Former Walmart employee facing new charges
According to Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) inmate search, Richard Solorio, 20, has two additional counts of surreptitous photographing in…
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Four people dead, three injured in gang-related shooting
Police say three suspects got out of a vehicle and began firing at a tent that was erected in the front yard of a home Sunday night were a birthday…
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IRS special agent accused of involuntary manslaughter in shooting of fellow employee at gun range
A federal grand jury indicted Larry Edward Brown Jr. on one count of involuntary manslaughter of an officer of the United States on Wednesday. He was…
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Federal appeals court tosses out January 6 sentence, possibly affecting more cases
Friday’s ruling stems from a lower court’s enhanced sentencing of a defendant over his substantial interference with the administration of justice on…
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YCSO arrests two Yuma residents for drug possession
In a press release, the task force arrested Matthew Grady Collins, 34, and Brittany Lynn Jim, 28, on February 29 at around…
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Suspect arrested after deadly shooting at dental office in El Cajon
One person was killed and two others were wounded following a shooting inside a dental office in El Cajon…
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Suspects at large after armed robbery at local mobile home park
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) said two suspects are at large after an armed robbery at Lazy S Mobile Home…
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FBI searching for Georgia fugitive who may be in Mexico or Arizona
FBI Atlanta Special Agents said they are searching for fugitive David DeWayne Young who could be hiding in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico, and has…
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CBP officers seize over $11 million worth of Fentanyl pills
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry seized over $11 million worth of blue fentanyl pills that were…
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Wellton man accused of theft and damage to be released
The Wellton man accused of theft and criminal damage on the Barry M. Goldwater Range appeared in court on Friday and will be released since there was…
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Doctor accused of sexual abuse appears in court, pleads not guilty
Dr. Edsel Sandoval, aged 36, made his first court appearance Thursday before Judge Roger Nelson. Sandoval pleaded not guilty to the charges brought…
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Man already serving life sentence convicted in murder of Tucson girl who vanished from parents’ home
A man already serving a life sentence for the 2014 death of an Arizona teenager was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in the death of another…
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El Centro Border Patrol agents seize $130K worth of Fentanyl pills
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen for attempting to smuggle fentanyl…
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San Diego CBP officers seize over $9 million worth of narcotics
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said officers from the San Diego Field Office ports of entry seized over $9 million worth of narcotics in…
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NTSB report casts doubt on driver’s claim that truck’s steering locked in crash that killed cyclists
A newly released report on a fatal crash involving a pickup truck and a group of cyclists last year near Phoenix casts doubt about the driver’s claim…
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Yuma Border Patrol agents discover 29 undocumented immigrants in a vehicle
The U.S. Border Patrol Yuma Sector said a vehicle was intercepted on the Barry M. Goldwater Bombing Range and agents discovered 29 undocumented…
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Yuma medical doctor arrested for alleged sexual assault of patients
YPD says Sandoval was arrested on Wednesday at around 9:30am and was booked into the Yuma County Detention Facility on five counts of sexual assault…
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Man accused of lunging at officers
A man who appeared to be sleeping in a parking lot outside a restaurant in Calexico was arrested for allegedly lunging at an officer and grabbing the…
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Police officer shoots suspect
Calexico police say one of their officers shot a man who tried to attack law enforcement. Now, that suspect is behind…
Continue Reading Los Angeles County District Attorney announces exonerations
According to NBC News, the two men spent two decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder back in…
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