Law & Order

Victim fights off armed robbers

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

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

YFD gets spate of unusual calls

BY JAMES GILBERT, SUN STAFF WRITER

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

BY JAMES GILBERT, SUN STAFF WRITER

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

BY STEPHANIE A. WILKEN, SUN STAFF WRITER

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

BY JAMES GILBERT, SUN STAFF WRITER

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

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

BY STEPHANIE A. WILKEN, SUN STAFF WRITER

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

BY STEPHANIE A. WILKEN, SUN STAFF WRITER

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

BY JAMES GILBERT, SUN STAFF WRITER

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

BY JAMES GILBERT, SUN STAFF WRITER

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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