The Tamaulipas State Guard (Spanish: Guardia Estatal de Tamaulipas), previously known as the Tamaulipas Force (Spanish: Fuerza Tamaulipas), is a state agency of law enforcement in Tamaulipas, Mexico. It operates public safety services. It is a division of the Secretariat of Public Safety of Tamaulipas (Spanish: Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Tamaulipas).
History
Police academy
The state police academy is located in Colonia Benito Juárez in Ciudad Victoria.[2]
Prisons
The agency operates the state of Tamaulipas's prisons for adults. Each is called a "Centro de Rehabilitacion Social" (CERESO, "Social Rehabilitation Center").[3] As of 2010 the state has eight prisons with almost 8,000 prisoners. 25% of the prisoners faced federal charges.[4]
The prisons include:
- CERESO Altamira[5]
- CERESO Mante[6]
- CERESO Matamoros II[5] - 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Matamoros[3]
- CERESO Miguel Alemán[6]
- CERESO Nuevo Laredo II[5]
- CERESO Reynosa[5]
- CERESO Tula[6]
- CERESO Victoria[5]
Equipment
Rifles
Shotguns
Sidearms
Patrol Vehicles
- Dodge Charger[9]
- Dodge Ram[11][9]
- Chevrolet Silverado[9]
- Ford F-150[12]
- Ford Mustang[13]
- Ford Explorer[14]
Armored Vehicles
- Plasan SandCat
- Black Mamba[9]
References
- ^ "México en cifras". January 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Academia Estatal de Policía Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine." Tamaulipas Secretariat of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
- ^ a b Negrete Lares, Angeles. "Prison director replaced following Matamoros jailbreak." The Brownsville Herald. January 1, 2003. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
- ^ Althaus, Dudley. "85 escape prison in border city." Houston Chronicle. September 11, 2010. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "sria_seg_pub.pdf[permanent dead link]." Tamaulipas Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Población en los Centros de Ejecución de Sanciones del Estado Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine." Tamaulipas Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
- ^ https://x.com/SSP_GobTam/status/1828178348062974253?t=t0N0nekPPKy2KRY7bySUXQ&s=19
- ^ https://x.com/SSP_GobTam/status/1713927995491008558?t=5jepBe0GilmZa8wwGNItJQ&s=19
- ^ a b c d e https://www.info7.mx/tamaulipas/blindan-contra-la-delincuencia-carretera-reynosa-monterrey/7256613132
- ^ a b https://x.com/SSP_GobTam/status/1707749142624170464?t=dmuAYRPC87vEvx1DYY9AJw&s=19
- ^ https://elefanteblanco.mx/2023/05/16/70-de-homicidios-en-tamaulipas-por-combate-a-la-delincuencia-federacion/
- ^ https://fronterainformativa.com.mx/contenido/24156/cierran-carretera-tula-victoria-por-traslado-de-calderas-en-tamaulipas
- ^ https://datoduro.mx/2024/02/29/guardia-estatal-mantiene-presencia-y-vigilancia-en-bancos-y-cajeros-de-tamaulipas/
- ^ https://x.com/SSP_GobTam/status/1759292302478995543?t=zYPnq1X0WO0NqcgWw5Iqgg&s=19
External links
- Tamaulipas Department of Public Safety (in Spanish)
- CNN Wire Staff. "Officials: At least 141 inmates escape from Mexican prison." CNN. December 18, 2010.
- Former Tamaulipas State Police website - Archived version
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