Judge finds enough evidence in double murder case
A judge has just determined there is enough probable cause to move forward with the trial of a Brawley man accused of murdering a husband and wife inside their home.
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Motive for man who stole a pair of ruby slippers revealed
Terry Jon Martin pleaded guilty in October to using a hammer to smash the glass of the museum door and display case to take the slippers. He had hoped to harvest real rubies from the shoes and sell them.
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Former gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur gets new lawyer who points to ‘historic’ trial
Duane “Keffe D” Davis dismissed court-appointed lawyers and hired veteran criminal defense lawyer Carl Arnold.
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Homes damaged in weekend shooting
Yuma police are still investigating who fired shots in a neighborhood over the weekend.
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Traveler arrested for smuggling cocaine in bags of shrimp
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York said a 22-year-old from Guyana flew into the country with two suitcases reportedly filled with drugs.
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Headless body found in alleyway, California authorities investigate
Police say that the body was found in an alley near the area of W. 78th Street just after 2:50pm Sunday, according to Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) investigators.
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Former firefighter accused of planting explosives near California roadways pleads not guilty
A former firefighter with a previous arson conviction has been arrested on suspicion of detonating a homemade bomb and planting several other explosive devices along roadways across two Northern California counties, authorities said.
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Four people injured in a shooting at a Best Buy in Florida
Authorities said the shooting happened after 8:00pm Saturday when four people were exiting the Best Buy and another group approached them.
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YPD investigates gunfire in residential area, no injuries reported
According to a press release, the incident occurred in the area of 14th Avenue and 15th Street, and YPD responded to the area at around 12:15am Sunday.
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Texas man pleads guilty to kidnapping teen whose ‘Help Me!’ sign led to Southern California rescue
A statement Friday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California said Steven Robert Sablan, 62, of Cleburne, Texas, admitted in a plea agreement that he sexually assaulted the victim while driving her from Texas to California.
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Three people dead, one injured in auto shop shooting in Baltimore
Just after 8:00pm on Friday, Baltimore police officers responded to a shooting near an auto shop.
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California man shot at Japanese Village Plaza
The incident occurred around 2:49pm Friday at the shopping mall at 2nd Street in Los Angeles.
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Yuma police share safety tips to help prevent car thefts
Data from the department’s community crime map shows that were over 200 motor vehicle thefts in 2023.
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LAPD searching for driver of high-speed chase
The driver squeezed through the alleyways and between traffic in an individual business area before crashing into a parked car and jumping out of the truck.
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Mass shooting suspects back in court
Two of the three men charged in connection to the Yuma house party shooting that happened in May 2023 appeared in court Friday morning.
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Murder suspect plea deal accepted
One of the suspects accused of murdering a 27-year-old barber in Somerton back in May 2022 appeared in court on Friday and his plea deal was accepted by the judge.
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Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico
A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the A-list actor.
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YCSO notifies community of level two sex offender, Ismael Gonzalez-Lopez
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) is notifying the community of a level two sex offender.
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Liquid Methamphetamine found in a truck’s gas tank
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a 39-year-old man for attempting to smuggle liquid methamphetamine.
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YPD notifies community of level three sex offender, Victor Aquino
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) said it is informing the community of a level three sex offender, Victor Aquino.
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