Man arrested after several violent crimes committed in Yuma
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) announced a major arrest following a years-long investigation into multiple felony crimes across Yuma County.
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Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting
A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, concluding the first trial in U.S. history of a law enforcement officer for conduct during an on-campus shooting.
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Murder preliminary hearing continues
Witnesses continue to testify on the second day of the preliminary hearing for the man accused of murdering his ex-wife near Calexico in 2021.
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Witnesses testify in murder hearing
Four witnesses testified in the preliminary hearing of a man accused of murdering his ex-wife in El Centro in 2021.
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Man arrested for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute
A man was arrested by Imperial police for possessing multiple controlled substances with intent to distribute.
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California authorities seize illegal fireworks
In addition to the fireworks, authorities say they found black powder, cash, firearms and equipment to manufacture fireworks.
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Young man arrested for allegedly pointing a laser at aircraft
Yuma Police said a teen is behind bars after being accused of pointing a laser at a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopter.
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Woman found dead inside apartment in El Centro
El Centro police said a man is behind bars accused of murdering his girlfriend.
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Five home burglary suspects appear in court
The five suspects caught breaking into a Foothills home over the weekend appeared in court Tuesday afternoon to face their charges.
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Idaho prosecutors to seek death penalty against stabbing suspect
Prosecutors will pursue the death penalty against the man charged in the slayings of 4 University of Idaho students. That’s according to court documents filed Monday.
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Five people arrested over the weekend for residential burglary and criminal trespassing
Three men and two women, between 18 and 42 years old, were arrested and booked on Second Degree Residential Burglary and First Degree Criminal Trespassing.
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Police: woman killed, man critically injured in separate dog attacks in southern Arizona
The three dead dogs in the two attacks were taken to the Sierra Vista Police Department’s Animal Control Office for further investigation.
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Amazon driver killed in California, suspect arrested
The manhunt for a murder suspect coming to a close. Authorities arrested 29-year-old Andrew Watson for the shooting death and crash of Amazon big rig driver Ilkhom Shodiev.
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Police identify woman whose body was found at a California construction site in 2001
Catherine Parker-Johnson’s remains were identified earlier this year through DNA comparisons with her daughter and sister, Redondo Beach police said in a statement Friday.
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Three men, two women arrested following home invasion
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a neighbor reporting suspicious activity coming from a home in the area that should be vacant at the time on Via Estrella and Del Valle.
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Body cam footage shows Arizona trooper shot
The body cam footage, released Friday, showed what happened after an Arizona State Trooper got shot. The incident occurred during Monday morning, just before noon.
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Newly released body camera footage shows Border Patrol agents shooting a tribal member in Arizona
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released body camera footage that shows Border Patrol agents were concerned that a tribal member they fatally shot last month may have been carrying a handgun during an encounter on a remote corner of the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona.
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Velasquez-Cruz found guilty of first and second-degree murder
54-year-old Antonio Velasquez-Cruz is found guilty three years after the crime was committed.
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Armed robbery suspect formally charged
The man accused of stealing a vehicle and trying to steal money from a Yuma restaurant was formally charged on Thursday in court.
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Co-Conspirator of Tucson Amtrak Shooter sentenced to ten years for drug trafficking
Devonte Okeith Mathis was sentenced to 10 years in prison, along with 60 months of supervised release for multiple crimes involving being a co-conspirator to an Amtrak shooter and drug trafficking.
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