BajaNomad - Mexico: 5 slain police tried to extort suspects

Mexico: 5 slain police tried to extort suspects

Mengano - 1-25-2012 at 09:54 PM

Oh, the irony....

TOLUCA, Mexico - (AP) -- Mexican authorities say five police officers fatally shot near Mexico City after stopping a car were trying to extort money when they were attacked.

Mexico State prosecutor Alfredo Castillo says the officers from the town of Ixtapaluca (Itz-tah-pah-lu-ca) asked the four La Familia Michoacana cartel members in the vehicle for 6,000 pesos (about $460) to let them go.

Castillo quotes one of the four as saying they told the officers they had only 2,000 pesos and would have to get the rest from friends. He says the suspects then sent a text message asking to be rescued. Several gunmen arrived and opened fire.

Castillo said Wednesday that one of the men in the car was killed and another is hospitalized with a head wound.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/mexico-5-slain-police-tri...

TMW - 1-25-2012 at 10:14 PM

Looks like the cops picked on the wrong guys to shake down. Surprised it doesn't happen more often.

I had my paperwork in place, just in case!

Ken Cooke - 1-25-2012 at 11:08 PM

Pulling my pickup out of the Sierra San Pedro Martir NP - 2002

Emigdio with my pickup

Dan with my new camp gear

Andrew (RIP) trying to drive my wounded pickup with dry transmission

Loading my pickup onto DESERT BULL'S borrowed flatbed trailer

Examining DESERT BULL'S borrowed flatbed trailer with some major damage! Ooops!

Paying off the locals to help make the trailer road-worthy again!:bounce

RICELESS!

paranewbi - 1-26-2012 at 06:43 AM

Got pulled over and ....
Hijacked by Ken!!!

woody with a view - 1-26-2012 at 07:55 AM

Ken, what's with the chair in picture #2? doesn't look like a good place to sit....

Ateo - 1-26-2012 at 08:10 AM

Love those San Diego Padre hats.

DENNIS - 1-26-2012 at 08:38 AM

There IS a Gawd. :lol:

Dave - 1-26-2012 at 09:35 AM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
There IS a Gawd. :lol:

It's karma...but God is laughing.

It is the proper response. Someone wearing a gun asking for a bribe should be shot.

[Edited on 1-26-2012 by Dave]

mtgoat666 - 1-26-2012 at 10:17 AM

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Originally posted by Mengano
Oh, the irony....

TOLUCA, Mexico - (AP) -- Mexican authorities say five police officers fatally shot near Mexico City after stopping a car were trying to extort money when they were attacked.

Mexico State prosecutor Alfredo Castillo says the officers from the town of Ixtapaluca (Itz-tah-pah-lu-ca) asked the four La Familia Michoacana cartel members in the vehicle for 6,000 pesos (about $460) to let them go.

Castillo quotes one of the four as saying they told the officers they had only 2,000 pesos and would have to get the rest from friends. He says the suspects then sent a text message asking to be rescued. Several gunmen arrived and opened fire.

Castillo said Wednesday that one of the men in the car was killed and another is hospitalized with a head wound.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/mexico-5-slain-police-tri...

how do we know the news story is true? the cops are dead and the story told in news comes from drug cartel members...

one wonders if their are studies and statistics that document veracity of explanations given by cartel employees?

Mengano - 1-26-2012 at 10:26 AM

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Originally posted by mtgoat666
how do we know the news story is true? the cops are dead and the story told in news comes from drug cartel members...

Good point, professor. Why don't you research that and report back to us. Or, do you just want to sit in the wagon while everybody else pulls?

mtgoat666 - 1-26-2012 at 10:45 AM

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Originally posted by Mengano

Quote:

Originally posted by mtgoat666
how do we know the news story is true? the cops are dead and the story told in news comes from drug cartel members...

Good point, professor. Why don't you research that and report back to us. Or, do you just want to sit in the wagon while everybody else pulls?

i prefer riding in the wagon!

[Edited on 1-26-2012 by mtgoat666]

USA 2012 Honor Roll of Heroes

mcfez - 1-26-2012 at 10:48 AM

http://www.odmp.org/search/year

There are hundreds killed in the USA also. Other countries have a kill rate too.

You are painting a "End of the World picture again Fulano / Chuck / BajaIgor

woody with a view - 1-26-2012 at 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mtgoat666

Quote:

Originally posted by Mengano

Quote:

Originally posted by mtgoat666
how do we know the news story is true? the cops are dead and the story told in news comes from drug cartel members...

Good point, professor. Why don't you research that and report back to us. Or, do you just want to sit in the wagon while everybody else pulls?

i prefer riding in the wagon!

[Edited on 1-26-2012 by mtgoat666]

Goat, i will never eat birria de chivo again. that was a hi-larious retort.....
:lol:

Mengano - 1-26-2012 at 11:39 AM

The goat comes from a long line of slackers. Here is a photo of his Grandpa Ziegemeister in Rheinhessen-Pfalz:

vgabndo - 1-26-2012 at 12:19 PM

What??? Mendano, you want US to do the work and fill in the body of your post????? Slacker!!!!

mtgoat666 - 1-26-2012 at 02:05 PM

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Originally posted by vgabndo
What??? Mendano, you want US to do the work and fill in the body of your post????? Slacker!!!!

vgabndo:
fulano/mengano/chucky is quite old and he does have disabilities so perhaps we should pick up the slack for him. you know we really should not expect fulano to be able to keep up as he really is quite weak. i will accept the challenge to pull fulano's wagon:

I will pull it right down to the nursing home: