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Outspoken Mexican general loses his Tijuana post

An outspoken general who urged residents to call the Army when they witnessed a murder or drug deal in this crime-stricken border city was ousted Friday after repeatedly chastising police for being corrupt. As the army’s top officer in northwest Mexico, Gen. Sergio Aponte Polito publicized a phone number to field the public’s pleas for help, and on Sunday he gave the news media his latest 5,700-word bombshell letter complaining about bad cops. Full Story