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Moment of the capture of Leo ‘N’ on Tuesday, May 31. Photo: Courtesy.

Sofía Medeles (Ajijic).- The Government of Chapala insists that an alleged stalker, identified as Leo ‘N’, was released from custody after he complied with an administrative sanction and because there were no complaints against him.

But witnesses have contradicted the statement the City Council gave on Thursday, June 2 when the man was freed, saying that there were at least six complaints filed in the Public Ministry (MP).

Complainants have shared with Laguna their testimonies against the accused.

Two complainants, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, showed to Laguna a complaint folder page. In addition, they said that they maintained contact with at least four other people who denounced the alleged stalker between the day of his arrest on Tuesday, May 31, and the following day.

The complainants did not cite a specific cause or crime in their report, but they said  the testimonies of all the complainants were similar and they believed the crime could be stalking, or taking pictures of minors without their consent.

Municipal police officers and other authorities had urged concerned residents to file a complaint, but the denial that any complaints had been received by the Public Ministry, together with the release of the accused, left them demoralized.

They said they saw no point in continuing with the procedures now that the subject was free, and reportedly far from Ajijic.

But they said that in the process of making their complaints to the Ministry, the agency’s staff was curt, lacked empathy, and failed to properly explain the paperwork.

A law student, who asked not to be named, suggested several reasons why the authorities released the individual: his possible mental condition, or that the crime of harassment is not so severe as to warrant jail while further investigations are made.  In such cases, it was likely that a precautionary measure would be granted, such as reporting each month to MP offices.

The complainants, meanwhile,  demanded state authorities tell them what has to happen before they intercede in cases like this one.

Someone could be kidnapped or abused, said one complainant. When nothing is done, people may «take justice into their own hands.»

Translated by Alan Ferguson 

Staff.– Two men and a woman charged with stealing auto parts in the Ajijic area were captured in Chapala.

According to investigators, Eduardo Adrián ‘N’, Bryan Amador ‘N’’ and Silvia Elena ‘N’, allegedly removed and took a catalytic converter from a Toyota Hilux double-cab truck on June 1, using an electric saw.

The agent of the Public Ministry carried out the inquiries and obtained arrest warrants against the three suspects for the commission of the crime of qualified robbery.

Members of the Investigative Police captured the suspects in the Gastronomia neighborhood in Chapala, who were remanded to the control of the Supervisory Judge.

Translated by Alan Ferguson

 One of the suspects arrested, the driver of the car reported stolen in Chapala. 

Editor.- Authorities in Chapala captured and arrested three suspects, and recovered a car that had been reported stolen just days before. The arrest was made in the Chapala boardwalk area on June 6th. 

While on a surveillance tour, municipal police spotted a car that matched the description of a car that had been reported stolen just days before, a late model Volkswagen Jetta. They stopped the vehicle on Ramón Corona, near the boardwalk. 

The suspects are two men and a woman. When arrested, they were also in possession of drugs, and tools commonly used to steal cars.

Translated by Amy Esperanto

The alleged perpetrator was identified as Jaime «N,» an 82-year-old man Credit: Courtesy. 

A view of the scene of the incident, in the San Gabriel neighborhood in Tizapán el Alto.

Staff (Tizapán el Alto).- On June 3, an 82 year-old man shot at a group of children playing on Lauro Caloca in the San Gabriel neighborhood of Tizapán el Alto, on the south side of Chapala. The man said he was bothered by the noise they were making. One 3 year-old child was killed by the shooter.

When neighbors saw him shooting they tried to stop him, but he waved his gun to intimidate them. The neighbors alerted the authorities. When police and prosecutors arrived, they found that the shooter had barricaded himself in his home.The wounded were taken to the hospital in Tizapán el Alto, but one child died while receiving medical attention. 

Jaime «N», accused of killing the 3 year-old girl, and injuring her father could receive house arrest due to his advanced age. 

Translated by Amy Esperanto

The site was delimited with police tape. Illustration photo.  

Staff.- Three bodies were discovered in a well on the federal highway from Tuxcueca to San Luis Soyatlan, half a kilometer from the municipal cemetery, thanks to an anonymous tip received by the Municipal Police.

Personnel from the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Investigative Police corroborated the fact and Civil Protection went to the place to extract the bodies. 

The recovered bodies were armed and had bullet wounds in the skull, and were found in a well that is 10-15 meters deep (about 30-50 feet). They were handed over to the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences, according to the statement issued by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Translated by Nita Rudy

The sidewalk was cordoned off by the authorities while the forensic medical service arrived. 

Staff (Chapala).- A man died outside the Juan Rayo soccer field, located on Madero Avenue, Chapala. He was playing a soccer game during the afternoon of May 28 when he began to feel discomfort, so he sought medical attention. 

He was escorted to the outskirts of the field, asking for help from the medical authorities, but by the time they arrived it was too late, and he had died on the sidewalk.

Translated by Paul Weeks

Los municipios de Mazamitla y Tizapán son los que más defunciones por arma de fuego han registrado, con siete acumuladas en cada uno. Foto: Almomento.mx.

Redacción.- En poco más de tres meses, la región sureste del estado de Jalisco ha incrementado el número de defunciones 21 veces más que el año pasado en el mismo periodo a consecuencia de la guerra entre los Cárteles Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) y los Pájaros Sierra.

Es decir que entre el primero de marzo y el 12 de junio del 2021 se contaba solo con una defunción por arma de fuego, mientras que para las mismas fechas de este año ya van 21, siendo los municipios más afectados: Tizapán El Alto, Mazamitla, Tuxcueca y Tamazula de Gordiano.

La cifra de defunciones por este motivo, aunque no se esclarece si se investigan por homicidio doloso, sí coincide con el número de autopsias realizadas por el Instituto Jalisciense de Ciencias Forenses (IJCF) desde que ambos cárteles se declararon la guerra.

El caso más reciente corresponde a la emboscada en la que el Comisario de Tizapán EL Alto, José Antonio Langurén perdió la vida y en el mes de mayo, el asesinato de tres personas en Mazamitla, entre ellos el chef, Christian Leif.

Tuxcueca no se queda atrás pues los cadáveres de tres hombres atados de manos, pies y con un tiro en la cabeza fueron encontrados en el interior de un pozo en estado de descomposición. 

A la fecha, los municipios de Mazamitla y Tizapán son los que más defunciones por arma de fuego han registrado, con siete acumuladas en cada uno, a consecuencia de esta guerra entre cárteles que se disputa en los límites con Michoacán.

Esto a su vez, ha desatado una serie de operativos en los que participan elemento de la Guardia Nacional como del Ejército, en coordinación con la Policía del Estado, con un saldo de 40 capturas al momento.

Con información de Milenio.

El cuerpo del masculino fue localizado en la colonia La Cañada de Tizapán el Alto. Foto ilustrativa: Cortesía. 

Redacción.- Elementos de la Fiscalía del Estado de Jalisco (FE) localizaron el cuerpo de un masculino en Tizapán el Alto, asesinado con arma de fuego. 

De acuerdo con el reporte policial, fue ayer lunes a las 12:40 horas cuando los agentes localizaron a un hombre sin vida de 43 años de edad, sobre las calles Camino Real y Camino a La Cañada, en la colonia La Cañada. 

El occiso presentó un impacto de bala en la mandíbula del lado izquierdo. La víctima vestía una playera color verde, pantalones de mezclilla color azul y calzado artesanal en color café.

Paving progress in March to the second week of May. Photo: Laguna Weekly.

Editor.- Paving work on Francisco I. Madero street in San Juan Cosalá, begun in March, has at last been completed, according to the Government of Jocotepec.

Construction progress from the second week of May to May 31. Laguna Weekly.

Work at the site, delayed for more than 15 days to a lack of materials, was resumed after an adult couple and their children were hired to finish the job, which they did in under two weeks.

Delegate Carlos Vázquez confirmed that the concrete and stone paving work had been completed and that the street was ready for normal use. 

Some construction materials remained on site, but,Vázquez said,»It’s finished, it’s ready,» 

Neighbors reportedly welcomed the improved mobility and accessibility on the street, including for services such as garbage collection, water and gas deliveries.

Work on the street had been paused during the second week of May, due partly to complaints from neighbors. 

Translated by Alan Ferguson

Police seized a weapon from one of those arrested.

Editorial staff.- In separate incidents, two individuals were detained in Tizapán el Alto when they tried to evade police officers of the State Security Secretariat, who had approached them for a search. Drugs and a firearm were found on one of the suspects.

In the first incident, the state police officers driving along the intersection of Jalisco and Puebla Streets, in the Rinconada de Santa Anita neighborhood, noticed a man riding a motorcycle without a license plate and without a reflective vest or helmet. The suspect accelerated when he caught sight of the police officers.

The uniformed officers stopped the motorcyclist, identified as Santiago «N,» aged 36. After applying the security protocols, the officers found among the suspect’s belongings 11 small packages with granulated material resembling crystal meth, weighing 1.6 grams. The man also had a .357-caliber revolver with six live cartridges strapped to his waist.

The suspect in the second case, René «N,» aged 37, was apprehended at the intersection of Zaragoza Street and Guadalajara-Morelia Highway, in the Villa Emiliano Zapata neighborhood, in the same municipality.

The police officers were passing the location when they saw the man riding a motorcycle, also without license plates, so they asked him to stop to question him securely. Their search revealed 16 plastic bags with crystal meth, weighing 2.3 grams.

Translated by Mags Petela