Imperial
Cockfighting ring busted, all 224 birds seized
Photo: John Michael Chappelear WESTMORELAND – Two search warrants were served in the Westmoreland area on May 28th in an effort to investigate an alleged cockfighting ring. Ultimately 224 birds
Border Patrol Canine Detection Team Discovers Meth-Smuggling Attempt
Photo: confiscated meth SALTON CITY – A brazen meth-smuggling attempt was thwarted at the border when a Border Patrol canine detection team alerted to a 2012 black Jeep Wrangler driven
License Plate Reader Helps El Centro Police Locate a Stolen Truck
Photo: the truck stopped here EL CENTRO – On Wednesday afternoon around 4:30 PM the El Centro Police Department received a “hit” from their license plate reader about a stolen
Border Patrol Takes One Down – 99 Bundles of Meth in the Car
Photo: confiscated meth EL CENTRO SECTOR BORDER – Thanks to the acute sense of smell of the El Centro Sector Border Patrol’s canine detection team, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen was
Pair arrested in shooting that left one dead, one injured
Photo: Sean Miller and Christian Rodriguez BRAWLEY – A shooting occurred on Sunday night March 24th that left one person dead and another one in the hospital. Brawley Police Department
Man Escapes Once, but Not the Second Time
Photo: Joel Cortez Obeso EL CENTRO – An El Centro man eluded authorities, but not for long. On March 5th at 10:00 pm Officer Crankshaw spotted three men on bicycles
Meth-Smuggling Suspects Arrested at the Border
SALTON CITY – El Centro Border Patrol Agents encountered two female suspected methamphetamine-smugglers. At approximately 8:30 PM last Friday, a passenger bus approached agents working at the Highway 86 immigration
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
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
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
