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Border Patrol struggles to measure what it can't see
SAN DIEGO — Kathy Gomez estimates that U.S. Border Patrol agents catch 75% of the migrants who try to run through the strawberry fields at her farm near the border with Tijuana. Farther east, Miguel Diaz thinks the number hits 90% at his junkyard...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System, Janet Napolitano, Chuck Schumer, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mother driving with son arrested for suspected drug smuggling
SALTON CITY - U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped a suspected drug smuggler and seized about 10 pounds of methamphetamine from a woman who was driving with her teenage son at the Highway 86 checkpoint Sunday night. Around 8 p.m., a 43-year-female driver...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Drug Trafficking
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Valley Police Beat: Agents uncover marijuana-growing operation
Staff WritersValley Police Beat: Agents uncover marijuana-growing operation WHITEWATER - El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents and Bureau of Land Management collaborated to uncover a massive marijuana growing operation early Wednesday, according to a press release....Tags: Mexico
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Apr. 26 in History: Luis Soto Juarez, 51, convicted of killing one California Highway patrol officer
>> 50 Years Ago — EL CENTRO — “Laos is lost … down the drain,” Virgil Pinkley, editor and publisher of the Post and Press Newspapers, told members of the El Centro Rotary Club yesterday. He called for a drive, starting in...Tags: Highway Transportation, Laos
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Valley Police Beat: Remains identified as reportedly kidnapped Mexico man
OCOTILLO - The remains of a man found earlier this month have been identified, according to the Imperial County Coroner’s Office. The body of Alejandro Sanchez Avalos, 27, of Michoacan, Mexico, was found about 200 yards north of the border in the...Tags: Mexico
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SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: Rosas memorial event deemed another success
Imperial Valley Press Sports EditorThe fourth annual Robert W. Rosas Jr. Memorial Men’s Softball Tournament was deemed a success, with Galindo Electric taking home the tournament championship trophy. “It was a great success,” said Robert Dominguez, a U.S. Border Patrol...Tags: Softball, Sports
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Guatemalan, Mexican nationals among those in fatal Arizona crash
TUCSON -- It may take several days before officials determine the identities of the five males who died in a crash after the vehicle they were in failed to yield to U.S. Border Patrol agents, officials said Monday. Several other passengers, including...Tags: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Apr. 21 in History: Two undocumented immigrants were seriously burned
>> 50 Years Ago — EL CENTRO — Imperial County Grand Jury issued a report today stating that they found no evidence of voter intimidation, but did find numerous people who had registered to vote but could not read English as required by law....Tags: FBI, Justice System, Highway Transportation, Crime, Law and Justice, Police Investigations
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Annual Robert W. Rosas Softball Tournament starts today
Sports EditorThe fourth annual Robert W. Rosas Softball Tournament kicks off today with plenty of action going through Saturday evening in El Centro. The two-day event will kick off with games at 6 tonight and resume with games at 8 a.m. Saturday. A ceremony...Tags: Softball, Awards and Prizes, Sports
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'Lifelines' honored at Dispatch Appreciation Luncheon
Staff WriterCALEXICO — While officers and firefighters are often seen out in the community, dispatchers also work 24 hours a day, 365 days a year helping others in their critical moments behind the scenes. They not only answer a wide variety of 911 calls but...Tags: Government, Health and Medical Professionals, Safety of Citizens, Politics
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Apr. 8 in History: Brawley youth arrested after his car crashed into a ditch bank
>> 50 Years Ago — BRAWLEY — An 18 year-old Brawley youth was arrested last night after his expensive new car crashed into a ditch bank while he was being pursued by a California Highway Patrol cruiser at speeds up to 110 miles an hour. The... -
Valley Police Beat: Name of woman killed in collision Monday released
Staff WritersIMPERIAL - The name of the woman killed Monday on Aten Road was released by the Coroner’s Office on Wednesday. The woman was 80-year-old Micaela Govea of Imperial. She was hit by a vehicle as she crossed Aten Road west of Highway 86. An autopsy was...Tags: Transportation Accidents, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Drug Trafficking, Motorvehicle Accidents
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