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The news staff of Semanario Laguna consists of nine reporters, three editors, three photographers and three columnists. Various members of the staff cooperated on the writing and editing and illustrating of this story. All staff are members of The National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

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Wayward driver crashes car into a tree in Buenavista
Incident occurred in Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos

A driver failed to navigate a curve and crashed his car into a tree at…More

January 15, 2024 0

Search continues for Francisco López missing for over 15 days
42-year-old last seen in Atequiza

Francisco Javier Jacinto López, 42 years old, is missing after being seen for the last…More

January 15, 2024 0

Truck Trailer overturns on the Guadalajara bypass crossing
No injuries were reported

A trailer overturned on the access to the highway bypass on January 8. The truck…More

Days before the beginning of this year, authorities once again warned of phone calls from criminals attempting to extort money from residents based on lies and fear. Jocotepec President José Miguel Gómez López warned of the situation through a video posted on the City of Jocotepec’s Facebook page. He mentioned even government offices have seen their own cases. “People attempting to frighten and extort money through a series of calls to residents and public offices have triggered investigations into these cases,” Gómez López said in the video. Gómez López also reported that the extortionists pose as members of a criminal group and collect personal information to cause uncertainty and fear in their victims. “Many callers, supposedly from the Jalisco Cartel New Generation, recite call recipients’ full names, addresses, and other data that they have been collecting for some time. The callers then start demanding amounts of 40,000 pesos, then reduce their demand to 30,000, then 20,000. Many people are falling victim to this extortion.” “These are people who are not even here in Jocotepec. Their contacts (most of whom are in prison or other states) pass them the information needed to make these calls. But they are all profiteers. They are professional extortionists who are simply dedicated to intimidate and frighten people in an attempt to separate them from their money,” the president said. Gómez López reassured Jocotepec residents that the city is calm. He asked recipients of these calls to simply hang up. This is not the first time that telephone extortion attempts have been reported in the municipality. Translated and edited by MaryAnne Marble

January 15, 2024 0

Extortion attempts again reported in Jocotepec
Telephone threats and fear used to extort money

Days before the beginning of this year, authorities once again warned of phone calls from…More

January 15, 2024 0

Two seriously injured in high speed collision
Car hits double semi-trailer

Two young men were seriously injured after a rear-end collision with a trailer in the…More

January 15, 2024 0

Head-on collision on Santa Rosa-La Barca highway
Accident with injury occurred near Poncitlán

A woman was injured in a head-on collision on the Santa Rosa-La Barca highway, in…More

January 15, 2024 0

Non-injury multiple vehicle collision in congested area near Santa Rosa
Return lane location is cause of frequent accidents

A three-vehicle collision closed one lane of traffic at a highway return lane near Puerta…More

January 15, 2024 0

PHOTONOTE: Plants given away to punctual taxpayers

The Municipality of Chapala gave away 500 various species of plants to taxpayers on January…More

January 15, 2024 0

Jalisco lost more than 30 thousand jobs in December
State ranked 30th nationally

December 2023 showed a decrease in employment. The state lost 31,578 formal jobs, a figure…More

January 15, 2024 0

Three bodies found next to burning car near Jocotepec border
Two victims were shot and one tortured

The bodies of three men were found on the old highway to Morelia, within the…More