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Las Palmas Residents Denounce Illegal Races and Lack of Police Response

Residents of Díaz Casanova in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria express frustration over insecurity and noise from car gatherings.

Generic image of emergency lights reflecting on wet asphalt at night.
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Generic image of emergency lights reflecting on wet asphalt at night.

Residents of the Díaz Casanova industrial estate in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria have raised their voices against illegal car races that last for hours without effective police intervention.

The unsustainable situation has been detailed by Juan Angulo, president of the Las Torres neighborhood association, on the Herrera en COPE Gran Canaria program. According to Angulo, these events are not isolated incidents but have been occurring for years, despite municipal authorities' awareness, without lasting solutions being implemented.
The most recent incident took place last Saturday, when an illegal race was organized and lasted for several hours. Angulo explained that the event was "very well organized" and moved to their area after the Local Police acted at the originally planned location in El Goro. "Within two hours they were here and the race was set up," the neighborhood representative lamented.
The risk is not limited to weekends. From Thursday, the area becomes a meeting point for young people with their cars. These gatherings at a well-known viewpoint in Villahermosa escalate into races, engine warm-ups, and loud explosions, especially on Friday and Saturday nights, creating a serious security issue for residents.
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"One of those cars goes off on one of those curves and runs over a lot of people there."

Juan Angulo · President of the Las Torres Neighborhood Association
The danger is extreme for both participants and spectators, who gather dangerously close to the road. Angulo recalled an accident last year where firefighters had to rescue two young people from a car that had crashed under a container truck. Furthermore, residents complain about the difficulty in contacting the Local Police, as the 092 often goes unanswered, forcing them to call 112.
The usual response from the Local Police is a lack of sufficient units on the street, a problem that, according to residents and the officers themselves, is due to the lack of staff renewal. The engine noise is so intense that it can be heard kilometers away, affecting a wide area of the city. Last Saturday's races continued until almost three in the morning.
Given this situation, residents feel abandoned by the city council. "The city council, as always, remains silent. They always have an excuse, it's going to be done, it's going to be done, but it never is," Angulo stated. This perception of lack of protection adds to other security problems in the neighborhood, leaving residents in a state of constant uncertainty and risk.

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