Puerto Vallarta Crime News and Police Reports

Read Puerto Vallarta crime news, police reports, arrests, investigations, robberies, assaults, missing persons cases, and court updates.

This hub covers crime stories in Puerto Vallarta with a focus on verified information, public records, police reports, official updates, and community impact. Coverage includes arrests, robberies, assaults, missing persons cases, investigations, court developments, and other incidents affecting local safety.

Search Continues for Tourist Missing off Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta crews, the Navy and drone operators searched Sunday for a San Luis Potosí...

Everyone Rescued After Yacht Sinks Off Puerto Vallarta

A roughly 60-foot yacht sank near the Ameca River mouth off Puerto Vallarta Saturday. Everyone...

Tourist Rescued at Conchas Chinas as Red Flags Fly

A 29-year-old tourist was rescued from rough surf at Conchas Chinas as Puerto Vallarta kept...

Rescue Team Helps Six Descend Palo María Waterfalls

Puerto Vallarta rescuers assisted six people at Palo María’s third waterfall, renewing safety warnings about...

Police Detain Three Extinguisher-Spraying Clowns in Vallarta

Three men dressed as clowns were detained after extinguisher powder was sprayed in downtown Puerto...

Puerto Vallarta Tsunami Drill Set for Noon September 19

Puerto Vallarta is included in a Sept. 19 noon drill testing responses to two earthquakes...

Puerto Vallarta boat crews get emergency rescue training

Navy and port officials trained Puerto Vallarta boat crews in distress calls, person-overboard recovery, and...

New Rescue Gear Reaches Puerto Vallarta Lifeguards

Puerto Vallarta lifeguards received new aquatic-rescue gear months after a 200,000-peso donation was earmarked for...

Body Identified as Missing Vallarta Real Estate Adviser

Jalisco prosecutors used DNA testing to identify a body found near Ixtapa as missing Puerto...

U.S. Offers $2M for Vallarta Accountant in CJNG Case

The U.S. is offering up to $2 million for Puerto Vallarta accountant Griselda Arredondo Pinzón...

Overgrown Lots Renew Safety Fears in Fluvial Vallarta

Fluvial Vallarta residents seek vacant-lot cleanup and patrols, citing harassment fears as city rules allow...

Puerto Vallarta Police Expand Crime Hotspot Patrols

Puerto Vallarta police expanded preventive patrols, but officials have not disclosed every sector classified as...

Tunnel Crash Traps Driver and Disrupts Vallarta Traffic

Firefighters freed an Urvan driver after a crash with a CFE truck closed Puerto Vallarta’s...

Donated Gear Revives Questions Over Vallarta Fire Funding

A citizen donation to Puerto Vallarta’s Station 3 renews scrutiny of fire equipment purchases, budgets...

Body of Monterrey Tourist Found in Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta rescuers recovered the body of a 28-year-old Monterrey tourist after a nearly 24-hour...