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Imagen del camión siniestrado, en el lugar del accidente. Foto: Cortesía.

Redacción.- Al menos 14 personas perdieron la vida y 19 más resultaron heridas luego del choque de un camión de pasajeros que transportaba trabajadores de una empresa productora de berries, cuando se quedó sin frenos y se impactó contra un paredón lateral sobre la carretera Tuxcueca – Citala.

El percance que se registró durante la tarde noche del 18 de mayo donde perdieron la vida nueve hombres y cinco mujeres, mientras que otras seis mujeres y 13 hombres resultaron heridos y fueron trasladados a los Servicios Médicos Municipales y Hospital Comunitario de Jocotepec para su atención médica.   

Durante el operativo de apoyo, participaron elementos de Seguridad de la Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional; elementos de Seguridad Pública de Tuxcueca y la Policía del Estado.

Así como del Instituto Jalisciense de Ciencias Forenses (Delegación Ocotlán); Servicios Médicos de Jocotepec; Bomberos Tuxcueca; así como elementos de Protección Civil de la comandancia de Mazamitla, Chapala y Jocotepec además de la Policía Vial, Policía Investigadora (Agencia de Tizapán el Alto) y Protección Civil del Estado.

Photography for illustrative purposes

Editorial Staff.- Angel Alejandro D., accused of robbing a gas station in Chapala in 2017, was arrested almost five years after committing the crime. The arrest took place in Puerto Vallarta. The arrest report did not date the arrest..

The subject is accused of threatening an employee with a firearm and robbing him of cash.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office was able to establish his probable responsibility and requested an arrest warrant against him. He was captured in the Santo Domingo neighborhood in Puerto Vallarta by agents stationed in District VIII, who notified him of his legal rights.

Translated by Mags Petela

The fire was visible from various points in Chapala and Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. Photo: Mario Negrete Photography.

Laguna Staff (Chapala).-  The hills located behind the Brisas Chapala subdivision, on the border with Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, were affected by the fire that started during the morning of Saturday, May 7, damaging 67 hectares of forest area.

Around 11:00 a.m. the first reports were received when a large column of smoke was observed in Chapala and visible in Ajijic. Shortly afterward, the smoke could be seen from the municipality of Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. 

Aerial view of the affected area. Photo: Government of Chapala.

The flames quickly spread, when members of the Civil Protection and Firefighters of Chapala arrived in the area. They asked for reinforcements from other municipalities to fight the magnitude of the fire. Soon a tanker helicopter from the municipality of Tlajomulco arrived to help. 

After hours of work, the fire was extinguished with 58 firefighters participating in the arduous work. 

Although most of the burned area was leaf litter, the fauna was affected and forced to move away from the affected area. Before the fire started, some suspicious trucks could be seen from the road near the starting point.  

Translated by Mary Woods

 Daniela Baez during the March 14th demonstration against sexual abuse at the Chapala Regional High School. Credit: Sofía Medeles.

Jazmín Stengel (Chapala).- Two months after Daniela Baez, a former student of the Chapala Regional High School of the University of Guadalajara (UdeG), filed a complaint for sexual abuse against David N, a professor at the same high school, there has been little progress. Daniela Baez cannot believe how torturous it is for victims to have to prove the abuse they suffered. She’s had to undergo repeated tests in order for the investigations to continue.

In spite of filing the complaint with the State Prosecutor’s Office, the investigation was transferred to the Chapala Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP), an institution that has summoned Baez countless times to request different physical and psychological studies on the matter, some without any logical sense for the victim. She’s been subjected to a «quite grotesque» gynecological study, despite the fact that the abuse happened more than seven years ago, in 2015 when Baez was 15 years old, and the professor was close to fifty. Additionally, in Mexico, the victim must present all the necessary evidence to start a legal process.

In her case, Baez had to thoroughly prove what happened. She’s identified the different houses he used, the times they went, and details of what happened in each location. Having to keep repeating the facts of her case is uncomfortable and tedious for her. She says that sexual harassment abuses in schools are well known, however, few students dare to raise their voices either due to social pressure or the tediousness of legal proceedings, as she’s experienced first-hand. Many of the victims refuse to complain about how  difficult the process is, and  how much strength a victim must have to withstand the gossip and rumor that people spread freely.

The UdeG issued a communiqué on March 15th announcing the suspension of the professor, David N, until the official investigations conclude. Once the judge’s sentence is announced, the university will also issue its own.

After her experience, the victim  began to see a psychologist, who was the first to detect the problem. After the 8M (The International Women’s Strike or International Feminist Strike 8-M ) ,march this year, she got the strength to raise her voice within her family, and then in the community, noting how important it is for the victim to have a strong circle of trust and support to have the courage to accuse their aggressor.

 «It’s not about how much you pay or how far you go,» Baez said about her case , as her only goal is for people to recognize that these actions are wrong, and to stop justifying, excusing, or ignoring them.

The International Feminist Strike 8-M was a movement that took place on March 8, 2018, International Women’s Day organized by feminist movements in support of women’s rights across the world  and to determine the level of exploitation of women in the workplace, social reproduction and reproductive labor, nver damaging reputations in the process.

Translated by Amy Esperanto

 The crime for which they were captured occurred last week and according to the investigations these people entered the church of San Francisco de Asis

Laguna Staff (Chapala,Jal.).- Two men were arrested after being accused of stealing more than 6 thousand pesos from a church in Chapala. Personnel from the Regional Prosecutor’s Office placed them at the disposal of the judges who served  them with an arrest warrant for the crime of aggravated robbery.

They are Yahir Alejandro G. and Víctor Alfonso C., who were arrested on Isla del Presidio street at the intersection with De los Maestros, in the Gastronómica neighborhood, in the municipality of Chapala.

The crime for which they were captured occurred last week and according to the investigations these people entered the church of San Francisco de Asis, forced open a box of coins that was at the foot of a catholic image and extracted the amount of 6 thousand pesos,  the cause of their  arrest warrant.

Both were placed at the disposal of the Judge of Control and Oral Trial of the Fifth Judicial District, who will decide their legal situation. The arrested persons will be treated as innocent until a sentence is issued against them.

Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan

The agent of the Public Prosecutor’s Office obtained an arrest warrant against her. Photography for illustrative purposes

Laguna Staff (Chapala).- Laura S., who also goes by the name of Laura Araceli S., was arrested for the probable commission of the crime of aggravated child sexual abuse in Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. 

The Prosecutor’s Office informed that the facts occurred in April of this year, in a farm located in the town of Atequiza, when the victim, who is a minor, was left alone in her home.

The agent of the Public Prosecutor’s Office obtained an arrest warrant against her, by means of which she was captured by Investigation Police in the downtown area of the aforementioned district. The woman was secured in accordance with the protocol and was placed at the disposal of the Judge of Control and Oral Trial of the Fifth Judicial District with headquarters in Chapala, who will resolve her legal situation.

Translated  by Patrick O’Heffernan

Municipal president of Jocotepec, José Miguel Gómez López, together with Eduardo Góngora Olmedo, one of the organizers of the grant and elements of the Civil Protection and Firefighters Unit next to the new truck.  

Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotepec).- The new fire truck for the Civil Protection and Fire Department of Jocotepec has been officially received. 

After a long process to acquire and transport the heavy load vehicle, as well as to collect the necessary funds to purchase it, the vehicle finally arrived at its destination. 

The delivery took place last Friday, May 6th in the main square, around 10:00 a.m., presided over by the municipal president José Miguel Gómez López.

Also in attendance were the director of the corporation, Sergio Herrera Robledo, representatives of the companies Driscoll’s and Berrymex, among other berry producers, as well as various Rotary clubs such as Guadalajara International and Jocotepec-Chapala.

The new fire truck, which cost $20,000 dollars (approximately 400,000 pesos), plus the 50 thousand pesos it cost to transport it from the United States to the municipality, was exhibited in the plaza in the presence of members of the Civil Protection Department.

During the event, Gómez López thanked the effort of all the people and companies involved in the donations to make it possible, as he stressed the need for the additional fire truck.

«The important thing about this type of donation is that Jocotepec has grown, and so have its problems. More equipment is required not only to provide the services but also to ensure the safety of the population,» said the mayor.

He added that the number of services that the Civil Protection Unit provides is increasing, although he did not specify the exact number, so it is necessary to optimize the help to the unit so it can continue providing the service to the community.

Translated by Sandy Britton

Cecilia Flores, president and founder of the collective Madres Buscadoras de Sonora.  

Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotepec).- Despite the fact that the municipality of Jocotepec has  registered more than 50 missing persons  between January 2014 and December 2019, so far  no mother has joined the search for her children. 

Cecilia Patricia Flores Armenta, president and founder of the Colectivo, «Madres Buscadoras de Sonora» who support the searches in Jalisco, invited the mothers of the municipality to join the movement. 

According to data obtained via transparency, under folio 00097120 before the Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office, there are at least 58 current records of people from Jocotepec whose whereabouts are unknown. The complaints were made from January 2014 to December 2019. However, Cecilia said that there is no mother from the municipality who has requested help from the collective.

Cecilia also reported that in the state alone, until 2022, there are over 16 thousand people missing or unaccounted for. 

Flores Armenta commented that Madres Buscadoras de Sonora was born as a result of the tragic disappearance of her sons Marco Antonio Sauceda and Alejandro Islas Flores, a little more than three years ago, and to the lack of support from the authorities.

So, in desperation, but driven by the faith of finding her sons, she founded the collective that extends to a great majority of the country and has found more than 900 missing persons and another 800 alive.

Cecilia Flores urged all those mothers, who are going through a terrible situation such as having a missing child, not to be afraid, «our children have the right to be looked for,» she insisted.

She added that the situation in Jalisco is very complicated, since most of the bodies found by the collective have been found in farms and «mutilated,» explained Flores.

In the last operation of the collective in Jalisco which took place last February, 281 black bags with remains were found–apparently 81 bodies, as well as five more farms, without counting yet how many bodies there were.

Finally, Cecilia urged the population to become aware of the situation and urge the authorities to do their job properly, because she does not want any other mother to know «what it is like to be dead while alive.»

Translated by Sydney Metrick

El intento de extorsión ocurrió en la delegación de San Antonio Tlayacapan. Foto: Fiscalía.

Redacción.- Policías estatales que mantenían labores de patrullaje en la delegación de San Antonio Tlayacapan, en el municipio de Chapala, evitaron que una mujer fuera víctima de extorsión telefónica.

En su recorrido de vigilancia, los oficiales fueron abordados por un ciudadano, quien les reportó que su hermana atendía una llamada en la que le mencionaban que su hijo, un menor de 13 años, estaba privado de la libertad, además de exigirle el pago del rescate.

La familia afectada fue auxiliada por los oficiales en la localización del menor. Foto: Fiscalía.

De acuerdo al reporte difundido el 16 de mayo, los oficiales impidieron que la ciudadana efectuara la transferencia del dinero, informándole que se trataba de un posible intento de extorsión, al tiempo de emprender la búsqueda del menor para su pronta localización. 

Minutos más tarde, se notificó a los uniformados sobre el arribo del adolescente a las inmediaciones de la Comisaría de Chapala, sitio al que acudieron para corroborar el hecho y verificar que se encontrara en óptimas condiciones de salud.

Luego de dar aviso sobre el caso al agente ministerial, fue la instancia municipal la encargada de regresar al menor a sus tutores.

The accused used physical and psychological violence to commit the abuse on repeated occasions. Photo: Prosecutor’s Office.

Editorial Staff.- Joshua A., who gave mathematics tutoring classes to a minor and allegedly sexually abused him, is facing criminal proceedings after the evidence provided against him by the Regional Special Prosecutor’s Office of District V based in Chapala.

The accused used physical and psychological violence; and the crime was allegedly committed on repeated occasions during the month of December 2021.

The last aggression occurred last April 24, in a home located in the Sabinos II neighborhood, in the municipality of Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, where said subject was carrying out school instruction to the victim.

Fearing that the accused would cause him greater harm, the victim kept silent; however, his brother found out about what happened, so he asked for help from his mother who, seeking access to justice, reported Joshua A.

The man was captured by agents of the Investigation Police of District V, who placed him at the disposal of a Supervisory Judge, who ordered him to stand trial, considering that the evidence was well-founded. 

In addition, the judge ratified the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Joshua A. to remain in preventive custody for one year, as a precautionary measure.

Translated by Kerry Watson