Puerto Rico News Digest For August 20, 2017

CAUGHT IN THE ACT AND NEARLY KILLED

THUGS TRY TO ROB GAS STATION, GET SHOT BY COPS

A police officer who happened to stop at a Total gas station in the Corujo sector of Bayamón inadvertently walked in on two individuals who were in the process of robbing the establishment at around 10:00 AM today.  Sergeant Pedro Colón Burgos was soon followed by a municipal police officer and a member of the state police's canine unit. A gunfight quickly broke out between the two parties, and one of the criminals was injured by gunfire in several parts of his body. The man's uninjured accomplice ran off, but was soon arrested by the roadside as he tried to flag down a car to steal. Both men are now in custody, and a stolen vehicle was impounded at the scene. The police officers were not hurt.

ROSSELLO: PR WILL BE STATE IN 5 YEARS

From Caribbean Business:

"In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the New Progressive Party (NPP), Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Nevares stressed that change is a constant in that party and predicted that in five years Puerto Rico will become the 51st state of the United States..."

CORRECTIONS OFFICER DIES DURING RIOT TRAINING

From Officer.com:

"A Puerto Rico corrections officer died after suffering a medical emergency while participating in riot control training this week. Corrections Officer David Torres-Chaparro began complaining of a strong pain in his chest during a training exercise

CHARBONIER PUSHES TO UPDATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW

From The San Juan Daily Star:

"New Progressive Party (NPP) Rep. María Milagros Charbonier said Thursday that she is still pressing for several amendments to Law 54 of 1989, also known as the Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention Law, designed to prevent violence against women..."

PR BEATS BAHAMAS IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

From Tribune 242:

"The Bahamas couldn’t stop the up-tempo game from host Puerto Rica and ended up getting blown out  by 64 points. The only thing that the undefeated Puerto Ricans didn’t do in their near flawless feature  game on day three of the championships on Thursday night was reach the 100 century mark in pulling oftheir 99-35 massacre over the Bahamas..."

List of Water Oases For Guaynabo Rationing Zones

Oases are locations where the island's water provider, AAA, will distribute
potable water from tanker trucks from 9:00AM  to 8:00PM daily. Bring
containers for water. The listing can be found in Spanish here. Listings
for both zones served by the La Plata reservoir are below (find your zone
in the map):



Guaynabo North


Guaynabo

Centro de Servicios Múltiples Juan Domingo
Centro de Servicios Múltiples Muñoz Rivera
Apolo Park

San Juan

Ave. De Diego Corner of PR-21
Las Lomas Park

Bayamón

Juan Martínez Street (in front of Málaga Park)


Guaynabo South

Guaynabo

Centro de Servicios Múltiples Guaraguao
Centro de Servicios Múltiples Hato Nuevo
Centro de Servicios Múltiples Santa Rosa II
Mario Quijote Morales Colisseum
La Ceiba (Parque Forestal Parking Lot)
Sears (David Urbina St.)

San Juan

Los Romero (in front of Jardines de Montehiedra Condominium)
PR-842 (in front of Sierra Alta Condominium)

Bayamón

PR-174, Entrance to Urb. Villa San Agustín 
PR-174, in front of la Morenita Municipal HQ   
PR-830, besides the Gallera 
PR-829, entrance to Sector Collores 

Water Rationing Zone Maps For Guaynabo

24-hour  water rationing (1 day on, 1 day off) begins today for Guaynabo, parts of 

Bayamon and Caimito in Rio Piedras. The North Zone was the first one subject to

rationing, starting at 9:00 AM today. Tomorrow, July 7th, the South Zone will then

have water rationed starting at 9:00 AM, while water comes back on for the North 

Zone. The zones will then alternate.  Below is a map of the two Guaynabo rationing 

zones, courtesy of AAA. Check the map to see which zone you fall under if you live 

in this area.

List of Water Oases In La Plata Rationing Zones

Oases are locations where the island's water provider, AAA, will distribute
potable water from tanker trucks from 9:00AM  to 8:00PM daily. Bring
containers for water. The listing can be found in Spanish here. Listings
for both zones served by the La Plata reservoir are below:

La Plata South

Bayamón

1. Ave. Hostos, int. Ave. Santa Juanita, in front of Funeraria Asencio
2. Ave. Irlanda final
3. Ave. Las Cumbres, Centro Comercial Ciudad Jardin
4. PR-167, in front of Rexville Plaza
5. PR-167, int. PR-812, near the municipal well
6. PR-167, Bellavista service road
7. PR-829, in front of Parcelas Nuevas de Sabanas
8. PR-830, int. of Ave. Principal Caná, in front of Universidad Interamericana
9. PR-831, in front of Sierra Taína
10. PR-840, int. calle 3, in front of old Cortijo shopping center

Toa Alta

1. PR-828,  Toa Alta Heights Shopping Center
2. PR-861, int. Ave. Providencia

La Plata North

Bayamón

1. Ave. Magnolia, int. calle Lancaster
2. Ave. West Main, in front of Plaza del Sol
3.  Pepín Cestero Court 
4. Rio Hondo Shopping Center
5. In front of Bayamón Regional Hospital
6. PR-167, Bo. Braulio Dueño
7. PR-2,  Santa Rosa Mall service road
8. PR-872, in front of Hogar Crea

Cataño

1. Ave. Boulevard Las Palmas, in front of post office
2. Ave. Flor del Valle
3. PR-5, near Perucho Cepeda Ballpark
4. PR-869, Parcelas William Fuentes

Toa Alta

1. PR-863, int. Ave. San Pedro

Toa Baja

1. Ave. Boulevard Monroig, near Punta Salinas public beach 
2. La Rosaleda Shopping Center
3. Antonio R. Barceló Coliseum
4. PR-863, int. Ave. San Pedro
5. PR-867, int. Ave. Campanilla, Bo. Ingenio

Puerto Rico News Digest For March 9, 2015

WOMAN KILLED IN HIT AND RUN INCIDENT

A 53 year old woman died last night after having been
struck by a vehicle while crossing Road 5 near the
Virgilio Dávila public housing project in Bayamón. The
victim was hit around 10:00 PM Sunday night by an
unidentified car, the driver of which fled the scene.
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying
the car and driver, and are encouraged to contact the
Bayamón police department's homicide division with any
relevant information.

ALEX CEJKA WINS PUERTO RICO OPEN

From ABC News:

Alex Cejka won the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday for his first
PGA Tour title, making a 15-foot birdie putt on the first
hole of a five-man playoff. The 44-year-old Czech-born
German won in his 287th start on  the PGA Tour. A four-time
European Tour winner, he birdied four of the first six holes
and finished with a 3-under 69 in rainy, windy conditions at
Trump International-Puerto Rico.

"I'm speechless," Cejka said. "I'm glad it's over. It's been
a grinding week, tough week. The first victory is always the
toughest. ... These guys are good. I mean this is the slogan.
At least I can say I played the PGA Tour for a long time and
I won. So that's a good sentence I can use when I retire."

PR FLU CASES CONTINUE TO RISE 

From The San Juan Daily Star:

Health Secretary Ana Ríus reported Thursday that influenza
cases in Puerto Rico are on the rise. For the week of Feb.
21 to Feb. 28, some 256 cases of infl uenza were reported,
for a cumulative total of 6,556 cases in the year. Ríus  de-
clared an influenza epidemic in early February.

JOHN OLIVER TALKS ABOUT US TERRITORIES

Comedian John Oliver talks about voting rights in US territories,

including Puerto Rico, on his HBO show.

Puerto Rico News Digest For November 18, 2014

GUAYNABO FAMILY MASSACRE

According to El Nuevo Dia, 66-year-old retired soldier Miguel Ortiz
Díaz, his wife, and another woman were found shot  to death early
this morning in a home in the Los Frailes  neighborhood of Guaynabo.
Meanwhile, Police found the body of the family's 15-year-old son
in a field in the Guaraguao area of Bayamon. The family's 13-year-
old son, who was wounded but survived, is under Police protection.
He was reportedly thrown off a bridge near where the 15-year-old
was found, but was able to get up and alert police. One person has
been detained and is being  held for questioning.  The killings may
have resulted from a dispute involving a property Ortiz Díaz was
renting to a man who he was trying to evict for non-payment of rent.

GOVERNOR TRIES TO SELL OIL TAX HIKE

From The San Juan Daily Star:


Gov. Alejandro García Padilla anticipated late last week  that he
will be convoking a special session following the  end of the regular
legislative session this week after both the lower and upper chambers
failed to pass crude oil tax hike legislation and in its place approved
alternate bills that were unable to exit the Capitol before Thursday’s
midnight deadline.

CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST DON OMAR

From Latin Post:


Don Omar is a free man now that domestic violence charges against
him have been dropped. The singer was arrested in mid-September
after his ex-girlfriend reported him for domestic abuse. He was
charged with two counts of threatening a person and two counts
of weapons violation.

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE LOOKS FOR PR WORKERS

From Caribbean Business:


Saks Fifth Avenue is holding a job fair to fill positions at its store at the
Mall of San Juan, a high-end shopping center in Puerto Rico’s capital
city that is scheduled to open in March 2015. The employee search will
be part of a San Juan-sponsored job fair at  the Plaza Convalecencia in Río
Piedras on Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Job seekers can all file resumes
through the Internet at sanjuancareers@s5a.com.