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Tijuana tourist cops target tourist by robbing one

bajalearner - 3-11-2011 at 11:35 AM

They are supposed to be in place for the Tijuana tourists on the street but I think these two tourist cops didn't get the memo. I was with two friends downtown Thursday evening at 9pm after we drank 4 beers in a club and then walked on the sidewalk intending to go to a different club. Two TJ cops on the "tourist" team, identified by their distinctive uniform, approached one friend and searched, handcuffed and sweep him away. I asked one of the cops about the arrest and he told me a street camera operator at the station saw my friend push someone and he was under arrest. We had walked together the entire time and I know for a fact there was no pushing incident. The cop said my friend would go the the station and see the judge.

So My other friend and I went to the station which is about 5 blocks away and waited for 2 hours for the patrol sedan to arrive which it never did. Another hour later the friend text us and said the cops drove him around to other incidents until they got him out of the car, took his money from his pockets and let him go on the street.

Yeah, these tourist cops are very attentive to tourists. I always think good and bad organizations start from the top down.

Well, I know we are in Mexico, the good and bad of it. But I would think the cops should not be the criminals anywhere.

Woooosh - 3-11-2011 at 11:42 AM

I hope you report this properly. I know it's a hassle, but do it. The police have always been a problem and not even the new tourist police are above it apparently. At least your friend is safe, could have been worse. It still amazes me how hard TJ is currently trying to attract tourists, when they clearly aren't capable of protecting them. Report it.

bajafam - 3-11-2011 at 11:42 AM

Ah The Rev. Rat

mtgoat666 - 3-11-2011 at 12:28 PM

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Originally posted by bajalearner
They are supposed to be in place for the Tijuana tourists on the street but I think these two tourist cops didn't get the memo. I was with two friends downtown Thursday evening at 9pm after we drank 4 beers in a club and then walked on the sidewalk intending to go to a different club. Two TJ cops on the "tourist" team, identified by their distinctive uniform, approached one friend and searched, handcuffed and sweep him away. I asked one of the cops about the arrest and he told me a street camera operator at the station saw my friend push someone and he was under arrest. We had walked together the entire time and I know for a fact there was no pushing incident. The cop said my friend would go the the station and see the judge.

So My other friend and I went to the station which is about 5 blocks away and waited for 2 hours for the patrol sedan to arrive which it never did. Another hour later the friend text us and said the cops drove him around to other incidents until they got him out of the car, took his money from his pockets and let him go on the street.

Yeah, these tourist cops are very attentive to tourists. I always think good and bad organizations start from the top down.

Well, I know we are in Mexico, the good and bad of it. But I would think the cops should not be the criminals anywhere.


bajalearner:
crooked cops are good at picking their targets in a manner that does not backfire on them. they target people that they think cannot make trouble for them. i am curious, how were y'all dressed? did your friend that got robbed look different than you? were you looking like suburban middle class family guys, nightclub crawlers, college kids or skate board punks festooned with tatoos?

does not matter if you are in US or mexico, never trust law enforcement!

Martyman - 3-11-2011 at 12:39 PM

I might be a sissy but I wouldn't be in TJ at 9PM

Homey don't play that

Dave - 3-11-2011 at 12:41 PM

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Originally posted by mtgoat666
does not matter if you are in US or mexico, never trust law enforcement!


In the U.S. I always trust law enforcement and have never been disappointed.

In Mexico I never trust law enforcement and have occasionally been surprised.

yellowklr - 3-11-2011 at 08:40 PM

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Originally posted by mtgoat666
Quote:
Originally posted by bajalearner
They are supposed to be in place for the Tijuana tourists on the street but I think these two tourist cops didn't get the memo. I was with two friends downtown Thursday evening at 9pm after we drank 4 beers in a club and then walked on the sidewalk intending to go to a different club. Two TJ cops on the "tourist" team, identified by their distinctive uniform, approached one friend and searched, handcuffed and sweep him away. I asked one of the cops about the arrest and he told me a street camera operator at the station saw my friend push someone and he was under arrest. We had walked together the entire time and I know for a fact there was no pushing incident. The cop said my friend would go the the station and see the judge.

So My other friend and I went to the station which is about 5 blocks away and waited for 2 hours for the patrol sedan to arrive which it never did. Another hour later the friend text us and said the cops drove him around to other incidents until they got him out of the car, took his money from his pockets and let him go on the street.

Yeah, these tourist cops are very attentive to tourists. I always think good and bad organizations start from the top down.

Well, I know we are in Mexico, the good and bad of it. But I would think the cops should not be the criminals anywhere.


bajalearner:
crooked cops are good at picking their targets in a manner that does not backfire on them. they target people that they think cannot make trouble for them. i am curious, how were y'all dressed? did your friend that got robbed look different than you? were you looking like suburban middle class family guys, nightclub crawlers, college kids or skate board punks festooned with tatoos?

does not matter if you are in US or mexico, never trust law enforcement!


Never trust Law Enforcement???????????? That is a bold and ignorant statement.

BajaBlanca - 3-11-2011 at 09:29 PM

sad sad sad .....

JaraHurd - 3-11-2011 at 10:48 PM

Dave..i totallly agree with you. Anyone who doesn't simply isn't paying attention...or doesn't want to know. I am occasionally involved in training Mexican law enforcement.... it ain't pretty....

Mexico

CaboRon - 3-12-2011 at 06:40 AM

Rotten to the core.

Bajafun777 - 3-12-2011 at 09:38 AM

If as a group when someone is arrested you start taking down down badge numbers and license numbers you have a chance of follow-up at the police station. No captain at the station is going to allow this to happen and they know who is assigned what vehicles and can see if they radioed in any arrests. To arrest someone and then stay out in the field over an hour will not fly not even in Mexico. As Donald Trump would say " You"re FIRED!!" Don't hate all cops just report and inquire at a station full of cops to at least keep yourself safe. Challeging the crooked cop on the streets is not wise but having them in full lighted area back at the station is another thing. Take Care & Travel Safe " No Hurry, No Worry, Just FUN" bajafun777

Woooosh - 3-12-2011 at 10:07 AM

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Originally posted by Bajafun777
If as a group when someone is arrested you start taking down down badge numbers and license numbers you have a chance of follow-up at the police station. No captain at the station is going to allow this to happen and they know who is assigned what vehicles and can see if they radioed in any arrests. To arrest someone and then stay out in the field over an hour will not fly not even in Mexico. As Donald Trump would say " You"re FIRED!!" Don't hate all cops just report and inquire at a station full of cops to at least keep yourself safe. Challeging the crooked cop on the streets is not wise but having them in full lighted area back at the station is another thing. Take Care & Travel Safe " No Hurry, No Worry, Just FUN" bajafun777

All the TJ police cars have GPS tracking devices monitored by C4. That was the big rub when the military took over C4 a few years ago and used the GPS system to track corrupt cops. If they want to know who these cops are- it is not hard to find out.

DENNIS - 3-12-2011 at 10:35 AM

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Originally posted by Bajafun777
If as a group when someone is arrested you start taking down down badge numbers and license numbers you have a chance of follow-up at the police station. No captain at the station is going to allow this to happen and they know who is assigned what vehicles and can see if they radioed in any arrests.


I don't understand why the most simple of facts is so hard to accept. It's a recurring view here that police in leadership positions work by a different set of morals than the cop on the street.
All of them started out on the street and although power abuse may not be a part of the individual, it most certainly is a part of the system.
What cop would survive in any system without playing by the rules that hold it together? Those who advance are those who best fit in.....those who best play by the rules and anyone who believes that captain in the office is out of the pay-chain is simply naive.


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[Edited on 3-12-2011 by DENNIS]

Dave - 3-12-2011 at 01:16 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
I don't understand why the most simple of facts is so hard to accept. It's a recurring view here that police in leadership positions work by a different set of morals than the cop on the street.


I had an employee who's brother was a TJ cop. He told me that to keep his job every day he was required to give his watch commander 300 pesos.

DENNIS - 3-12-2011 at 01:25 PM

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Originally posted by Dave
I had an employee who's brother was a TJ cop. He told me that to keep his job every day he was required to give his watch commander 300 pesos.


Two links in a long chain.