Should Albuquerque Be Grateful Crime Isn't Worse?
Winter Crime Wave in Cd. Juárez
61 Homicides So Far in January
Diario de Juárez: Last night a group of thieves wearing the tactical uniforms of municipal police held up a supermarket at 9:10 pm, forcing clerks to fork out 29,000 pesos (about $1500 US) from cash registers. A 17-year old adolescent was shot and killed in a residential house in Finca Bonita, in the Southeast section of town, the second killing of the day. Earlier a man was shot and killed while walking on a street in Ampliacion Felipe Angeles. Seven persons were murdered on Sunday. La Polaka reports a shoe store specializing in runner's shoes was burned last night in downtown Juárez, part of a rash of burnings in recent days. The burnings are believed to be the work of extortionists, often perpetrated by retail drug organizations raising a little extra cash on the side.
Last Thursday 10 vehicles were burned, and two convenience stores were set afire, apparently the work of extortionists. Yesterday the dismembered bodies of a married couple--two women--were found on the Juárez-El Porvenir highway in the Southeast area of the city. Initial reports indicated they were from El Paso.
Governor Maru Campos announced the beginning of helicopter patrols of the city, combined with a return to random checkpoints in strategic areas of the city.
Mayor Pérez Cuellar yesterday announced there would be an unprecedented investment in security measures in Juarez, by the municipality, state, and federal government. Random patrols will increase from 300 per day to 800. One thousand street cameras will be installed. More patrol cars will be purchased.
By contrast, Albuquerque had 117 homicides in all of 2021. So far this year here have been 8 homicides.
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