Imperial County News

Former CHP Officer Sentenced to 10 Years for Child Molestation

By Rebecca O'Connor | 6/18/2013

EL CENTRO – John Swaim, an ex-California Highway Patrol officer, found guilty on four counts of child molestation was sentenced to serve ten years in prison. I [...]

Drug House Shut Down Next to Holtville High School

By Rebecca O'Connor | 6/6/2013

HOLTVILLE- After several reports from local residents of narcotic sales out of a home near a high school, authorities searched the residence and arrested a man on su [...]

Suspect Charged with Two Counts of Arson in Rash of Brawley Blazes

By Rebecca O'Connor | 5/9/2013

BRAWLEY- A 20-year-old Brawley resident identified as a suspect and arrested, following seven local fires. On Wednesday April 24, a series of seven suspicious tras [...]

Tags: arson, serial arson

More than $1.5 Million in Drugs Seized at Border

By Rebecca O'Connor | 5/3/2013

CALEXICO- Over the weekend in four separate seizures, U.S. Customs and Border Protections officers seized more than $1.5 million worth of hard narcotics at the Andra [...]

High School Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Crimes

By Rebecca O'Connor | 3/15/2013

CALEXICO – Following his arrest on Friday March 8, a Calexico teacher entered a plea of not guilty to charges he sexually molested students. Aurora High School tea [...]

Border Patrol Seizes Marijuana Valued at More than $147,000

By Rebecca O'Connor | 3/5/2013

CALEXICO – Three men were arrested over the weekend at the Calexico Border Patrol Station when they attempted to smuggle 184.2 pounds of marijuana into the Uni [...]

Visitor Jailed After Supplying Husband Contraband Drugs

By Rebecca O'Connor | 2/1/2013

CALIPATRIA – An attempt to smuggle drugs into the Calipatria State Prison lands a woman jail time of her own. La Nicole Ogilvie, a 23-year-old from Moreno Valley w [...]