Month: December 2016

The U.S. Marshals have arrested a man wanted in a 2014 fatal restaurant shooting. YPD said Modesto Cortes-Serrillo was arrested in Mexico City on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. for a warrant in reference to the April 13, 2014 fatal shooting at Lin’s Grand Buffet. The U.S. Marshals went to Mexico City to arrest Cortes-Serrillo and

U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued five illegal immigrants from Salinity Canal near San Luis, Arizona who were trying to flee. Agents say the incident happened Tuesday when agents were called out to the area for a group of people entering the U.S. illegally. The group jumped into the canal’s water hoping to get away from

13 On Your Side wants to know your thoughts: It’s become the cornerstone to most holiday meals in the Desert Southwest and it could be said that the tamale is to Christmas, what turkey is to Thanksgiving. Whether it’s wrapped in a corn husk or banana leaf, the tamale comes in many varieties from beef,

A Calexico family lost a loved one and the Calexico Police Officers Association jumped in to help with the funeral expenses. Calexico Police Sgt. Victor Legaspi said two small kids lost their mother recently due to a serious ailment. Several thousand dollars were raised by the CPOA and other local businesses to help the family.

Thirty Calexico kids were taken on a Christmas shopping spree on Thursday, thanks to the Calexico Police Department, City of Calexico and other local businesses. First, the kids had breakfast with the officers. Then they were taken to the local Walmart in a police convoy. Santa Claus met them there and the shopping began. Each

Police told ABC-7 Thursday they have no suspects in the violent sexual assault of a woman found early Tuesday morning on a sidewalk on the 800 block of North Resler Drive in West El Paso. At about 5:30 a.m., EPPD patrol officers were driving by the area and spotted the severely beaten woman lying on

The Yuma Police Department is looking for a man suspected of a school burglary. The burglary happened at Yuma Lutheran School (2555 S. Engler Ave.) on December 7, according to the post. The damage is believed to be about $2,000. Department officials posted a surveillance-video picture on YPD’s Facebook page where the man appears to

Yuma Police Department reports that one person is in custody after discovering a possible drug lab on South Elks Lane. Police say the house has been under investigation since November by the YPD’s Narcotic and Street Crimes Unit and Yuma County Narcotics Task Force. Police say they did not find a drug lab, but a

A man was shot to death at the James Jefferson Manor Apartments in Yuma on Tuesday night. Yuma Police responded to a call of shots fired at 1350 W. Fif th Street. The victim, Gabriel Lugo , 23, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the driveway area of the apartment complex. He was transported

13 On Your Side wants to know your thoughts: June 17, 2015 parish members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston gathered for bible study when a young man walked in and sat at the back of the church. Unbeknownst to them the young man was carrying a gun; in total he killed

13 On Your Side wants to know your thoughts: The Desert Southwest is usually a seemingly quiet place but in just the past few days the City of Yuma has seen a spike in violence. On Monday, a young woman was shot in broad day light as she walked to her car at a local

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) will visit the Yuma Territorial Prison this Friday to sign an agreement with the city. The agreement is to keep the major tourist attractions of the prison and the Quartermaster Depot open. The agreement was approved by the city council at a special meeting on December 8. The city of