Squatting and petty crime were the topics discussed with the police.
On the 12th, one of the first meetings of the Junta Vecinal de La Cala was held and the main topic was security. This meeting was attended by our president Urszula Karlsson and our administrator Domingo Ariza from Meridional.
The meeting was attended by the councillor Tamara Vera of Citizen Participation and Civil Protection, as well as the Head of the Local Police of Mijas, Mr. Juan Manuel Rosas and the Head of the Investigation Group of the Guardia Civil, Mr. David Vivas.
As explained by the Councillor for Citizen Participation, Tamara Vera, it was the residents themselves who chose to discuss this issue «and who asked to have the presence of agents of the State security forces to ask them questions in person and to know through them how La Cala is in terms of security, what situations can be improved and which ones we must continue to demand, all for the benefit of our community».
They responded to the main concerns of those present, stating that Mijas is a very safe municipality, and that crime has dropped by 59% in the last year. Even so, they recommend continuing with the usual security measures during this time of year and encourage people to report crimes so that they appear in the statistics and offenders can be charged when they are arrested.
The security forces meanwhile are going to increase their presence, as an increase in visitors is expected, which may attract criminals who specialize in petty theft.
Our president took the floor to highlight the squatting problems that have arisen in Sirius Street and other areas due to property break-ins. Ms. Karlsson’s intervention generated an important and interesting debate on this issue.
In another intervention, our administrator was interested in knowing how we can report incidents that are not wanted or not worth reporting, because in most cases, it is a problem for our foreign residents because they do not know the procedures or because they are complicated and time consuming.
In this sense we can advance that we are studying with our lawyers, the possibility of creating a document so that the presidents can act on behalf of the owners who so express it and be able to denounce in their name problems of squatting, trespassing or other incidents.
Our representatives were also able to speak personally with the police authorities who attended about the increased police presence in Miraflores, to which they again committed themselves as they have been doing so far.
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