Crime, Safety, and the Police

[Hargow20]

The Uber dispute is a non-issue now. I take Uber when I am heading back to the border these days. I use the taxi van's within Tijuana and for longer distances.

Take Uber and do some helpful research in this forum. There is where all your questions will be answered.

P.S. Don't drink the water!

I would agree to take Uber as much at possible, but remember in around H. Kong Zone, they there is an underground union and they are not to happy with Uber. During the day there is no issue. At night I would not mess around and get in the first available reasonably priced cab. It is getting more dangerous in the Zone and this trend will continue. As the Border continues to tighten up, the Cartels will become more desperate and will need to find other was to make money.

Be safe, better safe then sorry.

[DramaFree11]

Take Uber and do some helpful research in this forum. There is where all your questions will be answered.

P.S. Don't drink the water!

I would agree to take Uber as much at possible, but remember in around H. Kong Zone, they there is an underground union and they are not to happy with Uber. During the day there is no issue. At night I would not mess around and get in the first available reasonably priced cab. It is getting more dangerous in the Zone and this trend will continue. As the Border continues to tighten up, the Cartels will become more desperate and will need to find other was to make money.

Be safe, better safe then sorry.

[Artisttyp]

TIJUANA, Baja California (GH).

Durante las primeras horas de este sbado fue localizada una mochila con restos humanos why una "narcomanta" en la Zona Norte.

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De acuerdo con la Procuradura General de Justicia del Estado (PGJE) LOS hechos ocurrieron a las 03:59 horas en la calle Coahuila esquina con segundo callejand Coahuila.

Te puede interesar: Dejan "narcomanta" con cabeza de perro en la zona Centro.

En el interior de la mochila haba una extremidad inferior, la cual, hasta el momento no ha sido identificada.

TPICOS: RESTOS HUMANOS, NARCOMANTA, POLICIACA TIJUANA.


TIJUANA, Baja California (GH).

During the first hours of this Saturday a backpack with human remains was located, a "narcomanta" in the North Zone.

It may interest you: They locate coolers with human remains why "narcomanta" in Tijuana.

According to the Attorney General of the State (PGJE) the events occurred at 03:59 hours on Coahuila street corner with second callejaand Coahuila.

It may interest you: They leave "narcomanta" with a dog's head in the Center area.

Inside the backpack there was a lower extremity, which, until now, has not been identified.

TOPICS: HUMAN REMAINS, NARCOMANTA, POLICACA TIJUANA.

[MongerHunger]

Hi guys!

Going to visit Tijuana in a couple of weeks. First time in 5-6 years. Looking forward to it. Sounds like HK is still the place to be.

A couple of refresher questions:

1. How much is a taxi (in pesos) from the border to HK and back on a Saturday afternoon / night? I assume that walking is not a good idea anymore.

2. The yellow cabs are the one to take, correct?

I still have about $80 in pesos from a previous trip to Puerto Vallarta. Was planning to save some of that for the taxi. They always screw you on the conversion. I assume that the action at HK, as well as the ST room, are paid for in USD, about $80 and $20 respectively?

See you all there soon!

Take Uber and do some helpful research in this forum. There is where all your questions will be answered.

P.S. Don't drink the water!

[MongerHunger]

Hi guys!

Going to visit Tijuana in a couple of weeks. First time in 5-6 years. Looking forward to it. Sounds like HK is still the place to be.

Take Uber and do some helpful research in this forum. There is where all your questions will be answered.

P.S. Don't drink the water!

[Manny51]

Hi guys!

Going to visit Tijuana in a couple of weeks. First time in 5-6 years. Looking forward to it. Sounds like HK is still the place to be.

A couple of refresher questions:

1. How much is a taxi (in pesos) from the border to HK and back on a Saturday afternoon / night? I assume that walking is not a good idea anymore.

2. The yellow cabs are the one to take, correct?

I still have about $80 in pesos from a previous trip to Puerto Vallarta. Was planning to save some of that for the taxi. They always screw you on the conversion. I assume that the action at HK, as well as the ST room, are paid for in USD, about $80 and $20 respectively?

See you all there soon!

[Gilgamesh]

I'm not reading anyone mention police taking money unless you drove into Tijuana. The police stop me often and don't take my money. They stop me always within four h hundred feet of Hong Kong. The tourists stopped coming not because of the policia. It's because of the other bad things. Living in San Diego and LA, I never meet locals who go to Tijuana. The only people I meet who go are foreigners who want another stamp on the passport and 20 year old Australian chicks who love to backpack by themselves through central and south America.

Yeah the polica problem was from my posts over 10 years ago. I remember when the government took away their guns and rumor was they got sling shots, but basically they were MIA which was a relief at the time because they were always robbing tourists. My buddy had a rx down there and we left a friend in AB while we grabbed some stuff from the pharmacy. Some druggie started chatting my friend and I told him to ignore and walk. Next thing the cops stopped us, cuffed us, put us in the truck and drove in circles to confuse us but we were under the arches so didn't go far and took the 500+ we had on us to let us go. Total BS but my friend was married with kids and didn't want trouble while there. I lived both in LA and SD. A guy I worked with told me about AB and CC, back then HK wasn't a place to go as it was before the remodel. Lots of guys use to cross back then and a lot of guys wanted to join me when I was in LA but didn't because of that one experience I had with the polica. I prefer lone wolfing and never bring anything (cel, cards, etc) the bandits could use to ransom me to family.

I did see a backpacker on the Trolley she crossed over too and was speaking another language on the phone. Times have changed but honestly it seemed better this trip than in the past but much fewer tourists about.

[MongerHunger]

I did notice more police cars in the alley on Tuesday. It's interesting that going into HK the day after the shooting, nothing seemed different. Same amount of American mongers as usual. I wonder if there's a tipping point when the foreign customers will stay away, or if the lure and convenience of Tijuana is always going to be worth the risk.

Less than 2 weeks ago there was another shooting in the alley near HK. I was in HK less than 24 hours after that shooting and meseros in HK were telling me that it was back to business as usual. You couldn't tell that there was a shooting earlier.

[Gilgamesh]

What I noticed today was A LOT of police cars and more polica in the streets in general. A few fedaralies but I prefer them to the polica as only polica have stole money out of my pockets when searching me in the past. Honestly I was a bit more worried crossing today than in the past because of what I've read here and with just standing out as a gringo by himself in general. I did take a cab to HK because of that worry, but walking around after my first pop at HK I felt safer than I did in the past. Today my biggest concern was if I'd be harrassed by the polica and I passed by Many, many, MANY cops if you want in we willnot a single problem. I can take risks when I'm by myself but after todays experience I wouldn't hesitate to bring my friends with me for a good time and I'd even bring my GF for shopping and seeing another culture as she's never been to Mexico. I didn't mind the checkpoint on the way in. Took 2 min and made me feel that the country wants to show people coming in that you can't just walk in and dump on us like they could before. Small hassle but gives me a feeling of the country of Mexico taking PRIDE in those who they allow in. Big thumbs up on that one. Perception becomes reality and I saw what looked like a tour of Chinese people going through Zona Norte. Not mongers but older men / women all following the leader with the flag. LOL.

So a big thumbs up to the leadership of Mexico for taking pride and working on getting tourists coming back to Tijuana. In the 2000's I use to see so many tourists and over the years it go less and less. Today was the worst I've ever seen it, but word of mouth will start to bring them back and if the corrupt cops don't mess it up then I think it will only get better. Taking a few 20's from tourists a day might be a great haul for the corrupt but when those tourists tell their friends and slowly they all stop coming back. Think long term and 'teach the people of Mexico how to fish instead of stealing a fish for food for a day' it's a long journey back but what I saw today was a step in the right direction. P.S. Happy Independence Day this weekend Mexico.

Edit PS I felt safe and walked back to PED East with no concerns. =)

[Hargow20]

I was in Tijuana yesterday evening and police presence seemed about normal. While the shootings are a bit worrisome. A increase in ratero and potential mugging activity is the main thing to be concerned about. When I was walking to across the pedestrian bridge the police seemed to searching everyone on the the stairs. I did notice the police were searching more people than normal in the alley.

I did notice more police cars in the alley on Tuesday. It's interesting that going into HK the day after the shooting, nothing seemed different. Same amount of American mongers as usual. I wonder if there's a tipping point when the foreign customers will stay away, or if the lure and convenience of Tijuana is always going to be worth the risk.

[StRobert]

I did notice more police cars in the alley on Tuesday. It's interesting that going into HK the day after the shooting, nothing seemed different. Same amount of American mongers as usual. I wonder if there's a tipping point when the foreign customers will stay away, or if the lure and convenience of Tijuana is always going to be worth the risk.

Television Tijuana channel 12 informs that to the city to fight with crime came to help 130 gendarmes and later Mexican Navy original link http://xewt12.com/acciones-contra-crimen-organizado/ Google translate: ". Tijuana, Baja California, September 11,2018. Support the patrols and coordinate actions to reduce crime rates in the city, will be the function of the 130 elements of the gendarmerie that arrived earlier this week to

the city of Tijuana.

Their actions will go from prevention, to the frontal attack to the narcomenudeo, the intention is to add them to attend the polygons of higher criminal index of the city.

The gendarmes will be assigned mainly in the city of Tijuana, where the homicides exceed 1,600 cases, in addition, estimate that in the near future personnel of the Sedena and the Navy will join this region of the republic.

[JamBoy3]

It seems that shootings / killings are happening more frequently in Zona Norte and in our mongering spots. The police and military forces are usually reactionary after something happens. They are not a deterrent to some of these hardcore thugs and mentally unstable people.

I did notice more police cars in the alley on Tuesday. It's interesting that going into HK the day after the shooting, nothing seemed different. Same amount of American mongers as usual. I wonder if there's a tipping point when the foreign customers will stay away, or if the lure and convenience of Tijuana is always going to be worth the risk.

[Captain Solo]

To Travv.

A couple meseros and 1 mesera, all wearing white shirts, are always out in front touting bar Gold Palace. The chubby mesera in white shirt was always out in front, looking at me intently like she was waiting for something from me, which I thought was unusual. The bar hardly ever had customers. I don't know how they stay in business.

Last Saturday night I walked by, asked a mesero to lit my cigarette. She was out in front looking at me again. So she may be a drug dealer. Too bad violence is everywhere in Mexico.

Policia posted 4 armed guys in front of hotel Edouardo. Perhaps they were serious about catching the dealers, but of course they were all gone.

[MongerHunger]

Was sitting in Restaurante Azul when a series of gunshots in the alley went off. Everyone in the restaurant hit the floor. After the shooting stopped, the diners and myself went to the balcony to see the scene. Looked like a non-pro woman was shot (looked like some type of waitress in a white shirt) and lying in front of the Golden Palace Bar and the police were on the scene, motioning people away from the woman as if she were dangerous. The paraditas who normally stand next to Restaurante Azul ran into the restaurant then up to the 2 d floor balcony. Likely will find out tomorrow in the newspaper the details over the shooting. Can hear the ambulance sirens now.

It seems that shootings / killings are happening more frequently in Zona Norte and in our mongering spots. The police and military forces are usually reactionary after something happens. They are not a deterrent to some of these hardcore thugs and mentally unstable people.

[JamBoy3]

Was sitting in Restaurante Azul when a series of gunshots in the alley went off. Everyone in the restaurant hit the floor. After the shooting stopped, the diners and myself went to the balcony to see the scene. Looked like a non-pro woman was shot (looked like some type of waitress in a white shirt) and lying in front of the Golden Palace Bar and the police were on the scene, motioning people away from the woman as if she were dangerous. The paraditas who normally stand next to Restaurante Azul ran into the restaurant then up to the 2 d floor balcony. Likely will find out tomorrow in the newspaper the details over the shooting. Can hear the ambulance sirens now.

I heard the shots from my room at Cascadas last night while I was sleeping. Very scary stuff and it's the main reason I never wander around the zona or even go into HK past sundown.