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irenemm
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Report this to the Tourism office and let the Mexican Consul know that you will not be returning to Mexico. Tell them you have been away for the last
2 years but have decided to return. But with this kind of treatment you will stay at home with your money. Let them know your money is needed in the
United States. With enough complaints it will stop. I would make a point to go the the Police station and file a complaint next time in town.
It is always good to call the bluff most of the time they will let you go. But report it. Keep track of the time and get Badge and Name.
Tourism will respond Baja need the money. Not just the bad cops.
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doradodan
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drove through to and from LaPaz no stoplights, just stopped at the intersections. No problem. We'll see next year.
\"The time spent off the water, I\'m thinking of ways to get back in\"
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Pescador
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We were going through Constitucion several years ago and almost got sideswiped by a New Cadillac Escalade with fancy chrome wheels and Baja plates.
The guy started yelling and when he came around the block and started hollering, I of course started looking for the police, especially since this guy
was wearing enough gold to pass as a Mister T starter set. Well, I needn't worry long because as they pulled over and stopped out of the back seat
came the seargent of the local police force. When he started to shake me down I became really irate and said I was not going to pay any fine and that
if he wanted to charge me for something (he claimed I did not stop properly) then that was fine, because I would tell the judge how well I stopped,
how well my wife saw me stop, and if he had not been in the back seat of this obvious drug-mobile, he would have seen it too. And maybe, just maybe,
the Justicia would like to know exactly what his connection was with this "Mister T" character. My wife was pulling on my sleeve and telling me to
settle down or we were all going to get thrown in jail. He handed me back my license and suggested that I quickly exit town and not come back, which
I was only too happy to comply with.
The end of the saga was when the same "Mister T Lookalike" was arrested as one of the big cartel members in Ensenada a year later.
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durrelllrobert
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Location: Punta Banda BC
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| Quote: | Originally posted by irenemm
Report this to the Tourism office and let the Mexican Consul know that you will not be returning to Mexico. Tell them you have been away for the last
2 years but have decided to return. But with this kind of treatment you will stay at home with your money. Let them know your money is needed in the
United States. With enough complaints it will stop. I would make a point to go the the Police station and file a complaint next time in town.
It is always good to call the bluff most of the time they will let you go. But report it. Keep track of the time and get Badge and Name.
Tourism will respond Baja need the money. Not just the bad cops. |
I have a SINDICATURA SOS sticker on my windshield and another one with TJ and Ensenada phone numbers glued on the back of my DL. When ever I'm stopped
I hand it to cop with that side up. SINDICATURA also provides complaint form to report attempted mordida, etc.
SINDICATURA is an organization that you can join for $25.00 that will get you a SOS sticker for your car if you are driving in Mexico, as well as a
few other packet items. The sticker loudly announces to the Mexican cops and officials that you are a member of Support Our Sindicatura. The
Sindicatura is a Mexican government organization whose purpose is to fight corruption among the police and other public officials. So you put one of
these stickers on your car or truck and, reportedly, the shake-down cops will leave you alone. With “mordida” prices experiencing rapid inflation in
recent years (basically, whatever you have in your wallet), the $25.00 sticker is a smart investment. You can request a packet by writing to: Support
of Sindicatura, 7349 Millikin Avenue #140-234, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. Or email sosindicatura@hotmail.com
Bob Durrell
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by irenemm
Report this to the Tourism office and let the Mexican Consul know that you will not be returning to Mexico. Tell them you have been away for the last
2 years but have decided to return. But with this kind of treatment you will stay at home with your money. Let them know your money is needed in the
United States. With enough complaints it will stop. I would make a point to go the the Police station and file a complaint next time in town.
It is always good to call the bluff most of the time they will let you go. But report it. Keep track of the time and get Badge and Name.
Tourism will respond Baja need the money. Not just the bad cops. |
Here is SINDICATURA form to use for reporting this kinda stuff:
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Complaints
The department of Internal Affairs for the sindicatura municipality of Tijuana is authorized to safeguard the legality, honesty and efficiency of all
public servants; and the assistance they provide to Mexican and foreign citizens.
We are ready to help you in a professional manner.
Any Mexican national or foreigner can use the format provided below, to file a complaint against police officers or any other public servant.
Note: Any information provided will be appended to the complaint in order to support the investigation. The complaint will be resolved if the officer
o public servant is found responsible. We recommend that you provide, when possible, the name of the officer or official, the vehicle number and a
physical description of the incident.
If you are not familiar with the city, describe the nearby businesses, warehouses or surrounding buildings.
If someone harmed you physically, in any way, shape or form, please acquire a medical record from the state district attorney and don't forget tot
write the date and time of the incident.
The head officer of Internal Affairs of the sindicatura municipality of Tijuana is personally in charge of the proper operation of all public
services.
STEP #1: PERSONAL DATA
Name: City :
E-Mail: Country:
Telephone: ID Type:
Address: ID Number:
STEP #2: BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT
COMPLAINT
Bob Durrell
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Santiago
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FWIW: Here's the sticker image
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rhintransit
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make that five people I know of in this small community, I'm sure there are more. here's something just in from a man in Tripui who was stopped.
sounds like the corruption may go all the way up, not just the opportunistic officer in the street. his email today:
ATTENTION FOREIGN COMMUNITIES OF THE BAJA
The city of Cd. Constitution has been sanctioning the using a traffic ticket trap. Under many pretenses they have been extracting money form drivers
with foreign license vehicles. In many cases the officers have been taking cash from the victims. In my case a week ago two motor cycle patrolmen
puled me over as I approached the city. they had no radar equipment, alluded to speeding but I was behind traffic and just went over a speed bump, so
they mulled it over after seeing my Mexican drivers license and decided to write me a ticket on the pretense that there was a problem with my
California license plate. I was directed to go to the police department and pay the fine. I inquired at the department as to what was wrong so I
could correct the problem so as not to be ticketed again and only received a 25% discount for my trouble (from $525 pesos to $393). Since this has
been a continual problem, reported by many travelers, on a Federal Highway, thru a town without a by pass, the federal, state, and community
governments must act to deter these illegal harassments.
Suggestions;
1. put a Mexican flag on your dash, The three police donation slips I had didn't help.
2. take your front license plate off. The police operate from the side of the road and see your plate and flag you down.
3. slow down, the prevailing speed may be fast enough to ticket.
4. take the very first side street and by pass all those traffic sign and lights and traffic ticket traps.
5. many of the traffic lights are still out since Jamina and there are now a tricky maze of alto signs, lights, blinking yellow lights with alto signs
etc.
6. get names and numbers of officers and take a picture.
7. get a written ticket rather than doling out cash then pay the ticket at the station and ask for a discount. It wont take you more that half and
hour and you have documentation.
8. do NO business at any of the stores and/or tell them there will be no more business till this harassment stops. Wars are won on economics.
9. contact the mayor, the governor, the president, the sub-director of police (Sr. Villalejos 613-100-1910), the US Embassy (1-888-407-4747),
WeTip.com (1-800-782-7463) and protest.
Fraternally; Joe Wachter
Permission is granted to reprint and disseminate this item at will.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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DavidE
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Registered: 12-1-2003
Location: Baja California México
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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No one on this long thread bothered to fill out a federal complaint form with Los Angeles Verdes? Pity.
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