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[Mad_Max]

http://es-us.noticia...-215000910.html

Using Google Translate

Guadalajara, Jal., 1 Aug. A band dedicated to stealing private homes in Chapala was disintegrated by agents of the state attorney general's office pertaining to the area of vehicle theft and the region of La Cienega.
The corporation reported that police detainees are Martin Munguia Alejandro Romero "El Cholo", 22, Arturo Diaz Coronado "the cake" of 27, and José Juan Olivas Gamez "the Puchini", 30, resident in the three The Green Township Falls.
Cases in which would be involved are the January 3, 2012, in Brisas de Chapala, where they seized electronics, jewelry and cash, as well as two small digital safes.
Besides that of January 12, 2012, in a residential subdivision of Chapala Haciendas II, where the inhabitants amagaron (foreigners) with prop guns, and stole valuables and three vehicles. The amount was 600 thousand pesos in total.
They are related to another robbery that occurred on January 19, 2012 in another housing subdivision II Chapala Haciendas, which also underwent a woman of foreign origin and took some valuables.
Munguia Romero has a history of theft and was jailed for six years seven months; Olivas Gamez was in prison for selling marijuana one year eight months.
The three men, who have secured a Volvo car red, 2004 model, with South Dakota plates, stolen Jan. 12 in a dorm, were consigned to Judge Chapala for the crime of robbery.

[JayBearII]

Terrific!

[Ajijic_hiker]

Home News Lake Chapala Citizen tip leads to arrests in Chapala home invasion cases
Citizen tip leads to arrests in Chapala home invasion cases


Friday, August 03 2012 10:26 Dale Hoyt Palfrey

The eagle-eyed owner of an Ajijic coffee shop has become a local hero after providing a tip leading to the arrest of three men linked to a series of home invasions perpetrated in the Chapala area last January.
Hugo Galindo, proprietor of Coffee and Bagels, was surfing the internet early last week in search of a good deal on purchasing a used car. He was astounded when the photo of a bright red Volvo convertible popped up on the screen, easily recognizable as one of three vehicles stolen from the Chapala Haciendas home of friends Bill and Snooky Heim on January 12. He passed on the information to the Heims, they immediately contacted their insurance company which in turn notified the authorities.
Detectives assigned to the state prosecutor’s auto theft unit promptly located the seller who fingered alleged members of a criminal gang based in El Salto. On Wednesday, August 1, agents nabbed Martin Alejandro Munguia Romero, 22, Arturo Coronado Diaz, 27, and Jose Juan Olivas Gamez, 30. By the end of the week the three suspects were behind bars at Chapala’s regional jail facing formal charges of aggravated robbery.
According to Gabriel Sanchez , supervisor of the Chapala Ministerio Publico district attorney’s office (MP), Munguia Romero has been positively identified as one of the bandits who robbed the Heims and six other people present at their home. The victims were tied up at gunpoint and forced to lie down on the floor while the armed gang ransacked the premises, making off with a booty of cash, jewelry, electronic gear and other valuables as well as a 1999 Dodge Neon a 2005 model Lexus, the 2004 Volvo convertible belonging to the Heims and their companions. Police recovered the first two vehicles within days after the crime was committed and subsequently returned them to their owners.
Sanchez told the Reporter that statements taken from the three suspects implicate them in the heist, as well as in similar home invasions and break-ins reported in Chapala Haciendas and Brisas de Chapala during the month of January. Arrest warrants have also been issued against two other individuals charged with acquisition of stolen goods related to these cases.

[ohjoni]

If you have never been to Coffee & Bagels, it is located in Ajijic next to Blue Bell Ice Cream. Good lattes and great bagels. Let's all stop by and thank Hugo for being so observant.

[thevalerieleigh]

WOW! This is GREAT news! Well done!

Valerie

[Catinmex]

This IS great news. I frequent Coffee and Bagels and had planned to go for lunch today so I will be sure to express my appreciation to Hugo.

[ohjoni]

We went for coffee this morning and thanked Hugo. He was very humble and appreciative.

[maxx]

Putting to much information about someone who informed about about a crime could put them in danger.

[Griffin]

Putting to much information about someone who informed about about a crime could put them in danger.

Yep, that's asking for trouble.

Is the news article correct that $600,000 is pesos was stolen? Why did the victims have that much money in the house? They can't bring that much in USD into Mexico (about $45,000 today) so why wasn't it in a bank?

[Mad_Max]

Yep, that's asking for trouble.

Is the news article correct that $600,000 is pesos was stolen? Why did the victims have that much money in the house? They can't bring that much in USD into Mexico (about $45,000 today) so why wasn't it in a bank?

I reread the article - it doesn't say that $600,000 pesos was stolen - and instead - implies that this is the total value of what was stolen - to include valuables and three vehicles.

....................stole valuables and three vehicles. The amount was 600 thousand pesos in total. (from noticias)

....................making off with a booty of cash, jewelry, electronic gear and other valuables as well as a 1999 Dodge Neon a 2005 model Lexus, the 2004 Volvo convertible (from Guadalajara Reporter)

[Griffin]

I think the cars alone are worth more than $600,000 pesos. If they are insured, I bet the insurance company pays more out than that fpr the vehicles, but not now since they did get one back.