Photos: Rocky Point tourist patrol
The City of Puerto Peñasco, Mexico, has a new Tourism Auxiliary Unit, a group of men and women that are there to render aid and serve as a buffer between tourists and law enforcement.
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Members of Puerto Penasco's Tourism Auxiliary Unit, including Ezri Magallan Blanco, right, patrol on ATV near Sandy Beach during spring break in the tourist city in Sonora, Mexico. The unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Francisco Leyva Montijo, left, and Alexis Garcia Perea head out on foot patrol along Playa Bonita as part of Puerto Penasco's Tourism Auxiliary Unit in Sonora, Mexico. The unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016.Â
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Francisco Leyva Montijo, a member of Puerto Penasco's Tourism Auxiliary Unit, greets members of his family and their acquaintances during a break in his ATV patrol of Playa Bonita during spring break in the tourist city in Sonora, Mexico. The unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Thursday, March 10, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Luis Armando Molina Corona, center, director of Puerto Penasco's Tourism Auxiliary Unit, meets with a few members of the unit on ATV patrol along Playa Bonita during spring break in the tourist city in Sonora, Mexico. The unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Thursday, March 10, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
The city of Puerto Penasco's Tourism Auxiliary Unit patrols during spring break in the tourist city in Sonora, Mexico. The unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, use ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Francisco Leyva Montijo, right, checks in on a radio call about a flipped ATV while on patrol with Alexis Garcia Perea at Playa Bonita as part of Puerto Penasco's Tourism Auxiliary Unit in Sonora, Mexico. The unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Kiko Munro, mayor of Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico. The Tourism Auxiliary Unit is Munro's brainchild. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Tourists and visitors take to the sand of Playa Bonita at sunset in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico. The city's Tourism Auxiliary Unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
A man selling hats walks the sand of Playa Bonita at sunset in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico. The city's Tourism Auxiliary Unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Visitors take the beach of Playa Bonita at sunset in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico. The city's Tourism Auxiliary Unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Luis Armando Molina Corona, director of Puerto Penasco's Tourism Auxiliary Unit in Sonora, Mexico. The unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Thursday, March 10, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
A pair of caballeros trod along Playa Bonita, looking to sell a horseback ride in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico. The city's Tourism Auxiliary Unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Wind whips up the waves along Playa Bonita in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico. The city's Tourism Auxiliary Unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Athe city of Puerto Penasco's Tourism Auxiliary Unit patrols during spring break in the tourist city in Sonora, Mexico. The unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, use ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Ezri Magallan Blanco, left, a member of Puerto Penasco's Tourism Auxiliary Unit, watches from an intersection as visitors head out for some fun in a side-by-side during spring break in Sonora, Mexico. The unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Members of Puerto Penasco's Tourism Auxiliary Unit patrol near Sandy Beach during spring break in the tourist city in Sonora, Mexico. The unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Tourists and visitors take to the dunes of Sandy Beach on rented ATVs and side-by-sides in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico. The city's Tourism Auxiliary Unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
A Red Cross ambulance speeds toward the dunes of Sandy Beach ahead of Spring Break visitors on ATVs and in the bed of a pickup truck in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico. The city's Tourism Auxiliary Unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Francisco Leyva Montijo, a member of Puerto Penasco's Tourism Auxiliary Unit, heads out on ATV patrol along Playa Bonita during spring break in the tourist city in Sonora, Mexico. The unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Thursday, March 10, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Luis Armando Molina Corona, right, director of Puerto Penasco's Tourism Auxiliary Unit, checks in with Albert Perez during his ATV patrol of Playa Bonita during spring break in the tourist city in Sonora, Mexico. The unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Thursday, March 10, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Puerto Penasco Tourism Auxiliary Unit
Members of Puerto Penasco's Tourism Auxiliary Unit convenes during an ATV patrol of Playa Bonita during spring break in the tourist city in Sonora, Mexico. The unit, which is trained in self-defense and first aid, uses ATVs, bicycle and foot patrols to provide assistance and information to visitors. Photo taken Thursday, March 10, 2016. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star