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	Waiting for service at Registro Público in Mexico City		Field office of PFP (Mexican highway patrol)		Mixture of old and new found in many small towns
	Civil and criminal files are not archived on computer		Drilling holes to tie together a court file		Marriage, birth, death & divorce records found here
	Hand search of marriage records in a small town		Mexican records are based upon use of two last names		Radio is helpful for locating people throughout the country
	Successfuly used to find people		Newspaper announcements often used to locate people		Just half of Mexico City white pages
	Mexican laws are strict		Bills are paid in person and with cash in Mexico		Two policemen burned alive by a mob while on surveillance
	Mexico Investigations is located in the middle of Mexico		Government permision required to work as investigator		Cars are registerd in one of the 31 states
	Vendors selling to drivers stuck in Mexico City traffic		Receiving civil court papers in Yucatan state		Hot water is a luxury at small town hotels
	Emergency car repair at Chiapas		On the job in a mountain village		Traffic fatalities are sensationalized (actual case)
	Taking DNA sample in a paternity case		Caught together in a matrimonial case		Hidden time lapse camera image
	Retrieving records at Guatemala border		Tijuana medical clinic		Visiting a widow in mountains of Hidago state
	Working with Federal Police at accident scene		Mike McHenry ready to deliver mail		Research at small village clinic

 

Road Hazards (All photos taken on assignment)

Federal highway police roadblock	Automatic weapons assure compliance at roadblocks	Slow down!	Typical conditions in Mexico City	Flagman in road without prior warning signs
Not an unusual sight	Religious procession on roadway	Road at right leads to a witness' house	On bypass at Cuernavaca	Rainstorm in central Mexico
More rainstorm hazards	Frequent sight on rural roads	Most rural highways have no shoulder for disabled vehicles	Roads are usually not cleaned after an accident	Rainstorm just outside Mexico City
Overloaded. Weigh stations are rare.	Highway outside Monterrey	No jack, no problem! Four men standing in road lifting a car	Tried to make a U-turn near Cd. Juarez	Night driving is avoided