The dark knight of Jalisco: Mexico's 'Batman' hunts motorcycle thieves, leaves them taped to lampposts

"Mexican Batman" tapes suspected thieves to lamp posts

A Mexican vigilante is chasing down suspected thieves in Lagos de Moreno and duct-taping them to lampposts. He has acquired the unimaginative nickname Batman in local media reports; police would like him to stop. Many of them were reportedly sporting moustaches, cat whiskers, and had ratero, the Spanish word for thief, scribbled on their faces by the anonymous crime hunter. — Read the rest The post Mexican Batman tapes suspected thieves to lamp posts appeared first on Boing Boing.

Mexican Batman vigilante goes after rats with duct tape

A series of attacks targeting alleged motorcycle thieves, who were taped to lamp posts, has sparked debate in the Latin American countryA series of vigilante attacks targeting alleged motorcycle thieves in the Mexican city of Lagos de Moreno has sparked a national debate about criminal justice.The nighttime activities by the unidentified perpetrator or perpetrators, nicknamed the Batman

Mysterious ‘Mexican Batman’ fighting crime and duct taping suspects to street posts

Mexico now has its own ‘Batman’ on the streets It looks as though Batman has swapped Gotham for Mexico, where he has apparently taken it upon himself to crack down on motorbike thieves in an unexpected side quest. As motorbike thefts continue to increase in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, an unidentified vigilante has taken it []

Batman of Lagos De Moreno: Mexico Cops Hunt Mysterious Vigilante Who Duct-Taped Motorcycle Thieves to Lampposts

The Batman of Lagos de Moreno has become the focus of a police investigation in Jalisco, Mexico, after allegedly capturing suspected motorcycle thieves, beating them and duct-taping them to lampposts. The incidents have gone viral online, dividing public opinion between those praising the vigilante's actions and others warning that vigilante justice undermines the rule of law.

Mexico’s ‘Batman’ Is Hunting Suspected Thieves and Taping Them to Streetlights

Gotham’s got nothing on Jalisco right now. In the town of Lagos de Moreno, an anonymous vigilante has spent the past ten days hunting down suspected motorcycle thieves and leaving them duct-taped to streetlight poles for police to find in the morning. The pattern began on June 13, when officers discovered a man bound to []