Crime Archives

Yuma’s Most Wanted- April 13, 2020

April 13, 2020 7:00 AM Sumiko Keil

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…

Man charged with trafficking millions in drugs through border tunnel

April 10, 2020 6:01 PM Ericka Conant

A man is charged with trafficking millions worth in fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and marijuana through a cross-border…

US border agent arrested on suspicion of child sex crimes

April 11, 2020 12:56 PM The Associated Press

A U.S. Border Patrol agent, who police say barricaded himself in a church for four hours, is facing charges on suspicion of sexually abusing multiple…

Man suffers minor injuries from stabbing

April 10, 2020 5:03 PM Crystal Jimenez, Brandon Mejia

Police activity on Thursday night was an incident between two homeless people that led to…

CBP: Man caught with multiple weapons, drugs, and cash in Yuma

April 10, 2020 6:20 AM Sumiko Keil

Border Patrol agents arrest a man with multiple weapons, drugs, and cash in his vehicle on…

Heavy police presence in Yuma neighborhood

April 9, 2020 10:25 PM Lisa Sturgis, Brandon Mejia

Several Yuma Police Department (YPD) units are working an active crime…

Man killed Tuesday morning identified

April 9, 2020 5:10 PM Ciara Encinas

he man killed Tuesday in a Yuma neighborhood was identified by Yuma police.…

Level 2 sex offender living in Yuma

April 9, 2020 10:42 AM Sumiko Keil

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office would like to notify the community of a Level 2 sex offender who recently changed…

Armed men steal gold-silver bars from Mexican mine

April 9, 2020 8:50 AM The Associated Press

A heavily armed squad of men stole an unspecified number of gold-silver alloy bars from a desert mine in northern Mexico, escaping into the remote…

Task force to combat COVID-19 fraud

April 8, 2020 12:17 PM Sumiko Keil, Arianna Shell

State and federal prosecutors team up and form a new task aimed to combat coronavirus-related…

Change of address for sex offender in Yuma

April 8, 2020 1:50 PM Sumiko Keil

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) says there is another sex offender who recently moved to a new…

Level 3 sex offender moves to a new home

April 8, 2020 12:49 PM Sumiko Keil

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office would like to notify the community that Lewis Harvey Thompson, a Level 3 Sex Offender is now living in a new…

Court drops rape, other charges against megachurch leader

April 8, 2020 6:24 AM The Associated Press

A California appeals court ordered the dismissal of a criminal case Tuesday against a Mexican megachurch leader on charges of child rape and human…

Law enforcement educates, enforces executive orders

April 7, 2020 1:15 PM Ciara Encinas

With all of the executive orders put into effect over the past three weeks, law enforcement is making sure the community knows what they can and what…