BRAWLEY — Ricardo Gabriel Valdez — the Brawley Police officer charged with violating PC 261 (a)(4) (rape/victim unconscious at the time of act), PC 243.4 (a)(sexual battery), PC 459 (burglary), and PC 149 (assault by a public officer) — was present at the Imperial County Superior Courthouse … Read more
EL CENTRO — Rosita Torres and Daniel Munguia — the two suspects charged with the 2019 homicide of Raul Esparza — appeared at the Imperial County Superior Courthouse in El Centro for a readiness conference, Wednesday, June 16. Read more
NILAND — Police reports inform a male said that he found a bag with a bloody knife, teeth, bones, and hair on Coachella Canal Road and 16th Dog Lane. The man said he found the bag while he was cleaning the area and setting up a campsite on June 11. Read more
BRAWLEY — Jose Alejandro Bissell, the 21-year-old male involved in a reported hostage-torture incident in May, was present at the Imperial County Superior Courthouse in Brawley Tuesday, June 15, on charges of PC205 aggravated mayhem, PC206 torture, PC236 false imprisonment, PC422(a) threats … Read more
BRAWLEY — Joseph Gonzales, the alleged suspect in connection to the 2018 homicide of 21 year old Joseph Matuse in Westmorland, was present in court Tuesday, June 15 for a preliminary examination at the Imperial County Superior Court House in Brawley. Read more
IMPERIAL — Imperial Valley's Officer Salvador Acevedo received a local honor from his peers when the El Centro Area Office of the California Highway Patrol awarded him Officer of the Year for 2020. Read more
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CALEXICO — The Calexico City Council received heavy criticism from city employees at the last regular meeting, Wednesday, June 2, accusing them of insufficiently staffing their most important city services. Read more
BRAWLEY — George Quintero, one of the alleged suspects in connection to a reported torture incident in May, was present at the Imperial County Superior Courthouse in Brawley Tuesday, June 8, facing violation charges of PC205 aggravated mayhem, PC206 torture, PC236 false imprisonment, PC422(a… Read more
HOLTVILLE — Police reports inform that four units were sent Friday, June 4, to assist the reporting party that claimed her boyfriend allegedly pulled her by the hair and punched her in the stomach. Read more
YUMA — Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station apprehended a Honduran migrant with a felony conviction for lewd or lascivious acts upon a child under 14 years of age Tuesday, June 8, according to a press release. Read more
EL CENTRO — Agents from the Imperial County Narcotic Task Force (ICNTF) located a stolen vehicle that the agency was actively looking for in the 2000 block of South Fourth Street Tuesday, June 8, at approximately 9:09 a.m., according to the press release. Read more
EL CENTRO — Officers responded to a report of gunshots in the 1200 block of Vine Street Tuesday, June 8, at about 2:50 a.m., according to the press release. Read more
OCOTILLO — US Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector arrested one suspected smuggler who illegally transported 14 undocumented immigrants into the US Friday, June 4, according to a press release. Read more
EL CENTRO — Officers responded to a report of gunshots in the 300 block of North Imperial Avenue Monday, June 7, at about 1:39 a.m., according to a press release. Read more
BRAWLEY — Annette Buttner, the former Imperial County Board of Education member and former Imperial Valley College Board of Trustees member found guilty of two counts of perjury, one count of filing false declaration of candidacy, and one count of grand theft — value exceeding $950 — was pre… Read more
EL CENTRO — Rosita Torres and Daniel Munguia — the two suspects charged with the 2019 homicide of Raul Esparza — appeared at the Imperial County Superior Courthouse in El Centro for a pretrial conference Wednesday, June 2. Read more
OCOTILLO — US Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued four lost and in distress individuals in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo Wednesday, June 2, according to a press release. Read more
OCOTILLO — US Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued three lost and in distress undocumented individuals in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo Wednesday, June 2, according to a press release. Read more
CALEXICO — The Calexico Police Department received a telephone call Wednesday, June 2, regarding a female being followed by a white van driven by an unknown male in the parking lot of Food4Less, according to a press release. Read more
BRAWLEY — Jose Alejandro Bissell, the 21-year-old male involved in a reported hostage-torture incident in May, was present at the Imperial County Superior Courthouse in Brawley Tuesday, June 1, facing violation charges of PC205 aggravated mayhem, PC206 torture, PC236 false imprisonment, PC42… Read more
YUMA — Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Colorado River corridor apprehended a group of four Honduran nationals Tuesday, June 1, and discovered one of them had a violent felony conviction. Read more
YUMA — Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents found two deceased individuals in separate locations in the desert southeast of the Foothills Tuesday, June 2, according to a press release. Read more
CALEXICO — US Customs and Border Protection personnel from the Air and Marine Operations (AMO), Yuma Air Branch and the El Centro Sector Border Patrol rescued a woman reportedly being assaulted in the eastern desert near Calexico Monday, May 31, according to a press release. Read more
BRAWLEY — Former El Centro City Councilmember Harry Jason Jackson was present at the Imperial County Superior Courthouse in Brawley Thursday, May 27, for a petition hearing before the Honorable Judge Christopher Plourd. Read more
SALTON CITY — El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a woman attempting to smuggle methamphetamine through an immigration checkpoint Friday, May 28, according to a press release. Read more
OCOTILLO — US Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued a lost undocumented individual, in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo on Friday, May 28, according to a press release. Read more
YUMA — Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of three migrants who illegally crossed the border into the United States Saturday, May 29, and discovered one of them was in labor, according to a press release. Read more
YUMA — Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a convicted felon Tuesday, June 1, after he illegally entered the United States near the Imperial Sand Dunes, according to a press release. Read more
EL CENTRO — Police arrested the second suspect — Jose Alejandro Bessell, 21 — Thursday, May 27, involved in the May 19 incident, involving a hostage victim who was forced to cut off his own finger, according to reports. Read more
OCOTILLO — US Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a previously deported Paisas gang member Monday, May 24, according to a press release. Read more
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