Month: August 2018

Agentes policíacos especializados en atender la violencia domestica en Mexicali no se dan abasto en atender los llamados de emergencia durante este verano que se disparo el numero de casos de violencia intrafamiliar. De acuerdo a las estadísticas proporcionada por la policía municipal, en lo que va del año se han atendido y dado seguimiento

Como esfuerzo de mantener a los residentes de Yuma seguros el departamento de policía de Yuma enviara más oficiales a patrullar las calles en busca de personas manejando intoxicadas durante el fin de semana de “Labor Day”. Del viernes 31 de agosto al 3 de septiembre las patrullas estarán en busca de personas que parezcan

The Trump administration is under increasing pressure to speed up the reunification of immigrant families it separated at the Mexican border, following allegations three youngsters were sexually abused while in U.S. custody. The government of El Salvador said the three, ages 12 to 17, were victimized at shelters in Arizona, and it asked the U.S.

A sex offender and a man convicted of voluntary manslaughter were arrested by Border Patrol agents near the Calexico Port of Entry Thursday. CBP officials said the first incident happened at around 4:45 p.m. when agents found a man about a mile west of the Calexico Port of Entry. Agents determined the man is a

As many drivers gear up to hit the Arizona highways this holiday weekend, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is making strides to curb distracting driving. Through a partnership with GEICO, ADOT is encouraging the public to use the 14 highway rest area locations named as “Safe Phone Zones”. The rest area locations allow drivers

Russians, Peruvians, and Mexicans were among 78 immigrants arrested last week in Arizona during a weeklong operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials said Friday. The agency’s Phoenix field office director, Henry Lucero, said the effort included arrests of many people previously convicted of serious crimes such as aggravated assault, kidnapping, drug trafficking and

The Yuma Police Department responded to calls in regards to several felony offenses between 4:09 p.m. and 9:04 p.m. on Thursday. The offenses include aggravated assault, vehicle thefts and residential burglaries. Thirty-eight-year-old Christopher Hill was taken into custody and is being linked to 15 reports that include aggravated assault, vehicle theft, residential burglary and trespass.

Agents arrested two citizens after discovering nearly a million dollars worth of hard narcotics on Thursday, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The agents working at Blythe Station’s Immigration checkpoint on Highway 78 referred a Honda Accord to secondary inspection after a canine alerted to an odor emitting from the vehicle. Agents then discovered

Authorities say more than 40 pipe bombs, along with material to make dozens more, have been found in a Mesa man’s home. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said in a news release Thursday that 51-year-old Jeffrey Metcalf has been booked into Maricopa County jail on one count of misconduct involving weapons. DPS officials say

NEW YORK TIMES – A major slam to the national protest against classroom budget cuts and teachers’ salaries, known as the ‘#REDforED’ movement. The Arizona Supreme Court blocked a ballot initiative on Wednesday that would have increased taxes on the wealthy to help raise money for schools. The court said the wording of the proposition

En Mexicali se roban aproximadamente 300 vehículos por mes. Los robos se registran en la ciudad, el Valle y San Felipe. Se estima que de esta cifra por lo menos 5 vehículos son robados en Estados Unidos , según informo autoridades de la Agencia Especializada en robos de Vehículos en Mexicali. El coordinador de la

Una casa rodante estalló en llamas en el extremo sur de avenida Myrtle el jueves por la mañana, dijeron los bomberos. El Departamento de Bomberos de Yuma dijo que recibieron informes de un incendio en un vehículo recreativo en la cuadra 1100 de avenida Myrtle sur alrededor de las 10:30 a.m. El personal llegó a

A motorhome went up in flames at the south end of Myrtle Avenue Thursday morning, firefighters said. The Yuma Fire Department said they received reports of a recreational vehicle fire in the 1100 block of South Myrtle Avenue at around 10:30 a.m. Personnel arrived at the scene and found heavy smoke and fire coming from

Hundreds lined the streets as Senator John McCain’s body was transported from the Arizona State Capitol to North Phoenix Baptist Church for a memorial service. Local Yuma residents were some of the thousands inside of the church. “They captured John McCain, the man, in a beautiful way and it was a real befitting, send off