Crime Archives

America’s top cops need back-up

April 20, 2021 5:47 PM Joe Teposte, Brandon Mejia, Jenny Day

FBI calls on all Americans to report suspicious…

YCSO issues Level 3 sex offender notification

April 20, 2021 10:20 AM Lisa Sturgis, Mercedes Martinez

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) has issued a level 3 sex offender notification for the vicinity of 12000 block of E. Brenda…

1 killed, 2 injured in a grocery shooting in West Hempstead, New York, police say

April 20, 2021 10:16 AM CNN

A shooting at a Long Island grocery store Tuesday left one employee dead and two other people wounded, and investigators are looking for the shooter,…

YPD issues Level 3 sex offender notification

April 20, 2021 9:06 AM Lisa Sturgis

The Yuma Police Department (YPD) has issued a Level 3 sex offender notification for the area surrounding the 1400 block of 15th…

Prosecutor: ‘Shortcomings’ in state law allowed Indianapolis FedEx shooter to legally purchase weapons used in attack

April 19, 2021 1:24 PM CNN Newsource

An Indiana prosecutor says “shortcomings” in the state’s “red flag” law allowed the 19-year-old man who killed eight people at a FedEx facility in…

At least 50 mass shootings reported since the Atlanta spa shootings

April 18, 2021 3:55 PM CNN Newsource, April Hettinger

At least three people were killed and two were injured in a shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, early Sunday, continuing the long string of similar…

Three people are dead after apparent ‘domestic situation’

April 18, 2021 3:31 PM CNN Newsource, Caleb J. Fernández

Authorities concerned hiding suspect could be holding a victim hostage AUSTIN, Texas (KYMA, KECY/CNN) – Three people were pronounced dead at the…

3 people were killed and 2 others injured in a shooting, sheriff says

April 18, 2021 10:53 AM CNN, Caleb J. Fernández

Authorities are looking for whoever opened fire at a tavern in southeast Wisconsin overnight, killing three people and seriously wounding two others,…

Department of Corrections administers more than 18,000 vaccines

April 18, 2021 1:45 PM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) continues to offer COVID-19 vaccines to inmates at state and private prison…

Triple vehicular collision proves fatal for motorcyclist, accident involves minor

April 18, 2021 11:07 AM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

At approximately 10:34 p.m. on Saturday, the Yuma Police Department (YPD) responded to a report of an accident involving three different parties on…

16-year-old female reported missing

April 17, 2021 5:37 PM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

On Monday, April 12, 2021, at approximately 10:18 a.m., the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office received a report regarding a missing juvenile from the…

FEMA warns of scammers targeting people seeking federal funeral assistance

April 16, 2021 1:00 PM Sumiko Keil

FEMA is providing up to $9,000 per funeral and up to $35,500 per applicant to help with expenses related to COVID deaths that happened after January…

Yuma man no longer facing attempted second-degree murder charges, for now

April 15, 2021 6:00 PM Adonis Albright

A Yuma man accused of pursuing his girlfriend in a vehicle before she crashed into a pole is no longer facing attempted second-degree murder charges.…