Quote: Originally Posted by
El-supa 
like i said
its a toll road
so that means no local cops
the road is not that long nor wide so having federales on the road makes no scense
so you get pure unmolested free runs with zero hassell
Plus i go there every year for my birth day and its the 4 time weve been there and im yet to have ANY problems
plus i used to live in tj so its coo
P.S all cars came from the states
yeah, even better..
Troubling sign in Baja
Surfers warn of armed robberies while camping on Mexican coast
By Terry Rodgers and Anna Cearley
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERS
November 14, 2007
The fear is growing.
Southern California surfers have reason to be especially wary about venturing to Baja California after a spate of armed robberies by paramilitary-style criminals.
EDUARDO CONTRERAS / Union-Tribune
Ruben Valdez and Briana Kennedy of Orange County surfed near where robbers have struck.
About a half-dozen robberies and carjackings that targeted U.S. surfers en route to camping spots along the 780-mile Baja California peninsula have occurred since June, accordingng to unconfirmed tallies reported via the Internet.
Mexican authorities said they've heard of few such crimes since August, but concede that American tourists may not be stopping to report the incidents before returning to the United States.
In addition to the buzz created by online postings, members of the Swamis Surfing Association heard from one of their own last night about the heightened crime risk.
Pat Weber of Encinitas talked during the club's meeting about his traumatic experience last month at Cuatro Casas, a popular but remote surfing spot about 200 miles south of the border.
Weber said he and his girlfriend had gone to Baja to escape the foul air caused by the wildfires in San Diego County. Just after sundown Oct. 23, two men wearing military clothing and ski masks confronted the couple. Weber said he initially refused to come out of his motor home, but surrendered after the robbers fired a shot into the vehicle.
Reporting an assault
While in Mexico, flag down a police officer or dial 066 on a local phone.
People visiting Baja California can receive help by calling the office of the region's secretary of tourism. The hotline is 078.
Once back in the United States, people still can report crimes that occurred in Mexico by contacting:
The U.S. Consulate's office in Tijuana, which channels complaints to the appropriate Mexican agency and assists U.S. citizens with follow-up investigations. E-mail
consulartijuan@state.gov.
The San Diego Police Department, which takes courtesy reports and forwards them to the consulate's office. Call (619) 531-2000.
They made us get down on all fours execution position and put guns to our heads, said Weber, who owns the San Diego Surfing Academy in Carlsbad.
The gunmen sexually assaulted his girlfriend before stealing $10,000 worth of computers, video cameras and other gear, he said.
Weber had logged more than 500 days in Baja and taken dozens of students there over the past 10 years. He now considers it hazardous territory.
My career guiding surfing tours into Mexico is over, he said. I'm cutting it off. I'm urging everyone else for their safety to do the same.
Unlike many other victims, Weber stopped in Ensenada to report the robbery and assault to police. He wasn't the only recent victim at Cuatro Casas.
On Sept. 16, three San Diego-area surfers camping there were robbed at gunpoint by two men fitting the same description as those who attacked Weber and his girlfriend.
The three surfers, each in their 20s, were rousted from their tents at midnight and robbed by the masked men. The victims lost everything but their vehicle and keys. Terrified, they did not report the crime until they had returned home.
Some visitors don't trust Mexican law-enforcement officers, who have been linked to corruption and criminal groups over the years. Other travelers just want to put the trauma behind them as quickly as possible.
Mexican authorities said they have increased patrols along the U.S.-Mexico border highway, Calle Internacional, and along Mexico Highway 1 leading to the Ensenada toll road.
Some Friendly Runs @ Rosarito
Good video either way.. just lookin' out for ya'll
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