20-year-old Mexican police chief fired

Police chief Marisol Valles Garcia has been fired, an official in Praxedis G. Guerrero, Mexico, said Monday.

The 20-year-old criminology student made headlines when she took the reins of the police force in one of the most violent cities in the border state of Chihuahua. It's common for police officers in Praxedis to be abducted and killed.

"Marisol did not show up for work this morning as she was expected," town secretary Andres Morales said. "Since she was on a personal leave that expired today and did not reach out to us over the weekend, she now faces termination. It is now an official matter. We don't know anything about her whereabouts. Our attempts to get a hold of her during the weekend were unsuccessful."

Praxedis Mayor Jose Luis Guerrero told CNN last week that Valles Garcia was on personal leave because her 8-month-old baby was sick. He said she was expected back at work Monday.

"Marisol, in fact, still works here and she's still getting paid. She comes back on Monday," he said.

Praxedis is located about 35 miles southeast of Ciudad Juarez, one of the bloodiest cities in world.

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She is asking the USA for political asylum as we speak -
which I'm sure was her intention from the onset.

 

Think of the 20 year olds who work at McDonalds. Not all 20 somethings are the type of folks who can be put in charge of themselves.

 

Do we know where she is or is she missing? The story isn't exactly clear.

If she's missing, she's dead I imagine.

 

I doubt that she is dead. It was reported that she feared for her life and was going into hiding while she completes her plan and ask for political asylum in the USA - Let's not forget that now it's the in-thing to ask for this as EVERYBODY in Mexico is said to be targeted. Good luck USA!!!! God help us all!!

 

Why do you doubt she's dead? It seem to be a pretty common fate for the sheriff there...

 

I don't understand how this is worth bringing up.

 

Shes staying with me until this all blows over.

 

I think it's worth bringing up because if we set the precendent of granting political asylum to anyone leaving Mexico we will have opened the flood gates.

 

Shit, if they made some 20 year old girl police chief in my town, I'd start robbing banks

 

Most 20 year old Latinos are already over the hill. I any case, after you hose her down for fleas, wear the recommended triple rubbers.

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