SPBA Tackles Crime

Works with North Ambergris community to increase safety

The San Pedro Business Association met with North Ambergris businesses and homeowners at Mata Chica Resort to brainstorm how the community can work with the San Pedro Police department to effectively reduce crime in the areas north of the bridge. Given that the police are located in town, quick response for North Ambergris from officers is made difficult for a variety of reasons. Working with the community and the Police Department, the SPBA has committed to assisting the police by funding 4 Special Constables to patrol the area. These Special Constables have already been trained, but were not active due to a lack of funding. They will be hired full-time for a period of 1 year, ensuring that they have job security.

Vehicles are another issue, and the SPBA has committed to providing the funds to purchase two All Terrain Vehicles for use in patrolling North Ambergris. Captain Morgan’s has donated a boat fitted with Radar for use by the Special Constables as well. In the near future, the SPBA plans to build a police substation in the vicinity of Costa Maya that will have two officers stationed in it.

The SPBA will provide these much needed items to the Police Department through pledges from the private community, whether business or residential. In the coming days, the SPBA Safety Committee (Rebecca Arceo, Gricel Graniel, Kevin Gonzalez and Dianne Campbell) will issue pledge letters to the community. A separate bank account has been created for this purpose. For more information, or to pledge support for this program please contact: info@sanpedrobusiness.com or call 501.226.2254