Residents and representatives of the tourist sector of Atacames held a new sit-in to demand more police surveillance in resorts and tourist destinations where people and homes have been robbed.
One of these robberies with murder was José Mendoza (18 years old) and occurred in the Pedro Vicente Maldonado park, at about 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday of this week. The victim was shot in the abdomen when resisting the theft of his mobile phone.
On the night of this Thursday the 17th, a cooperative passenger taxi was shot in the body, in the Macará area, on the E15 sur Atacames-Muisne highway, with no record of injuries or deaths.
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John Schneider, hotel manager and coordinator of the mobilization that took place on Wednesday the 16th, explained that the robberies are violent. One of these cases was the robbery of the ATMs inside the Casa Blanca housing complex, in the Same compound, in recent days. More than $2,000 was taken by several assailants who used tools to extract the money and flee by sea.
Alejandra Arcentales indicated that the criminals entered her home one morning and stole belongings and valuables. She also made reference to the theft of a motorcycle by two subjects outside the Atacames Prosecutor’s Office, last January.
Last year, 180 firm complaints were received and 15 until last week, revealed Juan Carlos Avilez, police chief of this area.
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Police commissioners and political chiefs met with Mayor Paúl Cabrera to present the needs for fuel, vehicles and infrastructure for the police officers of the seven cantons, said Roberto Bosano, political chief of Atacames.
In the sit-in, it was also demanded that the Municipality of Atacames invest from the tax for the security rate in the acquisition of motorcycles for police officers. From this institution it was said that these requests should be channeled to the Interior and the Ministry of Government. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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