Thread: Crime, Safety, and the Police
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07-15-21 00:35 #3045
Posts: 841Originally Posted by Jackie888 [View Original Post]
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07-15-21 00:32 #3044
Posts: 2431Originally Posted by KoolBeans [View Original Post]
From now on, I'll hold my cash in my hands as I go through the detector.
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07-14-21 21:26 #3043
Posts: 597Originally Posted by KoolBeans [View Original Post]
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07-14-21 21:19 #3042
Posts: 558Originally Posted by Jackie888 [View Original Post]
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07-14-21 18:26 #3041
Posts: 2431I don't understand why I need to put my wallet in the tray. There is nothing metallic in there that the metal detector would fail to catch. The only reason that you need to do it at the airport is that they x-ray your wallet and eyeball if there is nonmetallic contraband inside. Here HK doesn't do that. They're just going through the motion to give an impression that they know what the fuck they are doing.
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07-14-21 17:07 #3040
Posts: 657Attempted wallet snatching
Around 9 pm on the front side last night.
Originally Posted by BaxterSlade [View Original Post]
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07-14-21 16:30 #3039
Posts: 1099Originally Posted by Travv [View Original Post]
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07-14-21 06:01 #3038
Posts: 657Attempted Wallet Snatching
Was going through the security scanner at Chavelas which involves putting your wallet, cell phone and other items with metal in the tray. Soon as I stepped through the metal scanner, a street person darted over and tried to snatch my wallet and cell phone from the tray before I could retrieve it. Security guy was quick and batted her hand away just in time and pushed the tray over to me. She then ran off. Stay alert!
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07-12-21 19:11 #3037
Posts: 2431[Deleted by Admin]
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07-12-21 18:36 #3036
Posts: 657Sensible Remarks by DCrist
Generally agree with you that tourists should realize that others are looking to take advantage of them and make an effort to not be the easiest target. Some posters here are like ostriches putting their head in the sand, believing danger in Mexico is somewhere far far away and others go to the opposite extreme believing Mexico is too dangerous for tourists. You point out that the sensible approach is to be watchful and take basic steps which I have suggested often here. . . Avoid flashing wealth such as expensive cars or vans, not walking around at night away from security protected areas (especially drunk) and the like, but some tourists refuse to believe that Mexico is any different or more dangerous than Kansas. I got a laugh when one poster here remarked that Travv's posts only involve crimes in Mexico far away, implying Tijuana is safe. So I decided to post an article about a broad daylight kidnapping in Tijuana that had just happened.
For more info on adventures gone wrong in Mexico, google to read the tourists reports on the MexicoVacationAwareness blog. Apparently a common road to disaster for many tourists was to not drink from sealed bottles or cans, allowing thieves to spike their drinks with rohypnol or cheap methanol setting them up for theft or whatever.
Originally Posted by Dcrist0527 [View Original Post]
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07-12-21 17:55 #3035
Posts: 3245Originally Posted by Jackie888 [View Original Post]
The laws have changed recently. Now the cops are authorized in many instances to demand payment immediately (as opposed to writing a ticket that nobody will ever pay), but they are supposed to take it via credit card using their portable terminals. If you can't pay they may demand you go to the "courthouse" immediately or they can, in some cases, impound your car. Tinted windows, for instance, are one example. The cop can fine you on the spot, or you can remove the tint on the spot, or they will impound your car. Having said that, all my cars have the backlight and rear side windows tinted and I've never been given grief during any of my traffic stops.
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07-12-21 13:55 #3034
Posts: 1217Before
Originally Posted by Jackie888 [View Original Post]
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07-12-21 13:37 #3033
Posts: 1326Travv,
I respect your info and opinions. But I think your recent posts overstate the danger. I'm not denying your stories; they include highly credible links. But I can find similar stories in US cities. Reality is dozens or hundreds of mongers cross every day without incident. And those mongers would be fools not to follow basic caution.
My rule of thumb: assume someone is looking for an opportunity to take advantage of someone at all times. So I put effort in to not be the easiest target. Simple, basic steps will keep you safe from all but random acts. No doubt, Tijuana is a dangerous place. But primarily for inter-cartel violence. If we remove that type of violence from the equation, Tijuana is no more dangerous than many big US cities.
Originally Posted by Travv [View Original Post]
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07-11-21 19:37 #3032
Posts: 6645Do what Travv does, not what Travv says. With Mexican National Guard cops
Are the new National Guards AMLO's new organization combining civilian volunteers, policias and Army soldiers?
If Travv is so scared, why do I see him every time I am in La Zona?
Perhaps Travv needs an introduction to the National Guard Commandante so he can pay for his new life insurance policy?
Do what Travv does, not what Travv says.
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07-11-21 05:15 #3031
Posts: 657Mexican National Guard cops Require Passport?
From the latest info on Borderlands Beat, there is good news and bad news for you. If the Mexican National Guard cops driving white vehicles in Tijuana pull you over, the good news is they are probably not going to be interested in your passport or California driver's license or insurance info. But the bad news is that you had better be able to come up with $200,000 pesos and a new van in order to pay your ransom to get out of their dungeon. . . According to the news article, the Mexican National Guard were apparently in uniform, using their worktime and official vehicles to look for kidnapping victims on the roads. . . Suggest not driving Cadillac Escalades or other expensive vehicles (like Vans) where the National Guard cops can see them. . . Like I told one Mexican dude when I was eating at Hotel Caesar a few years ago. Mexico since the days of Presidente Diaz has made it very easy for everyone to identify criminals on sight so you know to avoid them. The government puts the criminals in vehicles with flashing red lights and wearing police uniforms! Avoid! LOL.
Originally Posted by Jackie888 [View Original Post]