Crime Archives

YCSO: Rash of recent graffiti in the Foothills

March 22, 2021 10:31 AM Sumiko Keil

YCSO reminds the community to report any suspicious person or activity in your…

Court could reimpose Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence

March 22, 2021 8:20 AM The Associated Press

The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar…

Border Patrol captures undocumented immigrant, discovers prior conviction

March 20, 2021 5:49 PM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

The U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector arrested a 28-year-old Mexican national with a prior conviction for a sexual offense on Thursday, March 18,…

More than 5,000 unaccompanied children are in CBP custody, documents show

March 20, 2021 6:10 PM CNN Newsource

There are more than 5,000 unaccompanied children in US Customs and Border Protection custody, according to documents obtained by CNN, up from 4,500…

How the border problem caught the Biden team off guard, and how they’ve scrambled to fix it

March 20, 2021 5:41 PM CNN Newsource

As the number of unaccompanied children in Border Patrol custody ballooned this month, President Joe Biden‘s team raced to find more places to…

Level two sex offender moves into 200 block of S. Avenue B

March 20, 2021 3:29 PM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) released the following information pursuant to A.R.S. 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offenders…

Biden condemns ‘skyrocketing’ hate crimes against Asian Americans in wake of deadly shooting

March 20, 2021 11:25 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Friday condemned rising hate crimes against Asian Americans in the wake of the mass shooting in the Atlanta area that left…

Man taken to hospital after being shot in the head

March 19, 2021 10:13 AM Sumiko Keil, Brandon Mejia

YCSO said the victim was airlifted to a Phoenix hospital with life threatening…

Imperial County auditor accused of abusing his position

March 17, 2021 12:04 PM Sumiko Keil, Christian Galeno

Imperial County’s auditor faces criminal charges. Prosecutors say he used his position to circumvent a family court order.…

More than $10,000 in equipment stolen from Tacna Fire Department

March 17, 2021 6:02 PM Cody Lee

Tacna Fire Department has been experiencing several burglaries and the senseless acts are now leaving volunteer firefighters wondering how they’re…

Here’s what we know about the metro Atlanta spa shootings that left 8 dead

March 17, 2021 2:37 PM CNN Newsource

At least eight people were found dead at three different spas in the Atlanta area…

8 dead in Atlanta-area spa shootings, suspect arrested

March 17, 2021 7:20 AM CNN

A 21-year-old suspect was taken into custody about 150 miles south of Atlanta on Tuesday night, and police say they believe he was likely responsible…

Three people killed in massage parlor shooting in Atlanta suburb

March 16, 2021 4:36 PM CNN Newsource

At least three people were killed and two were wounded after a shooting Tuesday at a massage parlor in an Atlanta suburb, authorities…

Police: Man who allegedly drove onto San Diego sidewalk faces vehicular manslaughter charges

March 16, 2021 12:45 AM CNN

Craig Voss, 71, of San Diego, also faces five counts of causing great bodily injury while committing a felony and one count of driving under the…

Yuma brothers plead not guilty to murder charges

March 15, 2021 11:43 AM Sumiko Keil, Christian Galeno

Jerome and Brandon Hall are charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated…

Ronald DeFeo Jr., killer whose murders inspired ‘The Amityville Horror’ books and movies, dies

March 15, 2021 6:38 PM CNN Newsource

Ronald DeFeo Jr., the killer who inspired “The Amityville Horror” book and movie series, has died, according to a spokesperson for the New York State…