A man and woman were gunned down in Jocotepec on Wednesday, March 13, in the latest rash of violent crimes reported in the lakeshore region. The fatal incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. at a restaurant located on Calle Vicente Guerrero between the intersections of Zaragoza and Niños Héroes where the female victim, age 35, was hit by seven bullets and the male, age 50, with four shots.

Flames engulfed a Guadalajara-Chapala bus on the highway to Cajititlan this week.  Fortunately no passengers were on board at the time and no one was injured. The incident was captured on camera and distributed on social media – where else!

An elderly foreigner identified as Gary Robert “N”, age 79, was found dead in his Chapala home Tuesday, March 12, around 5 p.m. His nationality has not been revealed.

The Jalisco government has included an upgrade of the Ajijic-Jocotepec highway among the infrastructure projects to be funded during the 2018-2024 administration.

In a move to encourage greater participation in Ajijic’s recycling program, the citizens committee running the pilot project has started installing collection bins at convenient locations around the village.

A female resident of San Antonio Tlayacapan has been detained on suspicion of sexual abuse and child prostitution, Jalisco authorities revealed this week.