Imperial
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
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
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
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
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
