Imperial

Back to homepage
Imperial

One victim assaulted, another shot to death

Photo: Adrian Alvarado Lopez HOLTVILLE – A disturbance call came in to the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office on Friday December 21st at 7:00 p.m. from the 1900 block of Underwood

Imperial

Suspect Assaults Deputy, Steals His Gun and Car, Hides in Church Service

Photo: Alex Padilla HOLTVILLE – An deputy’s response to a disturbance call led to the officer suffering unspecified injuries after the suspect assaulted him and fled. The incident occurred in

Imperial

Fatal stabbing in El Centro leaves friends asking “why?”

Photo: James McDaniel EL CENTRO – A fatal stabbing occurred in the 1900 block of Austin Road on November 8th. Imperial County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the location, where they

Imperial

K-9 Border Patrol Team Lands A Heroin Bust During An Immigration Search

Photo: drugs seized at the border NILAND – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents credit a successful heroin bust to the expertise of the K-9 Detection Team. Agents arrested two

Imperial

Biggest Marijuana Bust of the Year

Photo: confiscated marijuana CALEXICO – The Imperial County Sheriff’s Office recently announced the biggest marijuana bust of the year. Authorities seized 23,000 pounds (over 11 tons)  of illegal marijuana on

Imperial

Woman Sentenced in Disability Insurance Fraud

IMPERIAL COUNTY— On June 30, 2017 60-year-old Teresa Baker was arrested and on January 4 of this year she subsequently pleaded guilty to one count of insurance fraud. Baker had

Imperial

The Gun was Fake, the Arrest Wasn’t

Photo: Bryce Mejia EL CENTRO – 18-year-old Bryce Mejia was recently arrested for altering an imitation firearm. The suspect was driving near Austin and Ross Road and pointed the weapon

Imperial

22 Bundles of Meth Smuggled in a Wheel Well Intercepted at the Border

Photo: Display of hidden meth SALTON CITY – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents have announced the discovery of drugs and subsequent arrest of an anonymous female suspected of smuggling

Imperial

Spare Tire Conceals 65 Packages of Meth Seized at the Border

Photo: Seized meth on display CALEXICO – Anomalies during a border crossing inspection led an astute U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer to discover 65 packages of methamphetamine hidden inside

Imperial

Man Charged with Sex with Minor

Photo: Raymond Valenzuela Jr. IMPERIAL — Based on allegations of sexual abuse of a minor under 14 years of age, the ICSO began an investigation on February 5.  This investigation