Overview
- The SSC says 500 officers are conducting house-to-house outreach in Lomas de Chapultepec to distribute prevention materials, advise households and staff, and bolster visible patrols.
- Inspector General Gustavo León Rojas is leading the operation in the Miguel Hidalgo borough, according to officials.
- In the ‘La Patrona’ fraud, callers impersonate employers to pressure domestic workers into handing over cash or valuables to supposed messengers waiting outside.
- The ‘Fake Courier’ scheme involves impostors posing as delivery personnel who probe for unoccupied homes and then attempt non-violent break-ins.
- Authorities urge people to ignore instructions from unknown numbers, verify any request through a second channel, refuse to hand over items, and report suspicions to 911, the Policía de Cuadrante via the Mi Policía app, or 089, while also reinforcing locks, improving exterior lighting, installing cameras or alarms, and avoiding posts about absences on social media.