolen from a group of U.S. tourists.

This was confirmed by Juan Carlos Salas, the local chief of the Tourist Police, who explained that as they were doing their routine rounds in the area they saw the suspect carrying three backpacks, they immediately stopped him and after questioning him and making inquiries they realized that just a short distance away a group of tourists had been robbed.

Apparently they had left their belongings in a parked vehicle close to the beach. The thief took advantage of the fact the owners were far, broke one of the windows took the objects and ran off.

The objects were returned to the owners and the man was transferred to the judicial authorities.

This is a common situation in areas visited by tourists. The Police warns not to leave valuable objects in the car, specially not at plain sight, preferably use the security box at the hotel if they have one and carry only what is strictly necessary.