Stolen Vehicles

We live in La Saladita (during the winter months) and we have been hearing from several of our neighbors about many MANY car thefts - at gunpoint! In Zihua, in the middle of the day on a busy downtown street, along the highway and in some of the villages. What is going on??? Are the cartels fighting each other again? Should we stay home this winter? Very concerned!

best to keep a low profile.

our buddy from los llanos had his tundra taken, our contractor had his 2007 jetta taken, our friend had her bosses car taken. all in the last 4-6 weeks.

drive a simple humble car. they love trucks n jettas. they probably won't steal your 1976 bocho

oh and my friend had his jeep liberty rental stolen, but that was last summer

and thankfully insured.

they will take everything in the car as well - don't expect to get your purse back or anything like that

if you can read spanish this is a fun read

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/estados/2016/09/11/recorrimos-la-ruta-del-terror-en-guerrero-0

havent heard of anyone getting jacked since that article came out thou.

If it wasn't a country we have been spending time in for years we wouldn't be going
We would read and listen and stroke it off the list
We are surviving on the good thoughts , friendships and memories.

Wouldn't it be great if there was a better translating system than Bing?

Wouldn't it be great if there was a better translating system than Bing?

Yes, but there is, Google translate and Rob has the link right on this page. Bing? Really?

I'm using Google Chrome as my browser and can simply right click on a news page, scroll down to "translate to english", click, and within seconds the page is translated.

Some words and phrases aren't perfect, but it gives you the gist of what's going on.

We will be down in Zih in early November and plan to keep a low profile, stick to the beaches, condo and restaurants. No roaming around downtown as usual, which is a shame.

We bought three years ago so we are also there
for a while.

We traveled every year by car to Patzcuaro,
san Miguel,Guanajuato last July, and we usually
go to Troncone and Bara De Potosi every time we come
down, which is once every four weeks from november
to may.

I guess we are Lucky because so far nothing happened.

i got stung by a sting ray...

I do get some feed back from our manager that
this year there is a bit more "turbulence" than
a few years ago. Reading the Diario of Zihuatanejo
is revealing. But it seems it comes in waves
and hopefully the Wind will die down.

There was suppose to be a joint military, state and marine
force in ZH to add security.

Does anybody know if they arrived and how is the situation
with them.

We bought three years ago so we are also there
for a while.

We traveled every year by car to Patzcuaro,
san Miguel,Guanajuato last July, and we usually
go to Troncone and Bara De Potosi every time we come
down, which is once every four weeks from november
to may.

I guess we are Lucky because so far nothing happened.

i got stung by a sting ray...

I do get some feed back from our manager that
this year there is a bit more "turbulence" than
a few years ago. Reading the Diario of Zihuatanejo
is revealing. But it seems it comes in waves
and hopefully the Wind will die down.

There was suppose to be a joint military, state and marine
force in ZH to add security.

Does anybody know if they arrived and how is the situation
with them.

The military drive by once or twice a day in their vehicles as if they were on parade. Otherwise no sign of them or any police, particularly at night when all the bars have their music cranked up to absurd levels and inebriated people are racing around town on motorcycles and in boombox cars. Still waiting for anything positive. Not holding my breath. Too many public servants seem to be in simulation mode and the rest are already on the campaign trail looking for their next booty.

When I clicked on Mapache's El Universal link the page appeared and Rob's link was no longer visible. Therefore I right-clicked and translate with Bing was the only option. If there's another option, I'd love to hear about it.

Just so there is no conception that the OPs concerns are valid, from today's Despertar de La Costa http://www.despertardelacosta.info/news/entre-2-y-3-vehiculos-robados-al-dia-en-zihuatanejo-reportan/
I know Rob thinks that hiding this sort of news behind the "protection of tourism spiel" and attacking the messenger with " I have links to the newspapers" I think when the question is asked directly it needs to be answered.

Please don't pretend to know what I think, friend.

Thank you everyone for your input. Any other info would be greatly appreciated.

luckily no one on this board speaks or reads spanish. so dont matter.

but 2-3 cars a day, thats impressive.

i only knew 3 people all summer who had their rigs taken

luckily my car is a dented up POS imported from france

sadder yet is they are probably taking 2-3 kids a day in the state as well. god knows why (well maybe we do).

dark times

http://www.abyznewslinks.com/mexic.htm
Some reading
Use google chrome to translate

Just so there is no conception that the OPs concerns are valid, from today's Despertar de La Costa http://www.despertardelacosta.info/news/entre-2-y-3-vehiculos-robados-al-dia-en-zihuatanejo-reportan/

I'm just waiting for the inevitable "Do you realize how many cars are stolen every day in Podunk, Illinois?"

I may be the only poster who actually had their car stolen in Zihua. The police knew who the thief was - a 21 year old who had skipped town after totally demolishing our vehicle up in the hills north of Zihua, near the village he originally came from. We asked what kind of penalty he might be facing if and when they arrested him, and were told "Maybe 17 or 18 years."
Hearing that, and given the reputation of Mexican prisons, we kinda hoped they wouldn't catch him. But if murderers sentenced to 40 years get out after serving only 2 years, I guess car thieves probably get a slap on the wrist.
Or maybe not: crimes against property seem to be taken more seriously than crimes against the person. Life in Mexico is very definitely cheap. Ask Al Rak.