Two men were arrested late Tuesday and early Wednesday in separate incidents while driving vehicles that were reported stolen, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 8:53 p.m. on Tuesday police officers arrested Gerardo “Doe,” 23, at Colonia Huertas de la Progreso neighborhood in western Mexicali.
Police agents were told by the owner of a 1993 Honda Civic Cx that the vehicle was stolen.
Police officers found and arrested the man who was exiting the vehicle, authorities said.
At 1:43 a.m. on Wednesday police agents arrested Fidel “Doe,” 26.
A witness reported at the emergency dispatching center that a blue 1996 Honda Civic was badly parked at Chila Avenue and 16 de Abril Street at Fraccionamiento Ángeles de Puebla neighborhood in southeastern Mexicali.
An unknown man was sitting on the passenger’s seat, according to the report.
Police officers arrived and found the suspect who was nervous.
After the vehicle registration was verified at the emergency dispatching center police officers determined the automobile was reported stolen.
The suspects were transported to the police headquarters.
Mayor announces investment
Mexicali Mayor Gustavo Sánchez said Tuesday his administration has plans to increase the investment in public works projects this year by 200 percent.
During a meeting with members of the Mexican Chamber of the Construction Industry Mayor Sánchez said the city will spend 436 million pesos or $21.8 million in such projects during 2017.
The mayor did not disclose details regarding these projects.
He also said although the financial burden the city is going through services like trash collection, street lighting, police patrolling and other projects have not been impacted.
Mayor Sánchez said the city was able to retain 16 million pesos in federal funds to continue with projects like the resurfacing and remodeling of downtown’s Obregón Avenue.
City officials and construction businessmen attended the meeting.
New college students welcomed
The Autonomous University of Baja California Dean Juan Manuel Ocegueda welcomed Tuesday thousands of new students who began the day before their semester.
The ceremony included 3,405 of the 9,461 students who started Monday their classes.
Ocegueda said the university will celebrate this year six decades of contributions to the economic, political, social and education development of the state.
“You must feel proud of joining this prestigious university and feel proud of becoming Cimarrones,” Ocegueda said. “It has been proven that a college degree will make each one of you become better persons and participative citizens in the nation’s problem-solving.”
Based on a ranking set by British company QS Quacquarelly Symonds Ltd., the dean said the college is one of the best public institutions in Northwestern Mexico and the whole country.
He said only 35 out of 100 Mexican youths aged 18-22 have college degrees in the country, while UABC registers seven out of every 10 student candidates.
Some of the new students come from the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Jalisco, Sonora, Tabasco and Mexico City, as well as from countries like Colombia, South Korea and Venezuela.
