Monday, February 10, 2025

Thieves target bank clients after making cash withdrawals in Mexico City

Robberies targeting people leaving banks in Mexico City have more than doubled in the first six months of 2019, according to an analysis by the newspaper Milenio.

There were 313 robberies committed against people who had just withdrawn cash from banks, 111% more than in the same period in 2018.

Most of the incidents occurred in affluent areas with high concentrations of offices and middle and upper class residences.

The three areas with the highest rates of robbery were the Polanco neighborhood and the adjacent neighborhoods of Granada and Anáhuac, followed by Del Valle and Roma Norte.

The robberies usually occur within three and five blocks of banks. In Polanco, most of the crimes targeted customers of the Multiva and Santander banks on Presidente Masaryk avenue, while in Roma Norte most of the robberies took place near the Glorieta de los Insurgentes.

Source: Milenio (sp)

U.S. troops and a tank at a San Diego Border Patrol station in late January.

US to pursue ‘total elimination of cartels;’ Sheinbaum says they should start at home

49
"Border czar" Tom Homan said Trump won't hesitate to use the U.S. military against Mexican cartels, if deemed necessary.
Mazatlán, Sinaloa beachside cliffs

As Carnival approaches, Mazatlán seeks to reactivate its tourism sector

1
Sinaloa's security crisis is strangling the beach town's tourist economy. Can Carnival 2025 change that?
Price signs in a produce market, showing inflation in Mexico

Inflation continues to trend down in January

0
It has been years since inflation was this close to the national bank's 3% goal.