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This is not going to sit well with Hugo Torres

arrowhead - 7-5-2009 at 07:47 PM

It seems one of his Rosarito "Tourist Police" was riding a quad on patrol and ran over an American tourist standing and waiting for his food at a food stand. Put the gringo into the hospital.

http://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/noticias/Estatal/2009/07/05/35...

CaboRon - 7-5-2009 at 08:09 PM

He probably actually had to go out of his way to hit the tourist :lol:

Woooosh - 7-5-2009 at 08:16 PM

"We have never had problems with anybody, people who come from there (United States) no longer wants to come for the things that happen here, first because they kill people, then because the police are corrupt, we do not want to come, but what we can do, "said the woman while she broke into tears.

Mexican wife is peeed off but if the quad had hit her- it wouldn't have made the news at all.

woody with a view - 7-6-2009 at 06:30 AM

maybe now the cop will be forced to get a driver's license.

CaboRon - 7-6-2009 at 07:39 AM

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Originally posted by woody in ob
maybe now the cop will be forced to get a driver's license.


There is an 85% chance he is illiterate ....

How can he pass the written exam :lol:

Opps, he can just pay someone off :fire:

Russ - 7-6-2009 at 07:49 AM

Be nice people. They're economically dysfunctional:?:

gnukid - 7-6-2009 at 08:33 AM

I am reminded of the time a neighbor was pulled over by a 3 wheeler cop in La Paz, somehow the cop was run over and the neighbor arrested, a few weeks later he was out and he had a new nickname "Torrero". End of story.

Woooosh - 7-6-2009 at 10:23 AM

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Originally posted by CaboRon
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Originally posted by woody in ob
maybe now the cop will be forced to get a driver's license.


There is an 85% chance he is illiterate ....

How can he pass the written exam :lol:

Opps, he can just pay someone off :fire:


I think you got that statistic reversed- only 15% of cops are totally illiterate the other 85% have a primary school educaton (6th grade) only. Doesn't sound any better though does it?

Dave - 7-6-2009 at 11:20 AM

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Originally posted by CaboRon
He probably actually had to go out of his way to hit the tourist :lol:


July 4th weekend was actually pretty good. The Rosarito Beach hotel had 100% occupancy.

DENNIS - 7-6-2009 at 01:27 PM

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Originally posted by gnukid
I am reminded of the time a neighbor was pulled over by a 3 wheeler cop in La Paz, somehow the cop was run over and the neighbor arrested, a few weeks later he was out and he had a new nickname "Torrero". End of story.



I've often seen the similarity between bull fighters and pedestrians. There has to be a cultural connection there.

DENNIS - 7-6-2009 at 01:30 PM

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Originally posted by Dave

July 4th weekend was actually pretty good. The Rosarito Beach hotel had 100% occupancy.


Things have improved down here as well. I haven't seen this much traffic for a while. Lots of California plates as well as Baja folks from Mexicali, hell on earth this time of year.

JESSE - 7-6-2009 at 01:39 PM

Nothing worst than a Mexican Police woman driving a quad full speed in the middle of traffic :lol:

Woooosh - 7-6-2009 at 02:24 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
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Originally posted by Dave

July 4th weekend was actually pretty good. The Rosarito Beach hotel had 100% occupancy.


Things have improved down here as well. I haven't seen this much traffic for a while. Lots of California plates as well as Baja folks from Mexicali, hell on earth this time of year.


yeah- all the Rosarito Beach Condotel owners showed up at once.

[Edited on 7-6-2009 by Woooosh]

BajaGringo - 7-6-2009 at 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by Woooosh

yeah- all the Rosarito Beach Condotel owners showed up at once.



I don't think that would do it - they haven't sold that many...

Dave - 7-6-2009 at 02:30 PM

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Originally posted by Woooosh

yeah- all the Rosarito Beach Condotel owners showed up at once.



With all the deals I think they were pretty much giving away the rooms.

I do know this:

What happened in Rosarito stayed in Rosarito. Puerto Nuevo was well below average on Saturday. Friday & Sunday...nada.

DENNIS - 7-6-2009 at 02:50 PM

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Originally posted by Dave
What happened in Rosarito stayed in Rosarito. Puerto Nuevo was well below average on Saturday. Friday & Sunday...nada.


Is the entrance still torn up? That can't be helping matters.

Still FUBAR...Typical

Dave - 7-6-2009 at 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
Is the entrance still torn up? That can't be helping matters.


They'll probably have it finished by February. Just in time for tourist season. :rolleyes:

Woooosh - 7-6-2009 at 03:14 PM

The Blvd in Rosarito was packed with cars Sunday. I don't know where they were going- but they were out. Our beach was busy- but not packed like on previous 4ths. No sign of the Lifeguard Towers.

The city did put one "Canario" port-a-potty on the beach and the service dumped it each night. :tumble:

I was teasing my mother in law she should take control of the Canario and make some money- when another neighbor lady beat her to it. She charged 2 pesos and sat in a lawn chair but had no umbrella- amateur. lol.

The traffic could also be the "volunteers" in wheelchairs collecting money at each traffic lane at every traffic stop. I feel sorry for them- but you can't give at every corner and you feel bad if you don't. I hate being made felt bad personally- I'll bet I'm not alone, especially if you are on vacation with kids in the car. Like most of us, we give to the Red Cross and Salvation Army and shouldn't feel bad- but I still do.

[Edited on 7-6-2009 by Woooosh]

arrowhead - 7-6-2009 at 09:17 PM

Well, it seems like all hell is breaking loose again. One TJ cop was just murdered in La Gloria. What is different about this is that the killers left a sign on his patrol truck which says: "Que renuncie Leyzaola o van a matar a cinco por hora."

That means TJ Chief of Police Julián Leyzaola has to resign or they will kill five cops per hour. Then there was just word that a Rosarito cop was just killed and somewhere another cop was just wounded.

[Edited on 7-7-2009 by arrowhead]

Woooosh - 7-6-2009 at 10:52 PM

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Originally posted by arrowhead
Well, it seems like all hell is breaking loose again. One TJ cop was just murdered in La Gloria. What is different about this is that the killers left a sign on his patrol truck which says: "Que renuncie Leyzaola o van a matar a cinco por hora."

That means TJ Chief of Police Julián Leyzaola has to resign or they will kill five cops per hour. Then there was just word that a Rosarito cop was just killed and somewhere another cop was just wounded.

[Edited on 7-7-2009 by arrowhead]


I hope you have the same news source as Jesse. This is very bad news. Juarez bad. A game changer if true.

Yep

Dave - 7-6-2009 at 11:05 PM

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Originally posted by Woooosh
This is very bad news.


Now I won't be able to get to TJ and back without going through at least four checkpoints. :mad:

Nice of them to let Rosarito have a decent weekend. Probably the last for the summer, though.

woody with a view - 7-7-2009 at 05:35 AM

WHERE'S THE FENCE?