Do not park in this parking structure…read more
I parked here on 5/20/2026 from around 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM while taking my dog to the vet in Tijuana. Around 12:09 PM, I was back in my car sending a few emails when I noticed something very suspicious.
An older Hispanic/Mexican man, probably in his late 50s with a large belly, pulled up in an older 2000s Ford F-150 it looked like a two tone of red pickup truck with a canopy. It parked in front of a very nice white lifted Jeep. The Jeep park backwards with bumper facing the driving lane. I watched him walk around the Jeep, checking the bumper area and the front tire. He then opened the back of his truck, grabbed a small black device that looked similar to a phone-sized electronic device, and placed something underneath the Jeep near the driver-side front tire/bumper area.
After placing it, he no longer had the device in his hand. From what I observed, it looked like he may have attached some kind of tracking device or GPS tracker to the Jeep.
What made this even more suspicious is that he did not appear to be parking there to walk into Tijuana like most people do. He seemed to be specifically scouting the parking structure and targeting that vehicle.
I considered reporting it to the security guard sitting in the booth near the entrance, but I was alone with my sick small dog, I'm a female, and honestly I felt unsafe speaking up at the time. The parking structure is fenced in with limited exits, and I did not want to risk being caged in the parking lot or block inside the lot by the security guy sitting in the booth and the old man in the truck if they were working together.
It was the only white lifted Jeep park inside the parking lot that date and time. If the owner of that white Jeep later experienced theft or suspicious activity after 5/20/2026 leaving LAZ parking in San Ysidro this incident may be related.
Please be careful parking here and stay aware of your surroundings. Please check your car for tracking devices before leaving this parking lot.