K-9 team find two cars with illegal drugs in Imperial County
US Customs and Border Patrol says agents arrested two people who were accused of smuggling illegal drugs through the Highway 86…
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Agents find over $1.7M of illegal drugs during vehicle stop in Blythe
US Border Patrol Yuma sector says agents were able to the attempted smuggling of illegal…
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Court waits for results of a mental evaluation for the Yuma woman who stabbed her son
The woman accused of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing her 15-year-old son appeared back in Yuma Superior Court where the hearing was…
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Former Minneapolis officers sentenced after death of George Floyd
Two former Minneapolis Police officers– charged in the death of George Floyd– are headed to federal…
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Local juice and fruit bar in Calexico burglarized
Tropicana’s front glass window was shattered by one suspect who then ransacked the front counter stealing the cash register before handing it off to…
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El Centro police find injured man after call about shots fired
The El Centro Police Department says a man was found after receiving reports of shots fired on West State…
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Former officer who restrained George Floyd sentenced to 3 years in federal prison
J. Alexander Kueng, one of the former Minneapolis Police officers convicted of federal charges in the fatal arrest of George Floyd, was sentenced to…
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Death sentence upheld in death of AZ girl locked in box
The Arizona Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction and death sentence handed down to a woman who left a young girl to die in a…
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Robbery suspect arrested after wild chase in stolen van
A Nevada man was arrested after police said he committed two brazen home invasion robberies, then stole an Amazon delivery truck and crashed into…
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UPDATE: Suspect extradited, two adults found fatally stabbed in backyard
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) responded to a domestic disturbance call and upon arrival found two adults fatally stabbed in the…
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Man who assaulted law enforcement at US Capitol sentenced to five years in prison
A federal judge sentenced a man who assaulted law enforcement officers with poles during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol — and…
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Yuma man pleads guilty to multiple charges including attempted arson
After almost avoiding any criminal arson charges earlier this year, 21-year-old Isaac Meza is set to be sentenced to probation next month on separate…
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YCSO: 54-year-old fathers child with minor
A Yuma man is behind bars after a wellness check was performed on his home. According to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), a caller requested…
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Yuma man charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse with a minor held on $150k bond
A 54-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse with a teenage girl, 16, has been booked into the Yuma County Detention…
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Man arrested for sexual abuse in Yuma
Mark Pierson, a 54-year-old man was arrested last Wednesday for one count of sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of…
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Man sentenced to 40 months for six bank robberies in two months
Man was sentenced to 40 months in prison and has previously pleaded guilty to two counts of bank robbery and was ordered to pay full restitution for…
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California shooting leaves 2 dead
At least 2 people were killed and several others were injured during a shooting Sunday afternoon in a California…
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Barrage of gunfire at LA park leaves 2 dead, 5 wounded
A dispute at a Los Angeles park at or near an apparently unpermitted car show led to a barrage of gunshots that left two people dead and five…
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A “coin flip”: Nearly half of U.S. murders go unsolved as cases rise
Police called Denita Williams in April and gave her the address of a gas station in their town of Jackson, Mississippi and asked how long it would…
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Accused man dies in custody after sister awakened from coma
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Daniel J. Palmer III had long been considered the key suspect in a brutal attack that left his sister comatose two years ago.…
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