Bilingual cops hired to keep tourists safe

A new cross-border collaboration is in the works to keep tourists safe in Baja California.

[Fernando]

Where do you apply/retired L.A.P.D. still ready and willing. [e-mail]

[Pantera1]

Recently while visiting my wife and daughter living in Rosarito,(I work in USA)round 3 am I was awoken by a poke in the ribs from a rifle barrel of a police officer. No warrant or permission to enter my house did they have. After covering my eyes and taking me for a high speed ride in the back of the pick-up I was told to get out and kneel down (execution style? I thought to myself) but they only took my picture, had no charges against me and released me to walk home(approx. 1 mile) and told me they would return each night until I paid them $150.00 US. I thought to myself "what a convient way to get Christmas money." As a US citizen I am a bit outraged that myself, my wife and 8 month old daughter had to experience this. I am back in the US working now and can't help but worry if these theives are nightly harrassing my family while I am out of the country. This kind of treatment doen't promote good will from the locals and surely won't encourage tourism. Oh yeah one officer did speak english.