Three men were arrested early Friday blocks away from a residence where a burglary was reported by the owner, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 12:10 a.m. a report was made regarding a residential burglary at Jordania and Ceylán streets at Colonia Nacionalista neighborhood.
The home owner called the emergency center to report the three suspects took several items from his residence and left on a black 1999 Dodge pickup with California plates.
The suspects left scene with furniture and kitchen items and 200 pesos in cash or US $12.
Police officers found and arrested the suspects few blocks away from the residence, authorities said.
Police agents arrested Sergio “Doe”, 23; José “Doe”, 47; and Juan “Doe”, 27.
The trio was transported to the police headquarters to begin their processing.
Alleged kidnappers arrested
Two men related to the kidnapping of a 22-year-old man from Mexicali Valley were arrested by state police officers, said the Attorney General’s office.
Assistant Attorney for Special Investigations José González said the suspects were identified as Alfredo “Doe”, 27, aka “El Chapo”, and Carlos Ramón “Doe”, 40, aka “El Gordo Chinola”.
The official said the suspects allegedly kidnapped the victim on Jan. 6 outside a bar at Ejido Toluca rural town.
Authorities said witnesses told detectives that two unknown men kidnapped them at gunpoint while driving a white 2008 Dodge Avenger with Arizona plates.
Authorities said Alfredo was linked to the suspects, given he asked to stop at the bar to go to the restroom and left the right door opened for the suspects could kidnap the driver.
Moments after the kidnapping, the victim’s relatives received phone calls to demand money to free the man.
New transparency bill approved
State lawmakers voted Thursday in favor of a bill that, if enacted, will mandate all residents and entities that receive public funds to make public their information and deliver it when citizens require it.
The bill was voted unanimously by Assembly members, but still need to run on the State’s Periodical Journal to become law.
The new law has 171 articles and supersedes the actual law.
Assemblyman Cuauhtémoc Cardona, a Tijuana member of the National Action Party, said the bill mandates authorities must prove impact when denying information requests.
Members of the Transparency Institute will be appointed by a group of residents according to the new law, he said.
The new law was addressed for several organizations during public hearings held statewide months ago.
All the parties impacted by the law must modify their regulations according to the new law in 90 days after the bill becomes law, Cardona said.
New street light center launched
City of Mexicali officials opened Thursday a new street light center that authorities hope will improve traffic and lower driving time.
The new Operations and Monitoring Control Hall, located at Río Nuevo Blvd., cost the city 49 million pesos or US $2.9 million.
The center will control 167 video cameras installed at busy intersections, 3.3 miles of optic fiber, 15 microwave links and broadband antennas, 10 video codifiers and four special cameras to control traffic.
