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Victim fights off armed robbers
An intended victim of an armed robbery fought off his attackers Sunday afternoon, according to the Yuma Police Department. Thieves tried to take the victim's money and watch at knifepoint, according to a YPD press release. Four males approached the... Full story
YUMA FIREFIGHTERS rescue a man from a palm tree Sunday after he became tangled in his harness. It was one of many unusual calls the YFD responded to over the weekend.
YFD gets spate of unusual calls
Last weekend was a busy one for the Yuma Fire Department, involving a series of extremely unusual emergency responses.On Sunday at about 2 p.m., the YFD responded to a report of a man trapped in a palm tree at 1651 S. 6th Ave. The man was trimming... Full story
Tractor-trailer fire on I-8
The Exit 10 off-ramp along Interstate 8 was blocked due to a tractor-trailer fire that broke out early Monday afternoon. According to Sgt. Mike McLaren of the Yuma office of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the truck was traveling westbound... Full story
BP seizes pistol and pot
Agents arrested a man allegedly in possession of marijuana and a stolen pistol Sunday at a checkpoint on Interstate 8, according to a news release from the Border Patrol.A Border Patrol canine team alerted to a vehicle at about 3 p.m. Sunday at the... Full story
BP announces Citizen’s Academy
A small group of Yuma-area residents will have the opportunity to get some firsthand knowledge about what it takes to protect America's newsmaking border. The Yuma Sector Border Patrol is hosting another Citizen’s Academy beginning early next... Full story
EDGAR PEREZ, Male, 21.  Height 5 feet 7 inches, weight 220 pounds. Brown hair, brown eyes. Aliases: Edgar Roberto Perez, Duke, Bones Perez.
Yuma County's most wanted
As a public service, the Yuma Sun is publishing the names and photographs of the following people sought by the Yuma County Adult Probation Department or the U.S. Marshals Service as probation absconders. If you have information that would lead to... Full story
2 vehicles/house crash investigated
Two cars collided and crashed into two homes in Yuma Friday evening, with one of the drivers sustaining minor injuries, said a Yuma Police Department spokesman. Though residents in both houses were home at the time of the crash, no additional... Full story
2 animal abuse cases in Somerton
The Humane Society of Yuma recently responded to and investigated two cases of animal cruelty in Somerton, said a Humane Society spokeswoman.Annette Lagunas, director of operations for HSOY, announced the cases in a news release Friday, saying that... Full story
Ton of marijuana seized
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than a ton of marijuana with an estimated street value of $1.6 million in three separate incidents Thursday.In the first seizure, a Border Patrol canine team alerted to a vehicle at about 10 a.m. at the... Full story
CBP starts month on fast track
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers (CBP) at the San Luis port of entry, along with the drug sniffing dogs, started the month of February off on the fast track, arresting four people in failed drug smuggling attempts of methamphetamine,... Full story
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