Imperial
Five Years in Prison for Man Who Took Drunken Drive through Busy Softball Field
CALEXICO – A Calexico man who hit several parked cars and drove through a girls’ softball clinic last year is now facing five years in prison. In January 2013 on
Thirty-Six Fugitives Making a Run for the Border Land in Jail
IMPERIAL VALLEY – A joint agency operation targeting high-risk, violent felons, seeking more than 102 criminals in Imperial County Wednesday netted 36 wanted fugitives in an arrest sweep. On Wednesday,
Murder Suspect with Mexican Mafia Ties Attempts Pre-Sentencing Escape
CALEXICO – After pleading guilty to the attempted murder of one man and becoming the suspect in another murder, a Heber man made a daring attempt to escape a police
Calexico Police Officers Shoot Two Dogs While Serving a Warrant
CALEXICO – On Wednesday, officers serving a warrant shot two dogs in Calexico following the arrest of a suspect reported to be carrying narcotics. Carlos Moreno Jr., 24 of Calexico
Parolee-At-large Avoids Additional Jail Time with Shootout
EL CENTRO – The El Centro Police Department announced on Tuesday that the suspect killed at the scene of a law enforcement shootout was a parolee with a misdemeanor warrant
Standoff with Armed Mentally Ill Man Ends without Injury
IMPERIAL – A mentally ill man who threatened his neighbors and barricaded himself in his residence was subdued and arrested by law enforcement. After receiving calls on Wednesday that a
Three Women Suspected of Bringing the Party to Prison Get Their Own Cell
CALIPATRIA- Over the weekend, three women in two different instances were arrested for suspicion of bringing illegal drugs on prison grounds. On Saturday, January 18, a woman visiting Demar Shows,
No One-Way Ticket Home for Narcotics Smuggler Busted in Salton City
SALTON CITY- A suspected narcotics smuggler was caught with 34 pounds of methamphetamine and arrested at the Highway 86 checkpoint on Wednesday. On January 15 at approximately 5:30 a.m., Border
Niland Slasher Found Guilty in Second Trial for Stabbing
NILAND – After arbitrarily slashing a woman across her face in September, a Niland man has been found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon and mayhem. In January 2013,
Illegal Gift for Inmate Gets Woman Christmas Jail Time
CALIPATRIA- Attempting to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine into Calipatria State Prison got a woman arrested on Christmas Day. On Wednesday during prison visiting hours, staff noticed that Lisa Salas Harper,
