Jalisco Public Security criticizes Mayors

Interesting article about funding munis - and I would guess that Chapala has not received certification - or else someone would be bragging about it - (or maybe not)

Najera criticizes that mayors do not allocate resources for security

key point - In Jalisco only eleven municipalities are beneficiaries of the subsidy to the Municipal Public Security (Subsemun), which is granted only to corporations that have achieved certification of its elements, while the remaining municipalities receiving federal funds for the area of safety.

Whole article using google translate

http://jalisco.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/5cd5591293dd412fbffd7ac74c8f1a0b

Guadalajara • Poor or no investment made ​​by some mayors to purchase weapons and equipment for the municipal police was severely criticized by the Public Security Secretary of State, Luis Carlos Najera Gutierrez de Velasco.

"Sometimes the resource that should go to public safety, for not properly applied or not applied the elements to work [...] There are municipalities where there are elements, perhaps not sufficient, but it's amazing that two or three people head with a municipality, "said the official, who noted that this lack of investment has resulted in an increase in working hours for items in your corporation.

"The Ministry of Public Security is multiplying far can you [the media] have seen the support we provide, beyond the number of items, sometimes we have to cover working more hours to support some municipalities" said the manager of the surveillance state.

About the recent attacks suffered by the commands of the River and Ayotlán Ixtlahuacán, the official said that such events have nothing to do with the elections, as attributed to organized crime attacks.

Meanwhile, elements of these municipalities indicated to the media's lack of resources at their disposal, as in the case of Ayotlán, "in the corporation have about five bulletproof vests, five AR-15 rifles, four retrocargas, four patrols, the bullets have not served in the cellar, are outdated, we can not practice because we spent bullets and then how we defend ourselves, "said one officer who requested anonymity.

In Ayotlán corporation, the officers complained even that surveillance has stopped because the council has no budget to fuel patrols.

In Jalisco only eleven municipalities are beneficiaries of the subsidy to the Municipal Public Security (Subsemun), which is granted only to corporations that have achieved certification of its elements, while the remaining municipalities receiving federal funds for the area of safety.