Crime Archives

Former Oklahoma detention officers charged for repeatedly playing ‘Baby Shark’ to punish inmates

October 7, 2020 7:51 AM Sumiko Keil

Two former Oklahoma detention center officers are accused of forcing inmates to listen to ‘Baby Shark’ on repeat for more than two hours as a…

13 bodies piled in SUVs in Mexico, funeral attack kills 5

October 7, 2020 5:03 AM The Associated Press

Authorities in Mexico said Tuesday that 13 bodies were found stuffed into two SUVs in northern Mexico, while a shooting attack on a funeral in…

Mother Charged with Toddler’s Death Granted Child Visitation

October 6, 2020 10:38 PM Brandon Mejia

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – A Yuma mother charged with first-degree murder following the death of her daughter was granted visitation rights for her…

Police find human head in cooler and a body wrapped in blankets in Mexicali

October 6, 2020 1:33 PM Sumiko Keil

Police say a 911 call led them to find a head and a body early Tuesday morning just south of…

New Details: Fugitive search leads to heavy police presence near Arizona Avenue and 16th Street

October 5, 2020 1:17 PM Lisa Sturgis

KYMA.com has received reports of a heavy police presence in the vicinity of East 17th Street and South Riley Avenue.…

CBP seized more than half a million in drugs at Highway 86 checkpoint

October 5, 2020 2:00 PM Steven Talamantes

Four people arrested over the weekend for drug smuggling, CBP…

7 arrested protesting police brutality in Arizona

October 5, 2020 2:23 PM The Associated Press

Phoenix police arrested seven protesters during a demonstration against police brutality on Saturday.…

Police: Mexicali woman stabbed to death by her husband

October 5, 2020 12:55 PM Sumiko Keil, Christian Galeno

Mexicali police say a husband brutally murders his wife.…

Yuma Sector Border Patrol arrests child molester attempting illegal entry

October 4, 2020 2:43 PM Steven Talamantes, April Hettinger

Yuma Border Patrol agents apprehended a convicted child molester as he attempted to illegally enter the United States Tuesday afternoon.…

Former MLB pitcher found dead after murder allegations

October 4, 2020 1:11 PM Steven Talamantes, April Hettinger

Police are reporting 37-year-old ex-pro athlete Charles Haeger wanted for the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend was found dead Saturday.…

Yuma man charged with attempted murder

October 2, 2020 3:55 PM Crystal Jimenez, Brandon Mejia

A 20-year-old Yuma man now faces charges of attempted murder in connection to a shooting near Madison Avenue last…

Yuma Police Department’s ‘Most Wanted’

October 2, 2020 10:14 AM Sumiko Keil

YPD’s top suspects for October 2,…

YCSO says littering is a big problem for Yuma County

October 1, 2020 12:46 PM Steven Talamantes, Brandon Mejia

This year, there have been more than 68 illegal dumping/littering investigations throughout the…

ICSO: Family searching for missing man

October 1, 2020 9:44 AM Sumiko Keil

The Imperial County Sheriff’s Office (ICSO) says Tom Junior Peterman’s family last heard from him in April.…

City officials investigate police misconduct in Mexicali

September 30, 2020 12:48 PM Sumiko Keil, Brandon Mejia

The municipal government in Mexicali removed six police officers after allegedly abusing authority, theft, and extortion against…

Suspect in convenience store robberies charged with unrelated shooting

September 30, 2020 3:51 PM Lisa Sturgis, Brandon Mejia

The Yuma Police Department (YPD) now says, the suspect in a pair of attempted convenience store robbery is also the prime suspect in a shooting in a…

UPDATE: Standoff ends in Yuma neighborhood

September 30, 2020 4:08 PM Lisa Sturgis, Cody Lee

Multiple Yuma Police Department (YPD) are on the scene of an incident in the area of 1st Street and 21st Avenue. …

Attorneys need more time to review evidence in Raul Esparza murder case

September 30, 2020 5:23 PM Alexandra Rangel

BRAWLEY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), Two suspects in the murder of an El Centro man were back in court Wednesday, but they won’t stand trial anytime soon.…

Suspect arrested in connection with ambush attack on deputies

September 30, 2020 2:29 PM Lisa Sturgis

Police have made an arrest in connection with the shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies as they sat in their squad car.…

CHP: DUI driver arrested after striking two pedestrians

September 30, 2020 11:35 AM Sumiko Keil, Brandon Mejia

Police arrested a man on Tuesday after he allegedly struck two people with his car while driving under the…