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This Bancomer branch is for their "Preferred Customers" ($100K plus accounts) and is located on the north end of Rosarito across the parking lot from Office Depot. Forget bank robbing- this is customer robbing.

Link to article in Spanish.



ROSARITO, Baja California(PH) Al menos una treintena de clientes de una sucursal bancaria ubicada en el bulevar Benito Juárez fueron asaltados por dos sujetos que llegaron al sitio, y a punta de pistola les arrebataron sus pertenencias.

En una sucursal bancaria localizada en la plaza Giramar, el pánico hizo presa de los clientes que se encontraban cerca de las 13:30 horas realizando una operación y fueron sorprendidos por el grito, ¡Esto es un asalto, todos al piso!

En ese momento los asaltantes arrebataron bolsas y dinero a los clientes que no pusieron ninguna resistencia para luego salir huyendo del lugar.


ROSARITO, Baja California - At least 30 bank branch customers on bulevar Benito Juárez were assaulted by two subjects who arrived at the location, and pointed a pistol at them, taking their belongings.

In a bank branch located in plaza Giramar, panic gripped the customers who were in the bank around 1:30PM transaction business and were surprised by the cry, "This is a robbery, everybody on the floor!"

Then the assailants grabbed purses and money from the customers, who did not put up any resistance, and then fled the location.

Similar incidents in La Paz last fall.
http://www.oem.com.mx/elsudcaliforni...s/n2761816.htm
Looks like they choose a time when clients are likely to be carrying large sums of money for deposit? I suppose going for the clients is less risky and more likely to succeed than trying to rob the bank itself.

Originally Posted by kate

Similar incidents in La Paz last fall.
http://www.oem.com.mx/elsudcaliforni...s/n2761816.htm
Looks like they choose a time when clients are likely to be carrying large sums of money for deposit? I suppose going for the clients is less risky and more likely to succeed than trying to rob the bank itself.

and by robbing the "Preferred" branch customers- they robbed only the wealthiest customers- so not much public uproar.

Are you sure they weren't making a movie? That ghost town studio is still there, isn't it?
Yep....I think they were making a movie.

Our niece works in a nail salon that was held up a few months back by two jerks. After they emptied the cash register they moved on to make all the employees and clients empty their purses in addition to removing any jewelry they were wearing. Before they left the store one of them noticed the new sneakers my niece was wearing and took them too.

I personally would love to squeeze the life out of those two with my bare hands.

Lovely - we usually stop there for cash when we are in Rosarito...

Originally Posted by BajaGringo

Lovely - we usually stop there for cash when we are in Rosarito...

Just be sure to get enough to go around and everything will be alright.

Would you believe it happened again today? Same exact robbery type, same branch and at 11:30am on a Monday no less. Just the customers were robbed again. The robbers must have done well 10 days ago and went back for seconds. That's what happens when the crooks aren't caught. I'll bet business at at the Bancomer Preferred Customer branch drops off a tad... Wonder if it's the same security guard? (More ambulances again this time- someones gonna have a heart attack)
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ROSARITO, Baja California(PH) - La historia se repite, y es que a tan sólo unos días de que los clientes de la sucursal de Bancomer Villa Floresta fueran asaltados, hoy ocurrió un acto similar.

El asalto ocurrió hace menos de media hora y en el sitio ya se encuentran paramédicos de la Cruz Roja para brindar atención a los clientes y empleados que aún se encuentran dentro del banco.

Por el momento no se han ofrecido pormenores del asalto por parte de las autoridades.[/i]

Link to article in Spanish.



ROSARITO, Baja California - History repeats itself, and only a few days after customers of a Bancomer Villa Floresta branch were assaulted, it happened again today.

The assault occurred before noon and there are Red Cross paramedics at the site to render medical attention to customers and employees who are still inside the bank.

For the moment, the authorities have not provided any details on the assault.

You have got to be SHITTING me!



Jesus.

Oh, that so sucks. You're right - business is sure to drop off with that track record. I wonder if there were any customers involved who happened to be there the last time around. That would be extremely bad luck...

Originally Posted by BajaGringo

Oh, that so sucks. You're right - business is sure to drop off with that track record. I wonder if there were any customers involved who happened to be there the last time around. That would be extremely bad luck...

Since no one was caught yet, should we start a poll for when it will happen again?
I should think the crime rate would go down faster if the crooks were caught once in a while, huh?

Unbelievable!!

"..."an atmosphere where impunity thrives is an environment that gives rise to all types of violence..."..."

Originally Posted by Woooosh

Since no one was caught yet, should we start a poll for when it will happen again?
I should think the crime rate would go down faster if the crooks were caught once in a while, huh?

Actually, based on my experience, catching them does nothing for the crime rate, but shooting them does!!!

Originally Posted by Teniente

Actually, based on my experience, catching them does nothing for the crime rate, but shooting them does!!!

Agreed. Crime rates are probably more of a social economic symptom than directly related to arrest/conviction stats. Proof of that is in the drug war Mexico has been fighting for the last decade. The police and military can kill/arrest ten bad guys but the next day there are a hundred more lining up, ready and willing to take their place.

And they are usually more ruthless than the previous bad guys.

In my years of living down here I have had the opportunity to get to know quite well some very old farming and ranch families here on this stretch of the peninsula. They have told me quite frankly how they deal with thieves they catch. The first time they just "rough them up" a bit and get sent home with a stern warning. The second time they get caught they are beaten badly and left with a note in their pocket what will happen if they are caught again. If the thief is stupid enough to get caught a third time, they follow up on their promise written on the note.

It is that simple - they don't bother with calling the police. It really is like the old west down here in many, many ways...

Originally Posted by Marty Cortez

"..."an atmosphere where impunity thrives is an environment that gives rise to all types of violence..."..."

Imagine that, a Belgian crane company partners with a Mexican company and gets screwed over. The Belgian company prevails in the courts so the Mexicans threaten him and and kill him. How's that for fostering an atmosphere for international investment? They invited him to play, they didn't play fair with him and then killed him when he won. Not good.

Not so good for Italians promoting a bike event either. What country is Mexico not ticking off?

MEXICO CITY – An armed group kidnapped a man “of Italian origin” on the weekend in the central Mexican town of Amecameca, a spokesman for the Mexico state government told Efe on Monday.

The victim is a 54-year-old businessman identified as Gilberto Soliman Corollo, a spokesman for the state Public Safety Department said.

The incident occurred last Saturday night when nine men armed with long guns entered the Los Venados restaurant at the Hacienda Panoaya and seized Corollo.

Apparently, the businessman was in the area promoting the 9th bicycle race on Popobike mountain, held last weekend near the Paso de Cortes on the slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano.

The investigation of the case has been handed to the Mexico state Attorney General’s Office, which was not able to provide any further details. Sources with the Italian Embassy in Mexico also were unavailable for comment.

http://www.laht.com/article.asp?Cate...ticleId=694343