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FWIW Department -
TJ supposedly has a Tourist Assistance Hotline. (I say supposedly, as I haven't actually called it myself). It has to be called from inside TJ, obviously. It's 078.
The reason I mention this, is I was flipping through some "Visit TJ" brochures I picked up at the travel show earlier this year. ALL of them said, in English and Spanish, to call 078 and report any cop who takes money from you.
Anybody ever tried this?
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[QUOTE=Country John]When you approach the sentry drop off point, have your money IN YOUR HAND so that if they search you, they will not find it in your POCKET.
Repeat the above 100 times.
The cops are C R O O K S and you are giving them the opportunity to rob you.
[/QUOTE]
Good advice. Never let a cop in Mexico take your wallet.
Better advice is never get let off by a taxi at the Sentri Lane dropoff point!
Anyone victimized by the criminal activity of the Tijuana Police Department is urged and encouraged to send a written account of the incident to: consulartijuan@ state.gov.
This is the US Consulate in Tijuana.
You really ought to complain. Get it on the record.
Country John
Well, SOMETING must have changed, because I walked past MANY polica on Friday and not a single one of them stopped me or tried to get my attention. THIS gives me hope that things are CHANGING and that I may return sooner rather than later. If it's more of the same, then I'll bring some more "friends" I love TJ, but some of my past experiences, soured me on returning. I use to go every other week, but now it's every other MONTH if I'm really HORNY! I've gone much more than that, but with a "welcomed" environment, I should hope to return MORE OFTEN.
Keep up the "tourist trade" if you want. If not we have "other" ways and won't hesitate to keep using them. Be safe and happy mongering.
I forgot to add that I gave some money to the guy on the bridge after having a "good trip." If you read my report on Denise, it wasn't the chica that made it such a good trip as the "OVERALL" Experience.
To whom it may concern...
Pay ATTENTION, because I ain't playing so shape up before "they" ship out!!!
Observed quite a bit of police all over the zona saturday night/I've never seen so many police on the streets. I was stopped once and had my ID checked without incident. They asked me if I had any drugs and what kind of work I do. Left saturday night around 2 a.m.; caught a taxi libre back to the border. The street leading to the sentry drop-off point was blocked off with a police car; so the taxi's were taking a detour route. I think this was done on purpose. I was dropped off about 100 feet east of the usual place. The street was very dark with no street lights/there were police on foot all along the walkway. A pair stopped me and asked me something; I couldn't make out what was said but I just said "no" and "chicas solamente"/then kept walking. LMAO. But I could sense that there was more of an edge saturday night but I still had a good time.
Increased police presence in Centro area during the weekends....
Please don't drink and drive, they have them Breathalyzer devices (which probably aren't even calibrated each time they are used in different areas) at the checkpoints on 2nd street before the border entrance and on 3rd street coming to Centro from the border. Just 1-2 good drinks at a restaurant 30 minutes prior and that damn device is gonna test postive!!! Took a good 30 minutes of *****ing and whining before I was let on my way...
If your shit-faced and driving, well thats another story, have a good time in a cell :)
After 3-4am I have seen these check point are gone :)
I received a very solid lecture the other day. It had to do with keeping my car clean. No, not washed, clean. Clean meaning that there is nothing in the car that I don;t know about. Specifically I need to search the car for drugs that might have been planted. But by who?
By anyone who is pissed off because I am gringo living in Mexico, because I drive a decent car, because today is Sunday or whatever.
Someone can plant dope in your car for a thousand different reasons. The issue is not "how" or "why," the issue is what happens if you get caught riding dirty through no fault of your own.
The pilot in command of an aircraft is totally responsible for anything and everything about the aircraft, the flight, the safety of the passengers and crew as well as the cargo.
The DRIVER of a vehicle is held responsible for any boogers found int he car during a traffic stop. What happens next is not pretty.
You go to La Mesa State Prison on a drug charge or weapons charge. Both are major crimes in Mexico. Being gringo doesn't help. You lose everything and your family gets fucked up in the process. You could be in jail for years. Your life destroyed, your money and assets gone and you could be left cleaning windshields at the border by the time it's all said and done. Or at least that's how it might seem when you're sleeping on a concrete floor in October.
Now I might be a bit paranoid. Maybe spooked. But from now on when I drive in TJ, my car will be clean. My people ALWAYS do security checks (open the trunk, check inside under seats etc.) before driving off. One day last week I asked why and the above admonition was what came back.
The cops don't are why or how the dope got there and you can claim innocence all the way to La Mesa. Mordita might get you out but when you're standing there in the cold on the street with handcuffs on while other cars whiz by heading toward the border, you better realize it is probably going to be one hell of a mordita.
This is the second time someone actually gave me a solid reality factor on living in TJ. This one I'll abide by.
Memo to self:
Clean the car out and ALWAYS do a security check before driving off.
Country John
Heads up to all heading to TJ. Remember that there is a change in Government (city and State) coming up the first of November. This means the cops are going to get a bit more agressive so be on guard. This is normal after an election where government changes. The cops want to maximize their opportunities before they get clamped on by the new guys (which normally lasts about 6 months, then it's back to business as usual).
1. Don't be riding dirty.
2. Take your viagra or whatever IN THE STORE. Don't take it on the street.
3. No bling.
4. Dress down.
5. Have your ID in order.
6. IF you are driving, make sure your vehicle is clean and your paperwork is in order.
7. Obey traffic signals/laws (even if you are on foot - no jay-walking).
8. No being a drunkard in public.
9. Be respectful.
10. There is NO rule ten.
11. Have a good time.
Be safe and be nice.
Country John
I missed the last exit before the border and had no choice but drive into Mexico. Confused and lost, I decided to find a place to stop so I can figure out how to drive back to USA. I drove into a parking area and drove past two cops who had stopped a SUV. A left turn looked like strange highway so I made a uturn. Copped flagged me down for making illegal uturn. They searched me and took my wallet out and went through it while my hands were on the trunk. They took a 100 from my wallet while I was not looking because they were behind me. I found out later when I realized the 100 was missing. They ended up making me pay a 40 fine on top of the 100 they stole. Then they escorted me to the border but halfway there they stopped another car and told me to just go straight. I'm hiding my money in my shoes next time.
It's too late for you, now, but if you had stayed in the far left lane, you could have made a u-turn just before entering Mexico.
[QUOTE=Chin Nuts]I missed the last exit before the border and had no choice but drive into Mexico. Confused and lost, I decided to find a place to stop so I can figure out how to drive back to USA. I drove into a parking area and drove past two cops who had stopped a SUV. A left turn looked like strange highway so I made a uturn. Copped flagged me down for making illegal uturn. They searched me and took my wallet out and went through it while my hands were on the trunk. They took a 100 from my wallet while I was not looking because they were behind me. I found out later when I realized the 100 was missing. They ended up making me pay a 40 fine on top of the 100 they stole. Then they escorted me to the border but halfway there they stopped another car and told me to just go straight. I'm hiding my money in my shoes next time.[/QUOTE]
I stopped driving to TJ many years ago because you have a good chance of being ripped off my the cops. Why drive when you can park on the U.S. side, walk across the POE and take a taxi to any place you want to go in the TJ. I told my friend this many years ago and he never took my advice until he got stopped by the cops and got pushed around a little. He made the mistake of thinking he was in America and he had rights.
This past weekend when I was in a taxi going back to the POE, I saw an American girl in a nice car being pulled over by cops. She was saying loudly out the window she had to get back to the POE crossing. The cop told the shut up and stop the car. Bare in mind the TJ cops enjoy pulling over Americans and giving them a hard time.
I am getting rumors that some taxi drivers are teaming up with some of TJ's "not so finest" for shak-downs at pre-arranged stops. The cop gives the driver a cut of the action. The taxi drivers lurk outside AB and circulate in the Zona looking for stoopid gringos.
I have NO personal first hand knowledge of this, they are rumors. This would NOT be something new and original. It's been going on for years, just like the arrangement between the club and the taxi driver getting a cut for every person he brings to the club. This is a bit more sinister of course because one of the players carries a fucking gun.
As far as I can tell, the problems go both ways, that is to say on the way to the Zona and on the way back. The idea being that the gringo is cashed up going in or has left over cash coming out.
A "work around" if you are entering would be to tell the driver to take you to Calimax Zona Rio, then when he's almost there, tell him to take you to AB. This will alter his route substantially, same on the way out. It's about 3 more minutes in the cab but late at night when the bad guys are dripping with greed it's not so long after all.
Again, I am still working with this info and now you know as much as I do. I will come back and post more when I have it. Int he meantime if there is anyone else out there with more info, post it.
Country John
Link to news article(SD Union) is encouraging but we have heard this before. Let's hope for the best and take what cums.
[url]http://*******.com/2lgo4z[/url]
[QUOTE=Ninguno Especial]Link to news article(SD Union) is encouraging but we have heard this before. Let's hope for the best and take what cums.
[url]http://*******.com/2lgo4z[/url][/QUOTE][b]HEADLINE: New Tijuana mayor vows to push for honest, professional force[/b]
That was sure good for a laugh! Thanks!
Hey, did you read this part of the story?
[quote]Just hours earlier, his top pick for a high-level public safety post fought off an attack at his home by heavily armed assailants.[/quote]
ROFL!
Mike