ARTICLES

Articles are submitted from our readers and posted with the most recent at the top. If you would like to contribute please email us.

 

Youth Gangs and Security. February, 2011
Shortly after midnight on Sunday, 28 March 2011, a fight broke out in Colonia San Antonio between two gangs: MSC report. Click here to read article.

 

Guanajuato's Attorney General Visits San Miguel; Attends MSC Working Meeting. February, 2011
MSC report. Click here to read article.

 

The Accused: Napoleonic Code says You’re Guilty – San Miguel. February, 2011
First hand account. Click here to read article.

 

Carjacking on autopista Patzcuaro – Oaxaca. December, 2010
First hand account. Click here to read article.

 

Carjacking Techniques (Spanish)
Advise on a new method of car robbery. Click here to read article.

 

What is really happening in San Miguel?
An interesting article originally printed in SM Magazine (now defunct) on August 11, 2009. Click here for PDF.

Police Reform in Mexico: Advances and Persistent Obstacles
Click here to read the pdf article. (Source: Lago Chapala Crimewatch website.) We found an interesting article that goes into the history of the police - and includes interesting information such as the 2008 average monthly pay for a Guadalajara Police Officer - $7,916. We recommend you peruse this PDF article so that you do understand this country a bit more!

Report a Crime!
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