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The tension in Ixtlahuaca exploded again after neighbors of San Ildefonso They arrested a woman accused of trying to rob a home. The event, which quickly brought together dozens of residents, revealed a social environment marked by fatigue and lack of trust in local authority. The crowd surrounded the alleged perpetrator in an act that was about to turn into a major attack.
Municipal elements responded to the call for help and managed to intervene before the situation escalated, transferring the woman for evaluation and legal process.
However, the incident reaffirms the community perception of the city council’s inability to stop the criminal activity that is expanding through neighborhoods and neighborhoods under the mayor’s administration. María Guadalupe Díaz Avilez.
Residents report that patrols are insufficient and that the official response arrives late or irregularly. “We live insecure every day; the municipal president has not been able to control anything,” claimed Miguel Ángel Torres, a resident of the area. Laura Mendoza, a nearby resident, lamented that the population is acting out of desperation: “You no longer know if the police are going to arrive or not. That’s why people defend themselves.”