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Ecatepec Mayor Inaugurates Municipal Police Academy After 20 Million Peso Investment
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Ecatepec Mayor Inaugurates Municipal Police Academy After 20 Million Peso Investment

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The municipal police academy in Ecatepec, Mexico, has been remodeled with an investment of 20 million pesos.
  • The upgraded academy includes dormitories, a shooting range, and training facilities to professionalize officers.
  • Mayor Azucena Cisneros Coss aims to improve the police force's image and ensure officers serve with dignity, empathy, and honesty.

Ecatepec, Mexico – The municipal police academy in Ecatepec has undergone a significant 20 million peso renovation, aiming to professionalize its officers and foster a new generation of police who connect with the community. Mayor Azucena Cisneros Coss inaugurated the remodeled facility, declaring an end to the era of the municipality having the "worst police and worst municipality in the country."

never again the worst police and never again the worst municipality in the country

— Azucena Cisneros CossDeclaring a new era for the municipal police force after the academy's renovation.

The academy now boasts enhanced facilities, including dormitories for 100 officers (50 male, 50 female), classrooms, a live-fire shooting range, tactical training areas, a mock courtroom, a rappel zone, an armory, and a dining hall. "We want to restore dignity to the police officers, who are the representatives of the State on the ground," Cisneros Coss stated during the inauguration.

We want to restore dignity to the police officers, who are the representatives of the State on the ground

— Azucena Cisneros CossHighlighting the importance of respecting and professionalizing police officers.

Officials plan to have the academy certified to meet national standards for officer professionalization. The renovation was completed with guidance from the Secretariat of Citizen Security and Protection. The academy is set to welcome 380 cadets in August. Cisneros Coss emphasized the need for officers to serve with "empathy, character, and honesty."

empathy, character, and honesty

— Azucena Cisneros CossDefining the key virtues expected from police officers serving the citizenry.

This initiative comes as the current administration has dismissed 600 officers. The mayor stressed zero tolerance for impunity and corruption, urging cadets to embody honesty and a strong sense of public service. Captain Luis Alberto Taylor González, commissioner of the General Directorate of Citizen Security and Transit of Ecatepec, added that police work demands technical knowledge, operational skills, and a deep respect for human rights, underscoring the academy's goal to train upright individuals committed to legality and public service.

police work demands technical knowledge, operational skills, sensitivity, and a profound respect for human rights

— Captain Luis Alberto Taylor GonzálezDescribing the essential qualities and demands of police service.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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