Crime, Safety, and the Police

[TomJackin]

I'll know better next time and won't toss the receipt. When I was dealing with her before, she seemed fairly straight, so I don't think she was intentionally fucking with me, but you never know.

I think she may have thought I had forged the visa. I do have a ne'er-do-well look about me.

Next time I buy a pass, I will keep the receipt.

I use a passport holder to carry my FMM, the receipt, and my passport card. But only when I travel to Mexico. They are available on Ebay for around 2 bucks.

When traveling to other countries, I use the same type of holder for a copy of my passport.

[Aviator400]

I cross every week and never been asked for my receipt. However, I do carry the receipt with me just in case. Maybe she was having a "Let's fuck with Gringos" day?

I'll know better next time and won't toss the receipt. When I was dealing with her before, she seemed fairly straight, so I don't think she was intentionally fucking with me, but you never know.

I think she may have thought I had forged the visa. I do have a ne'er-do-well look about me.

Next time I buy a pass, I will keep the receipt.

[Jackie888]

Got some grief when crossing the new border from the US to Mexico.

When I first arrived, there was some guy standing at the head of the line screening people. I showed him my passport card and 180-day visa and he waved me past the gals checking passports and issuing visas.

The next morning, I went into San Diego to have lunch. When I returned, I showed the gal at the desk my 180-day visa. She started to give me some grief, asking for the receipt received when I paid for the visa.

I asked why I would be expected to keep the receipt. I reminded her that she was the one who directed me to the cashier when I bought the visa three weeks ago. The visa had her signature on it, so why is she questioning it?

She got a little huffy, but said it was OK and let me pass. Am I going to get this kind of grief every time I encounter her?

Maybe she's jealous because she knows you're going to HK. You should have pointed to your crotch and tell her to not worry, you'll save some for her too, then wink.

[TomJackin]

When I returned, I showed the gal at the desk my 180-day visa. She started to give me some grief, asking for the receipt received when I paid for the visa.

I asked why I would be expected to keep the receipt. I reminded her that she was the one who directed me to the cashier when I bought the visa three weeks ago. The visa had her signature on it, so why is she questioning it?

She got a little huffy, but said it was OK and let me pass. Am I going to get this kind of grief every time I encounter her?

I cross every week and never been asked for my receipt. However, I do carry the receipt with me just in case. Maybe she was having a "Let's fuck with Gringos" day?

[Aviator400]

Got some grief when crossing the new border from the US to Mexico.

When I first arrived, there was some guy standing at the head of the line screening people. I showed him my passport card and 180-day visa and he waved me past the gals checking passports and issuing visas.

The next morning, I went into San Diego to have lunch. When I returned, I showed the gal at the desk my 180-day visa. She started to give me some grief, asking for the receipt received when I paid for the visa.

I asked why I would be expected to keep the receipt. I reminded her that she was the one who directed me to the cashier when I bought the visa three weeks ago. The visa had her signature on it, so why is she questioning it?

She got a little huffy, but said it was OK and let me pass. Am I going to get this kind of grief every time I encounter her?

[Muncher8888]

Was at Hong Kong this Saturday and grab a Uber at 3 AM to get back to my hotel. About five minutes into the ride we get pulled over by a cop and the he searches me and my buddy for "drugs" and the sneaky SOB took 120 dollars From my buddies pocket as he was searching. I've heard cops pulling over people driving their own cars and stopping people on the streets for a shake down but never heard of a case where he pulls over a Uber ride. I suspect maybe the cop and the Uber driver are in together in this scam. I've always felt somewhat safe taking Uber around Tijuana especially late at night but this really sucks because I feel this cop will target other late Uber riders and possibly other cops will catch on as well.

Did you report this to Uber? While you won't get your money back, a couple reports against the same driver and I would think Uber would take action. They have had enough bad pub in the USA With the murders.

You could save a future Tijuana traveler from getting copped.

[Jim0129]

Was at Hong Kong this Saturday and grab a Uber at 3 AM to get back to my hotel. About five minutes into the ride we get pulled over by a cop and the he searches me and my buddy for "drugs" and the sneaky SOB took 120 dollars From my buddies pocket as he was searching. I've heard cops pulling over people driving their own cars and stopping people on the streets for a shake down but never heard of a case where he pulls over a Uber ride. I suspect maybe the cop and the Uber driver are in together in this scam. I've always felt somewhat safe taking Uber around Tijuana especially late at night but this really sucks because I feel this cop will target other late Uber riders and possibly other cops will catch on as well.

You should get on your UBER app and report the incident, if the driver has several similar complaints he can be kicked out of UBER.

[Baxter Slade]

Where is the best place to report corrupt police. ? They say to report them to ministry of tourism I believe. I am unconvinced this does much good.

They say the office of sinductura is the internal affairs type office for reporting problems with the police. I once had a case of being clearly robbed by the police. It was cleared up by reporting the crime to the emergency number and I got my money back.

After giving it some thought and hearing reports of the same cops robbing other gringos. I payed a visit to the sinductura office. I thought if it worked anything like a police dept in the USA Internal affairs they would love to get info on some corrupt cops. Well it does not work like that. I thought it would be like thanks for the info we will keep an eye on them and maybe conduct a sting. Instead it was fill out some paperwork and then you will meet face to face with sinductura attorneys and the corrupt cop. I chose to just walk away. Probably not worth fighting age old mexican corruption. And besides who needs enimies when visiting zona norte. Life is to cheap down there I'm sure the bad cop could have got a ratero to stick a knife in my side for a meazely $20.

To sum it up most of these shakedowns involve a cop slipping a little amount of money out of a scared or drunk gringos pocket in these cases its pretty hard to report. You will find your self 2nd guessing if the cop took something or you just forgot you may have spent it. Then you just have to chock it up to the cost of doing business in TJ. In the case of the OP's story. Where you are sure the cop stole money and if you can ID the cop by car # or some other means report it immediatly as a crime in progress as if you are a victim of a real robbery.

[Hargow20]

Where is the best place to report corrupt police. ? They say to report them to ministry of tourism I believe. I am unconvinced this does much good.

Anything is posible heard of them working with cabbies. I'm curious if they showed any interest in the driver? Or only the passengers. During any kind of interaction with TJs monkees always try to get a vehicle number. Even if the situation is over walk back to there car and ask a stupid question to try to get there unit #.

[BigDub2000]

Anything is posible heard of them working with cabbies. I'm curious if they showed any interest in the driver? Or only the passengers. During any kind of interaction with TJs monkees always try to get a vehicle number. Even if the situation is over walk back to there car and ask a stupid question to try to get there unit #.

He did engage the driver first and proceeded to examine us but it all could be an act to engage the driver first.

We were so rattled that we didn't t even think about getting any plate or unit number. Real bummer as I have been visiting Tijuana number of times in last few years without any of these assholes harassing us. Really left a real bad taste. But in the positive side I did get to hook up with a real fun chica with stunning green eyes.

[BigDub2000]

Always hold your money in your hand when they search you. The police like come up with a bogus excuse that they need to search your wallet. Once you demand they will relent. Last year some cops searched my wallet and stole $40.

My buddy got searched first and I remembered this advice from.

Other posters so that's exactly what I did. When he saw me holding my money.

In my hand he did a half ass job searching me and let me get back into the car.

My buddy didn't even realize some of the money was gone until we got.

Back to the hotel. That sneaky cop took some ad he was removing the money.

From my buddy's pocket.

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[Baxter Slade]

Was at Hong Kong this Saturday and grab a Uber at 3 AM to get back to my hotel. About five minutes into the ride we get pulled over by a cop and the he searches me and my buddy for "drugs" and the sneaky SOB took 120 dollars From my buddies pocket as he was searching. I've heard cops pulling over people driving their own cars and stopping people on the streets for a shake down but never heard of a case where he pulls over a Uber ride. I suspect maybe the cop and the Uber driver are in together in this scam. I've always felt somewhat safe taking Uber around Tijuana especially late at night but this really sucks because I feel this cop will target other late Uber riders and possibly other cops will catch on as well.

Anything is posible heard of them working with cabbies. I'm curious if they showed any interest in the driver? Or only the passengers. During any kind of interaction with TJs monkees always try to get a vehicle number. Even if the situation is over walk back to there car and ask a stupid question to try to get there unit #.

[Hargow20]

Always hold your money in your hand when they search you. The police like come up with a bogus excuse that they need to search your wallet. Once you demand they will relent. Last year some cops searched my wallet and stole $40.

Was at Hong Kong this Saturday and grab a Uber at 3 AM to get back to my hotel. About five minutes into the ride we get pulled over by a cop and the he searches me and my buddy for "drugs" and the sneaky SOB took 120 dollars From my buddies pocket as he was searching. I've heard cops pulling over people driving their own cars and stopping people on the streets for a shake down but never heard of a case where he pulls over a Uber ride. I suspect maybe the cop and the Uber driver are in together in this scam. I've always felt somewhat safe taking Uber around Tijuana especially late at night but this really sucks because I feel this cop will target other late Uber riders and possibly other cops will catch on as well.

[BigDub2000]

Was at Hong Kong this Saturday and grab a Uber at 3 AM to get back to my hotel. About five minutes into the ride we get pulled over by a cop and the he searches me and my buddy for "drugs" and the sneaky SOB took 120 dollars From my buddies pocket as he was searching. I've heard cops pulling over people driving their own cars and stopping people on the streets for a shake down but never heard of a case where he pulls over a Uber ride. I suspect maybe the cop and the Uber driver are in together in this scam. I've always felt somewhat safe taking Uber around Tijuana especially late at night but this really sucks because I feel this cop will target other late Uber riders and possibly other cops will catch on as well.

[WombatEd2]

There is a separate forum for "Food in Tijuana". The idea is that those who want to read and write about food can do it somewhere where I don't have to wade through it to get the info I want about "Crime, Safety, and the Police".

Off-topic posting is simply inconsiderate.

And for those of you engaging in flame war "food fights", there is NO appropriate forum here for that. Maybe there's a good place for it over on NotSoBrightBart.com.