2023-10-09 05:40:14
Tijuana, BC- Valle Verde settlers in the eastern area ask for more Street lighting on the main avenue to prevent being victims of assault or robbery in their homes.
The insecurity is very latent because it can be daytime and there are thugs passing through all the streets, they happen like 6 times a day, at night they happen more times, there is more security but if it happens they attack you or break into your house” said Sofia Ornelas, a resident of Valle Verde.
Ornelas explained that the people who carry out these criminal activities in the area tend to be supervising the neighborhood activities before committing the robbery.
They explained that the most common thefts in the area are of valuable items and televisions when thieves ‘jump’ into homes.
However, the presence of the National Guard Through patrols in the neighborhood it has helped reduce the rate of robberies, according to the inhabitants.
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“Nowadays the issue of shoplifting has decreased as well as assaults and robberies at home, however it does not mean that it does not happen. Years ago the neighborhood did not have public lighting and a patrol rarely went around the neighborhoods.
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But you can already see that there is surveillance by the National Guard and patrols that cut down the colonies day and night,” said Ana Juárez, owner of a business in the area.
Resident Rosa Magallón asked that the potholes in the neighborhood and the public lighting be addressed.
He added that the issue of increasing lighting was important because there are many people who walk back from work so They expose themselves a lot.
They commented that many of the assaults on pedestrians are carried out by people in bicycles or motorbikes.
“Insecurity has decreased because at the beginning when I moved it was one shot at a time, they even stole my clothes, 4 years ago,” he said.
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“If you hear a lot that you are being robbed, it is very unsafe to go at night or it is better not to even go there, no one leaves their cars outside anymore, it is a problem that whether you like everyone or not It is affecting him,” said Anuark Lino Flores, a settler from Valle Verde.
He added that when he requested the presence of the patrol due to the issue of home robbery did not attend and that on occasions the neighbors themselves have suggested taking justice into their own hands.
In addition, people asked for more lighting and purple lights in neighborhoods with increased reports of theft.
“I ask that they continue patrolling, because only then will this neighborhood remain quiet,” asked Cesar Rivera, a resident of the area.
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