‘Smash and grab’ vehicle burglaries on the rise in Yuma
YPD says criminals may see items in a vehicle and smash the window to take it, and it usually happens…
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YCSO: Beware of fraud scams
With the county’s recent phone scams, scammers are getting more creative by using fear tactics and legitimate phone…
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YPD: Level 3 sex offender new address
YPD says 52-year-old Kimberly Sue Faz now lives at the 1900 block of S. Walnut Avenue in…
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Two arrested after meth, glass pipe, and syringes found in vehicle
Two arrested at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint after Border Patrol agents found packages of methamphetamine, syringes, and a glass pipe in the…
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Court hearing held in notorious case of children’s deaths
A detective Monday described in excruciating details how investigators unearthed the remains of two children who had been missing for months while…
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Scams circulating again in Yuma County
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) warn the community of well-known scams making its rounds…
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Mexico arrests violent gang leader known for emotive videos
Mexican police and military forces on Sunday arrested the leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima gang who spread violence through north-central Mexico and…
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New Jersey federal judge whose family was attacked details her son’s last words
The federal judge who’s son was killed and whose husband was shot at their New Jersey home last month called for greater privacy protections for…
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Woman found dead in trunk of car in Mexicali
Police identify the victim as 20-year-old Genebit Livier GodÃnez Castañeda. GodÃnez was an architecture student at the Autonomous University of…
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El Centro Sector: Weekly recap of drug and immigration busts
A video released on Friday by El Centro Sector Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino gave a recap of the drugs and immigration…
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Community seeks justice for trans woman murdered
BRAWLEY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), A march and vigil was held in Brawley Saturday, in honor of Marilyn Monroe Cazares, a 22-year-old transgender woman…
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More than $87K worth of meth found hidden in gas tank
Border Patrol agents arrested a man after smuggling methamphetamine in his gas tank, says U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
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Yuma’s Most Wanted-August 3, 2020
The Yuma Police Department advises the community to call your local law enforcement agency if you have any information that will lead to the arrest…
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Child rape charges refiled against Mexican megachurch leader
California on Wednesday charged the leader of a Mexican megachurch with child rape and human trafficking, months after a court dismissed the previous…
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El Centro Police seek information on early morning shooting
The El Centro Police Department (ECPD) asks for the public’s help in finding the suspects responsible for an early morning…
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Family of 9 slain Mexican-Americans sues Juarez drug cartel
Family members of nine women and children from an offshoot Mormon community who were killed in Mexico have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the…
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Man arrested for sparking fire at Arizona Democratic Headquarters
Phoenix police say surveillance cameras helped them identify the prime suspect in a recent fire at the Arizona Democratic Party…
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Man arrested after drugs, gun, cash is found in vehicle
A Tucson man is in custody after Border Patrol agents found drugs, money, and a firearm in his vehicle on…
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Woman dies after being struck by vehicle in Yuma
A woman died after being struck by a…
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Kettlebell meth package tossed over border fence in Calexico
Kettlebell shaped packages of methamphetamine continue to be tossed over the border fence in…
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