Gypsy Jan
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More Robberies in Rosarito and San Antonio del Mar
NOTE: I have cut and pasted from several emails to make this information easier to read. The first message is from Diane Gibbs, Diane Gibbs Realty.
“Dear Friends and Neighbors,
This information is being sent with 80% (+ or -) accurate information......only to home owners.
There seems to be a group of "four" that are hitting coast....There are three men (one very tall one) and a female. They like flat screens, laptops,
etc. They have hit the south end of Las Gaviotas, Club Marena, Rosamar, Villas Pacifica and as of last evening, Bobby's by the Old Road. They took
2 very large TV's at the Bobby place according to a customer who opened with Oscar this morning. They hit the "unlocked and easy places" to get in,
so just be "aware".
So far, we are not hit in Las Ventanas.
Be very aware and lock up extra careful until they catch these people! The scary part is .... They are bold enough to go in your home while you are
home.
Best regards, Diane"
From another resident, “They hit 3 homes at Rene's last week.”
A second response: “Subject: Re: Alert for residents
To: Antonio,
We chased some them out of San Antonio, and apparently they have moved south. The folks in your campo need to stay alert and coordinate effectively
with each other. Call your HOA, security office, and the police when/if these "rateros" enter your neighborhood.
Be watchful of fences/walls that show signs of breaching, especially near trafficked areas such as roadways or beaches.
Insure that doors and windows are secured and monitored. I have observed groups of people who quickly move through our colonia attempting to find
doors and windows which are not secured.
Homes occupied by "part timers" need to be closly monitored and adequately secured. In addition, we have had instances where occupied homes have
been broken into during daylight and nighttime hours.
Burglars will turn off the electrical curcuit breakers at the home, and monitor any response to see if the house is occupied. Also, the electrical
wiring conduit from the meter to the house needs to be reenforced to prevent copper thieves from removing wiring using bolt cutters (plastic conduit
is not
adequate for this purpose). Water and gas piping/meters/valving need protection also.
Be aware that if a home is deserted or abandoned, it may be targeted by criminal groups who will move into it and occupy it and/or jumper into the
home's electrical service, thus creating another set of issues.
The Tijuana police have been extremely cooperative with the colonos here in San Antonio. Our security group captured a couple of them; one is a
tall "norteamericano" and the other is a Polish national. They were incarcerated in the Tijuana jail and the judge who released them told them to
leave Mexico, but I have seen one of them on the street since then. They are cooperating and actively operating with a sizeable group of active
professional thieves who apparently have stablished themselves in the TJ/Rosarito region. One of the most effective tools in combating burglaries and
car thefts is a neighbor whose intelligence and prudence you can trust. Be very good to those kinds of neighbors; it will make your life much
simpler. If you have an alarm system, ensure it is adequately monitored.”
And lastly, “THIS IS JUST PART OF THE STORY. THE HOMES ACROSS FROM COSTABELLA, ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TOLL ROAD HAVE BEEN BURGLARIZED AND ALL COPPER
CABLES REMOVED. ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO, THE PHONE SERVICE BETWEEN RICKY'S AND PRIMO TAPIA WAS INTERRUPTED FOR 2 DAYS BECAUSE THIEVES STOLE THE PHONE CABLES
(COPPER). IT IS A BLESSING >THAT WE HAVE SECURITY AT THE GATE 24/7, AND, LUCKILY, ACCESS FROM THE BEACH IS NOT EASY.
CIAO”
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Phil C
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Six homes at Santa Marta, K-381/2 were hit lat week.
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DENNIS
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Time to ratchet up the Neighborhood Watch programs. As long as they know the danger of being caught is negligible, they will continue to have their
way with us.
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tjBill
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It said they captured a tall "norteamericano" and a polish national.
When I have visited San Antonio Del Mar the security guard at the gate waves in all Americans, including me, and stops Mexicans.
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Interesting
| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
and as of last evening, Bobby's by the Old Road. They took 2 very large TV's at the Bobby place according to a customer who opened with Oscar this
morning. |
Bobby has a night guard. Must have been taking a siesta. 
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805gregg
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Some how you have to educate the Mexican buyer that it's bad karma to buy stolen goods. Good luck with that, my worker's all Mexican, think it's the
poor victims bad luck. Dishonesty is a legacy from Spanish rule.
[Edited on 8-22-2010 by 805gregg]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by 805gregg
Dishonesty is a legacy from Spanish rule. |
Probably so. Having a pee-poor economy with huge unemployment doesn't help either.
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BornFisher
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I got hit in Santa Martha (K-38 1/2) last week. They got a few coins and 1/2 bottle of booze. I figure they probably feel guilty for robing such a
poor Gringo, and next time they break in, they will leave me some pesos, and food!!!
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bajabass
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Sorry Bill and everyone else. I was burgled a few months ago at my house in La Mision. Not fun. Be on the lookout for friends of security guards,
gardeners, ect. Not to much you can do about a pro ring, other than get a big dog and stay home. There has been an epidemic of breakins, burglaries,
robberies ect, Baja Mar to Baja Malbu. It must be economy driven, because for years it was an incident once in a while. Seems weekly, if not daily for
the past year or so. Soon, someone is going to break into the wrong house, at the wrong time, and end up dead.  
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Gypsy Jan
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Could You, Would You Hurt Someone?
Guns, shotguns, baseball bats.
I may be naive or stupid. I cannot commit to wreaking major harm on another human being.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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BajaBlanca
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Polish national ????? Just let him come here and he will see what Les will do with him 
Most of you know about the Iniciatve Mexico - well last night they announced 5 of the finalists and one is a nun from the States who works with the
prisoners in the worst TJ prison and has done so for over 30 years. She says that 80% of the crimes committed were due to hunger. Whether this has
always been the case or is just now I have no idea, but the nun is such a blessing there and has turned a number of prisoners away from a life of
cirme.
The Spanish really did plunder Mexico. Seems like they took and took and gave very little in return.
We heard thru the grapevine AFTER we returned home, that Batopilas is the center for major drug traffiking nowadays .... there were some huge tinted
window brand new cars but I did not feel threatened at all, just not super welcomed either.
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bajabass
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Are crossbows legal in Mexico!
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bajabass
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Ah, I'm in luck! Perfect for 2 and 4 legged vermin! I'll need to add a crossbow, a compound bow, and a few dozen projectiles for each to my shopping
list. Only field target heads, those will work, for practice! 
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabass
Are crossbows legal in Mexico! |
If I had a bottle of beer for every time I asked that question here, I could open a beer bar.
The only way you will get a reasonable answer to that question will be to hire an attorney to research the answer.
I'll pony up for the expense because I would also like to know.
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SDRonni
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I'm so glad we live in a condo w/7/24 security......I really feel for those who've lost everything they've worked so hard for to have a good life in
Baja......sad......
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
maybe the Cartels will provide protection against robberies when they start diversifying. The police sure lack the proper skills to stop/apprehend
robbers. I'm sure if dead robbers started showing up with their balls stuffed in their mouths and what ever they sold shoved up their burro, with a
note that says this is what happens to robbers...signed the cartels... the other robbers would think twice about robbing homes.
[Edited on 8-23-2010 by fishabductor] |
The Italian mafia offered their territory protection as part of the deal. Not so far fetched for the cartels imho... then later on they throw in
dollars to the poor to improve their quality of life and they become a political force.
... and who was that kidder who feels safer because they have a 24/7 security guard? That's the weakest line of defense when the economy hits the
skids. It costs mucho more to live in Baja than on the mainland- and when service jobs dry up or don't make up for that differential-- everything
comes unglued from the ground up.
[Edited on 8-24-2010 by Woooosh]
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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