Police

Tourist Was Threatened At Gun Point By A Street Vendor A tourist reporting they had been threatened by a street vendor in Cancun prompted an absurd police operation that resulted in the arrest of fifty-one vendors. The operation was completed jointly by the police and national guard. According to multiple reports, a tourist was threatened …

After the shootings that took place at two chain restaurants in Cancun, and Playa del Carmen restaurant owners have been in meetings with local authorities to try and address the situation. Multiple potential solutions have been discussed between local business leaders and police to try and come up with a strategy to prevent these types of …

Two locations of the chain restaurants known as Tortas Goyo were attacked by gunmen Wednesday, the authorities are still investigating the case. As things stand though there have been no casualties or injuries to report in either instance. Still, the fact that two locations of the same restaurant were shot at has perplexed authorities who …

Little Information Leaves Much To Debate In Mysterious Case A Canadian man has been found dead in his apartment near Tulum this week. The lack of information has led to much speculation in the region. According to initial reports, the man lived in an apartment in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, not far from Tulum, in the …

On Tuesday morning an armed group of men found circling the Cancun Hotel Zone were captured by the National Guard. The men were spotted driving around in a white van when they called attention to themselves by speeding and driving recklessly near Kukulcan Boulevard. The armed men attempted to escape by speeding up and driving …

Cancun local authorities boasted for weeks that they would be undertaking a large security operation to ensure that tourists, and locals in the area could remain safe through the holiday season. Their efforts were largely concentrated on protecting the venues within the hotel zone, which unfortunately led to them loosening up their grip on other …

The Cancun municipal government is trying with all of their might to make sure that tourists stay safe in their sping vacations in the region. On top of bringing in reinforcements from the military to patrol the city, local authorities have also published a few tips and tricks for tourists to follow. This was done, …

Island Welcomes Force Back For First Time In Several Years Isla Mujeres has announced that it has reinstated its Tourist Police Force for the Easter period. It’s the first time the island has had a specific police force for tourism in several years. The popular island welcomed the force, named the Tourist Auxiliary Police, in …

There’s a pretty good chance that Cancun beaches in general will be filled with massive amounts of seaweed in the coming weeks. As reports indicate that large amounts of the foul smelling seaweed known as sargassum are slowly, but steadily making their way towards the shore. In Playa del Carmen authorities are trying to come …

The local government in Tulum is making sure that tourists are well taken care of in the beach city. To ensure this, they are starting with lecturing their own police force. This is not the first time that police corruption in general is acknowledged by local authorities. A main concern for the local police department …