A 33-year-old Hatillo resident was stopped by Hatillo Municipal Police on the night of Friday, November 13, after he allegedly ignored a traffic stop for a violation of the Traffic Law in barrio Lechuga, the municipal force reported. Officers Kevin Aguilar Reyes and Emanuel Villanueva Mercado detained the driver in barrio Carrizales. During the stop, police seized a 2024 Veloce Motorcycles motorcycle that did not have a current registration sticker (marbete) and controlled substances.
The driver was stopped as part of a work plan aimed at addressing public disorder problems in the town. The case was consulted with prosecutor Ismael Ortiz Roldán, who decided to cite the man to appear at the prosecutor’s office (Fiscalía). As part of the intervention plan, the Hatillo Municipal Police issued more than 50 tickets for violations of Law 22 of Traffic.