44 Police Officers Killed so Far in the State of Chihuahua

Nearly two years after the operation task force was implemented in the state of Chihuahua called "Operation Joint Chihuahua" the numbers of people killed has increased considerably, where also a large number of police officers have been killed in the line of duty .

This operation, besides having a huge economic cost, represents the fight against organized crime, it also comes with a cost of police officers who have lost their lives for the safety of Chihuahua and has taken a major blow to police agencies and families .

The figures highlight that the performance of police officers in 2008 was concentrated in Ciudad Juarez with 91 executed; in Chihuahua there was 48, 6 in the city of Parral, 6 in Villa Ahumada, 5 in Aldama, 3 in Guadalupe Distrito Bravo; 3 in Janos and 2 in Praxedis and G. Guerrero, for a total of 164 slain officers.

Some of those attacks against the police left dismembered a full police forces, like the cases of Aldama, Villa Ahumada, Namiquipa, Janos, Nuevo Casas Grandes and Galeana.

The figures also highlight that in 2009 alone so far at least 44 elements of different police agencies, including military, federal police, ministries, state and municipal police of Chihuahua died in the line of duty.

64 ministers of judicial agencies have been killed in the last two years has reached 22 in 2009.

The Attorney General's Office detailing the state in regards to the ministerial police agents in 2008 recorded the death of 42 employees of the unit, of which 2 were of Expert Services (the director, Mr. Pedro Aragones The coordinator in Parral) and 40 were elements of the Ministerial Police, 4 of them died in car accidents and other violent means.

During 2009 it has recorded the deaths of 22 employees of the Attorney General in the State. One was a medical examiner (in a car accident), three were prosecutors (one in a violent manner, one in an accident and another committed suicide) and 17 belonged to the Ministerial Police Investigating one of them died in car accident the remainder in a violent manner.

The latest assassination of an agent of the state prosecutor's office took place on November 11, 2009 at University Avenue and Calle General Retana, Colonia Santo Niño, when the coordinator of homicide, Jorge Marquez, was deprived of his life by an armed commando.

Six municipal policemen were killed in 2009 in the line of duty.

A total of 6 staff of the Municipal Police of Chihuahua have been killed this year in the line of duty, among which coordinators and police officers with over 10 years of service.

January 9, 2009 .- The coordinator Manuel Candelario Gomez Oliver, accompanied by Victor Hugo Carrillo second in coomand in the town of Pazos, were treacherously surprised and killed aboard heir police unit the night of January 9, 2009, after having gone to supervise police officers in an incident at a convenience store.

January 27, 2009 .- Two municipal policemen were surprised in an attack in two seperate different incidents. Both incidents ocurred almost simultaneously, as theyt were slain on board their vehicles to meet the high members of the chain of command in the Historic Center area on a late Tuesday nigfht of January 27 in the streets of the city. Dropped dead with one gunshot to the head the incident happened on 29th Street and Avenida Juarez and the other in the Aldama and Second streets.

They were rendered full honors at the Northern Command, on January 29. May this two municipal preventive police officers rest in peace.

June 17, 2009 .- The second in command police Raymundo Segovia Pallares, fell in the line of duty the night of Wednesday June 17, 2009. The police agencies of Chihuahua and Juarez laid off many of its officers many of  who were  ultimately slaughtered.

May 14, 2009 .- The second in command police officer of the town of Manzano, Victor Manuel Perez was murdered, he was his 24 years old. Unarmed and on his day off he was surprised by commandos in the morning of May 14, 2009, outside his home in the town  of Dos Colonias.

Two Cipol agents were killed in 2009

In 2009 only two agents of the State Public Security Secretariat belonging to Cipol have been killed in the line of duty, as reported by the operating director of Cipol, Saul Hernandez.

The data provided indicate that besides the two deaths of the agents more than six officers from different agencies were injured in different incidents as reported by several municipalities, mostly in Chihuahua and Juarez.

Saul Hernandez, chief operating officer of Cipol pointed out that the state legislative congress responsible approved a 100 percent pension of benefits to the families of the fallen officers to support their families.

February 13, 2009. - On the evening of Thursday February 13, 2009 three members of the State Public Security Secretariat, attached to Cipol were ambushed by members of an armed when officers circulated a formal unity Manuel Gomez Morin Avenue, where the agent Juan Armenta lost his life.

October 20, 2009 .- On 20 October 2009, the agent Cereceres Ivan Ernesto Jimenez, 28, was killed on the streets of Progreso and Mina Mina Tamboril, Fraccionamiento Real de Minas of the city of Chihuahua, where he was also injured officer's wife.

Two soldiers killed in 2009

October 9, 2009 .- The soldier Carlos Alberto Gonzalez Vazquez was killed after receiving multiple gunshot wounds during an attack on military units patrolling near the town of LeBaron, municipality of Galeana, Chih. The attack also wounded Corporal Pablo Santos Romero.

November 11, 2009 .- In the Yerbita village, municipality of Guadalupe y Calvo, undergo military accident in which active soldier dies of the Secretariat of National Defense, named Luis Antonio Huerta, 19, and two more injured.

There are 12 federal agents who were killed in 2009

April 25, 2009 .- Two federal police officers were surprised by a group of gunmen, who deprived them of life on April 25, 2009 while on his day off in the downtown area. Walking the streets in La Paz and Globe when they were surprised by their attackers.

June 5, 2009 .- As Juan Sánchez Díaz, first commander of the Federal Investigation Agency in Cuauhtémoc, and Ranulf Juarez Mendoza, were identified both the AFI agents were burned to death after gunfire with gunmen near the town of St. Lucia on June 5.

June 25, 2009 .- On June 25, 2009 at least two federal police officers were killed and two civilians and one injured was the outcome of a shooting incident at a residential La Cantera that morning, after clashing with a gang of car thieves.

September 6, 2009 .- The state attorney general's office confirmed that the person who was executed by gunfire in a truck line Omnibus de Mexico was an agent of the Federal Preventive Police, Roads section, identified as Manuel Rodriguez Martinez, 30 years.

September 8, 2009 .- As Veronica Garcia Montañez was identified the agent of the Federal Preventive Police covert operations who died tragically during a crash, rollover, where another officer was seriously injured, early events recorded September 8 2009 Avenues of Technology and Homer.

October 23, 2009 .- A command of the Intelligence Coordination of the Federal Police, Silly, identified as Jose Alfredo Pena, was killed and three policemen are missing after being "raised" in the town of Galeana, Chih., The October 23, 2009.

November 1, 2009 .- The Federal Police agents, attached to the body of intelligence that a few weeks ago were reported missing after an intense search by the municipalities in the southern state bodies were located inside a mine with the coup de grace.

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