Widows of fallen police officers in Tijuana demand city restart medical benefits

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The widows of police officers killed while in the line of duty are upset at the city of Tijuana for halting, since Jan. 1, benefits, especially access to free medical care.

The widows say they are entitled to these benefits earned by their husbands while working for the city.

Arlet Liliana Robles Ortiz says the city has stopped paying for doctors’ visits and hospitalizations for 15 families.

On Wednesday, she and other widows visited city hall demanding Mayor Montserrat Caballero see them to discuss the disruption in medical benefits.

The head of the police department, Fernando Sánchez González, says he was under the impression the dispute had been settled earlier this week.

But Robles Ortiz says nothing has changed for families and they continue to be without access to free medical attention.

She said that last week, personnel from the city’s human resources department called asking them to submit paperwork detailing their current marital status, but nothing else.

She said the group of wives affected by the halt in medical services will continue to visit city hall until the situation is resolved.

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