Crime, Safety, and the Police

I am still looking into this and maybe you already know about it but effective May 3, any vehicle with window film tint will be towed by the cops with a size large hassle to follow.

The cops want window tint film removed from every car having it in a effort to flush out more bad guys. Factory tint (embedded in the glass) is exempt, so if you have a worthwhile vehicle, then you are OK. The bad guys will be swapping the tinted glass for factory glass I am sure....great news for glass guys.

This is how it is supposed to go down: You are stopped for having tinted windows, the car is towed, you have to go to the pound and remove the tint, pay the towing/storage/ticket then drive off. There is a zero tolerance policy on this and I am not certain if USA plates/Drivers are included

Someone might mave more info than me, so please correct me if I am wrong.

Be safe and be nice
Country John

UPDATE...

The following is a rough translation from one of the local newspapers:

[QUOTE]The Town hall of Tijuana will distinguish between glasses smoked and polarized at the time of applying fines and towing vehicles.

The next third of May the reform comes into force to the regulation of Public transport that it allows to undivide and to gather the vehicles that circulate with polarized glasses.

The juridical adviser Raúl Corona Sesma told that there are differences between a smoked glass that brings the vehicle from the agency to a polarized glass, which was darkened by the specific intention of which it is not possible to see anything to the interior.

The smoked glasses, pointed out the lawyer, will not be an object of sanction since with them yes it is possible to see to the interior of the cars.

The polarized one, on the other hand, is that one that is altered in some workshop and that prevents any type of visibility towards the interior of the automobile.

Against this type of glasses there will not be any flexibility and any vehicle that is surprised circulating from third of May will be towed to the corralón and object will do to a fine of ten minimal salaries.

Crown told that the only ones that are authorized to circulate with polarized glasses are the tall officials on the subject of public safety. [/QUOTE]

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Watch out for some Libre taxi when they suggest you pay by the meter.

I caught a guy cranking up his meter by a switch hidden in his door. His cab number is 699. Asshole.

I hope he finds himself in front of the Felix Arrelano gang when they do the shoot out....

Apparently cars with USA plates are exempt from the no-tint laws. You MUST however have your registration current, have a current drivers license with a state-side address etc.

I decided t leave the tint on my car for now. I have a feeling things will get clarified further soon, but the above was announced on the news in TJ.

Country John

[QUOTE=Country John]Apparently cars with USA plates are exempt from the no-tint laws. You MUST however have your registration current, have a current drivers license with a state-side address etc.

I decided t leave the tint on my car for now. I have a feeling things will get clarified further soon, but the above was announced on the news in TJ.

Country John[/QUOTE]


Update...

Cars from the USA are NOT exempt. You must remove the film from your glass. The fine is $50 if you do not remove it on the spot when you are stopped. If you take the ticket, you could get another one 5 minutes later and so-on.

Country John

As you know north part of BC such as TJ, Rosalito and Ensenada have been
not a safe place as before these days. IN this 3weeks, gun shooting in TJ,
asian guy killed in ENsenada, 4 gringos found dead in Rosalito, 2.5tons of drugs found etc.etc.there should be more.

Be careful when you come over here.

[QUOTE=Kokuta7281]As you know north part of BC such as TJ, Rosalito and Ensenada have been
not a safe place as before these days. IN this 3weeks, gun shooting in TJ,
asian guy killed in ENsenada, 4 gringos found dead in Rosalito, 2.5tons of drugs found etc.etc.there should be more.

Be careful when you come over here.[/QUOTE]

3 mexican dopers and a latina junkie puta from La Mesa. No gringos in the mix.

[QUOTE=SDcruiser]3 mexican dopers and a latina junkie puta from La Mesa. No gringos in the mix.[/QUOTE]

SDcruser is right. Druggies have not been having much luck at all South of the border. There is no honor among thieves, hell, there is little in society. Don't expect much int he Zona either.

The Zona is a tourist area for sport fuckerman and they bring everything except their wives and kids. I took a ride through a few times this weekend on other business and I was shocked at how slow it was compared to days gone by.

Mongers leave a lot of money in the Zona. Sure, a lot of mexicanos frequent the area but they don't drop anywhere close to the money gringos do. Don;t get too comfortable though, local middle class Tijuana see it as an eyesore and a crime festered area to say nothing of the moral aspects of what goes on there behind closed doors.

Mongers have to let go of the idea that they are targets. They are not targets. Tourists are not targets. They might be innocent victims from time to time and yes, one or two might get knocked over here and there; but it's just as dangerous for you state-side. You can go almost anywhere in California and the streets are all but deserted late at night.

The narcos are not looking for you. They are looking for each other. About as unlucky as you could be would be to look an awful lot like Guito the Dog who didn't do his part and has a contract. That would be very unlucky, but it could happen on your street.

The zona has always been a seedy place. There were a lot more rateros there a few years ago than there are now. The place is crawling with cops and the rateros are having a rough time of it. This is nothing new. Deal with it the same way you did before. Take the normal precautions. Don't be stupid.

Look, I'm not here to paint a rosy picture of the scene in TJ. There has been a lot of nasty stuff happen. No question about it. Remember chicken little and all that bullshit. I live here and in some ways feel safer. Use common sense just like always. Stay away from the dope, the dealers etc. Go the club, get laid and have fun. Nobody wants to kill you for having a good time and given the economics of the town right now, the Zona might be the safest place to be because that is where most of the money is being spent and the club owners mob will not let anyone fuck with that.

Just be safe. And be nice.

Country John

[QUOTE=Country John]Update...

Cars from the USA are NOT exempt. You must remove the film from your glass. The fine is $50 if you do not remove it on the spot when you are stopped. If you take the ticket, you could get another one 5 minutes later and so-on.

Country John[/QUOTE]This law is retarded, and I was pulled over in TJ for it a year ago, and also lectured about it at a check point 5 years ago. They let me go with a warning both times.

It basically means you cannot drive your car to Mexico legally if there is tint on your windows. Personally I'm not going to remove the tint just so I can pay $200 to re-tint them when I get back to the US.

[QUOTE=FunFunFun69]This law is retarded, and I was pulled over in TJ for it a year ago, and also lectured about it at a check point 5 years ago. They let me go with a warning both times.

It basically means you cannot drive your car to Mexico legally if there is tint on your windows. Personally I'm not going to remove the tint just so I can pay $200 to re-tint them when I get back to the US.[/QUOTE]

You're right, it sucks especially when it's hot outside, and ESPECIALLY when I drive to Mexicali or worse yet, Plantation Guadalupe Victoria.

I am looking at temprary shades right now, the ones with the suction cups. Anything to keep the car cooler.

I will say that the order didn't come from TJPD, it was a joint decision among the State and Federal guys, including the military. I don't see it being heavily enforced right now as much as I did the first of the month -they actually had roadblocks set up.

Maybe they're waiting for a month or so before starting major enforecement. Many have been cited and/or towed already though and most were Mexican plates. I have not heard of American plates having problems with the new enforcement yet.

Country John

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I have been going to TJ for 21 years and have never had a problem.

The other day a friend of mine had an appointment with Tania from that company, she picked him up and went to place close to the border; within 5 minutes the police showed up and robbed him. So beware of this company, I only see the SG's and Adalita chicas and would never go to some place out of the zone.

[QUOTE=Adult Fun]I have been going to TJ for 21 years and have never had a problem.

The other day a friend of mine had an appointment with Tania from that company, she picked him up and went to place close to the border; within 5 minutes the police showed up and robbed him. So beware of this company, I only see the SG's and Adalita chicas and would never go to some place out of the zone.[/QUOTE]

If he went with the same Tania I am thinking of, then she would have taken him to her place close to PA hotel. She has a nice apartment, nicely appointed and I love her candy bowl full of condoms on the night stand, a nice touch.

Are you saying that the cops showed up to Tania's apartment? They actually went into her place and robbed him? Or did they do a traffic stop before they got to the apartment? Please be specific, or PM me with as much specific information as possible.

Country John

For Country John,

At the girl Tania's place, not in the street was were they came in and took his monies and cards.

Cards? What cards?