US Border Patrol tactical response arm
In addition to protecting the border, the Border Patrol is also dedicated to assisting law enforcement agencies during high-risk circumstances such as active shootings among others.
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El Centro councilman behind bars
Jason Jackson, El Centro city councilman EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KSWT, FOX 9) – An El Centro councilman is behind bars. The District Attorney’s office explained that Jackson never served the 10 days he was originally sentenced to in 2017. News 11 reported in August 2017, Jackson was sentenced to three years of formal probation
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Emiten aviso de vigilancia por inundaciones repentinas
YUMA, Ariz. (Telemundo)- El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (NWS) emitió una alerta de inundación repentina para el condado de Yuma y sus alrededores desde el martes por la tarde hasta el miércoles. Porciones del suroeste de Arizona y el sureste de California, incluido el Valle Imperial, y el Sudeste del Valle Imperial, el suroeste de Arizona,
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BORTAC; Unidad Táctica de la Patrulla Fronteriza
Suena el teléfono, se escucha el mensaje de que hay una escena activa con un prófugo y necesitan asistencia de inmediato, estos individuos reaccionan al instante y preparan su equipo para salir a la ubicación que se les indico. Ellos son Bortac, un grupo de inteligencia que forma parte de la Patrulla Fronteriza, su misión
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Flash Flood Watch Issued for Desert Southwest
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY, KSWT)- The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flash flood watch for Yuma County and surrounding areas Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday. Portions of southwest Arizona and southeast California including Imperial Valley, and Southeastern Imperial Valley, southwest Arizona including Gila River Valley, Kofa, and Southeast Yuma County. The watch is in
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CBP arresta a dos hombres por posesión de drogas
SAN LUIS, Ariz. (T3)- Los agentes de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos (CBP) arrestaron a dos personas en supuestos intentos separados de contrabandear marihuana y heroína a través de los puertos de entrada de Arizona durante el fin de semana. El viernes, los oficiales de los carriles peatonales del puerto de entrada
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Released to Reoffend: News 11 investigates the sex offender next door
Editor’s Note: Story has been updated to correct statistics related to recidivism rates. According to the Department of Justice, the recidivism rate for sex offenders hovers around five percent after three years and 24 percent after 15 years. According to SMART – The office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking, for pedophiles – it shows
Continue Reading CBP officers arrest two men, seize over $79K worth of drugs
SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KYMA, KSWT, KECY)-The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested two individuals in separate alleged attempts to smuggle marijuana and heroin through Arizona Ports of Entry over the weekend. On Friday, officers at the San Luis Port of Entry pedestrian lanes referred a 19-year-old man for additional questioning. Officers said a
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Impeachment Inquiry Hearing
The House Intelligence Committee will hear publicly this week from eight officials who have already given closed-door depositions in the impeachment inquiry. Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert, appear first.
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Incendio de dos alarmas deja varias familias sin hogar
DESERT SHORES, Calif. (T3)-El Departamento de Bomberos del Condado Imperial, junto con los Servicios de Emergencia, actualmente está participando en un incendio de dos alarmas en la cuadra 100 de Desert Shores Drive.Según la página de Facebook del IFCD, se perdieron tres casas y un vehículo debido al incendio. Varias familias también han sido desplazadas.
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DESERT SHORES, Calif. (KECY, KSWT, KYMA)- The Imperial County Fire Department along with Emergency Services, is currently engaging in a two-alarm fire at the 100 block of Desert Shores Drive. According to IFCD Facebook page, three homes and one vehicle have been lost due to the fire. Multiple families have also been displaced. Reports said
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YPD: Beauty and the Beards
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA)- The Yuma Police Department (YPD) is hosting a fundraiser to raise funds for two special events. Beauty and the Beards is making its comeback within the department to raise funds for the Special Olympics and YPD’s banquet ceremony. Men are able to grow out a beard no longer than three-quarters of an
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Cottage Cheese recalled for possibly containing plastic and metal
(KYMA, KSWT, KECY)-Select varieties of Breakstone’s Cottage Cheese are voluntarily being recalled due to a potential risk of red plastic and metal that may have been introduced during production. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the consumption of hard or sharp foreign material could cause injury to the teeth, mouth, throat, stomach or intestine
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Breaking News: Structure fire in Calexico
Fire crews are responding to a two-alarm structure fire in Calexico.
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Sending a piece of home to local troops overseas
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) Services members stationed overseas might have a hard time celebrating Christmas when loved ones are so far away. But volunteers at the American Legion Auxiliary in El Centro are bringing a piece of home to the men and women who fight for our country’s freedom. This year the group is sending 100 care
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Residents help animal group raise funds
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) A local animal group is asking residents to lend a helping hand in raising money to continue their mission to aid the animals of Yuma. Earlier Saturday, the Raising Dollars For Dogs and Cats group, had a garage sale at the Arizona market place. Sherrell Judish, the group’s president, said their goal is
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The Calexico Neighborhood House hosts toy drive for families in need
CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA)The Calexico Neighborhood House is bringing the Christmas cheer to low-income families in the city. But they’ll need the community’s help to make it happen. ‘Till the first week of December, the Calexico Neighborhood House is holding a toy drive for hundreds of children in town. Knowing families have a hard time making ends meet
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Continue ReadingPolicas golpean a mujer en Mexicali
Una mujer fue a parar al hospital por una supuesta golpiza que le propinaron agentes de la policia municipal. Fue el pasado 28 de octubre que ocurrieron los hechos en el motel las flores donde trabaja la señora Elizabeth Burgueño como gerente . Explicó que oficiales policiacos irrumpieron el lugar justificando que su hija de
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Two more suspects named in murder case
News 11 has uncovered new details about two of the teens tied to the 2017 murder of Leondre Richards.
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