Date: October 23, 2011 5 pm
Type: Robbery with Violence
Location: Ajijic - La Floresta
Source: Victim
Homeowner Present: Yes
Deterrents: Bars on Windows, High Walls, Locked Doors, Electric Fence
Description: I have been late in posting this; dealing with the trauma, ministerios.........................
Two months ago, a Mexican guy from GDL whom I thought was a friend having met him a few times in GDL, was visiting the area so I showed him around
and prior to him going back in the afternoon, invited him back for something to eat.
In brief, he tied me up and tried to kill me a number of times. While he was loading our car with some of our electronic goods, I managed to free
myself. On realising I was free, he took off in the car. But the “nightmare” continued for weeks with dealing with the Ministerio Publico.
It would take pages to describe the details so will give a brief outline. One woman in the Chapala office was not only unhelpful, but rude,
obstructive and made me go back unnecessarily, deliberately kept me waiting, refused to sign the denuncio and at one point, refused to give me a copy.
Even while I was finalising the report with them, my car had been found – two days after the robbery – and was sitting in the compound a few blocks
away. They either did not know or tell me but it was 8 days later that we were told that the car had been found. Because it was found by the Police in
Ixtlauacan, I had to go to the Ministerio Publico there and make a new declaration and more papers and several copies.
While not rude, the staff there kept delaying saying they either had no time or some other excuse. On one occasion, I was told to meet one individual
there for the final papers. I confirmed the appointment two hours before. On arrival at the Ministerio in Ixtlaucan, I was told he was gone for the
day and the staff there would give us no explanation and locked the door behind us.
The papers were finally transferred to Chapala but more delays because they were not correct. I finally went to the ministerio and said I would sit
there for as long as it took to get the car. I was there 7 hours and got the car at 7.30pm that night. In all, it took five weeks to get the car. But
that was still not the end. More paperwork and the final release papers to be done the next week.
I was told to take copies personal ly to five different authorities scattered around Guadalajara but the Ministerio could not give the addresses as
they did not know them - or maybe just did not want to look them up. I was told a police investigator would be assigned to the case and would meet
with me. It is now two months and still have not met with anyone.
I told the staff at the Ministerio that I have some details that would lead them to the criminal but they said to tell the Police investigator. I met
with a local expat lawyer who got me to meet with a criminal layer from GDL who said I needed to work with an investigator who works with him. This
investigator said he would have the criminal in jail in less than 2 weeks but first I had to pay part of the fee.
It is now 7 weeks. He never called me and when I called him it was always “next week”, “tomorrow” and he gathered no new information. Now he will not
answer his phone and the lawyer in GDL does not respond either. There are many more details that would highlight further frustrations, such as being
told that the problems I am having at the Ministerios are all my fault for letting this guy into my house in the first place.
The file relating to the incident and on the car is about 2 inches thick. As far as I know, the file on the criminal does not exist. At this juncture,
I have to conclude that one good reason for so much crime here is that crime does pay. Not only is the victim treated badly, but I am told that there
is more than a 90% chance the criminal will get away with it.
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