TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Laura Sánchez Law, 5/31/11) - About 50,000 "grandparents" are in complete abandonment in Tijuana, settled mostly in the eastern area of the city. Life conditions are sub-human because they are pushed aside by authorities …

MEXICALI BC (En Linea Tijuana, 5/26/11) - A month of being kidnapped is enough. A young teacher of the State education system worked throughout the southern area of the city of Mexicali. Her parents now call for the strengthening of …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, Luis Gerardo Andrade, 5/30/11) – Police are still investigating the case where a 2-year-old boy lost his life when his brother, 7, fired a gun in their house. The tragic event occurred this morning in the home …

TIJUANA BC (Enlinea Tijuana, 5/29/11) - Hotel occupancy of around 90 % is expected in major tourist sites in Baja California on Memorial Day weekend, comparative with last year, reported the State's tourism Secretary, Juan Rosas Funcke. He explained that …

TIJUANA BC (Enlinea Tijuana, 5/29/11) - Municipal police officers arrested a supposed entrepreneur and his bodyguards in possession of firearms traveling in a speeding armored vehicle. The incident occurred on bulevar Lázaro Cárdenas in La Mesa. When preventive agents observed …

PLAYA ROSARITA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Yolanda Caballero Jacobo, 5/28/11) - Nearly 4,000 children in the city are addicted to methamphetamines. Rosarito lacks Municipal direction against addiction and an effective program to shield children from drugs. That is why …

ENSENADA BC (El Vigia, 5/28/11) - The dispute over the Ensenada-Rosarito territorial boundary does not affect the distribution of water for both municipalities, said Efraín Muñoz Martín, head of the State Water Commission (CEA). The well’s mission is to give …

JUAREZ CHIH (Frontnet, Juan Carlos Carreón, 5/28/11) - More than 500,000 Juárenses gathered to exercise in the City of Juárez, said the town sports director. The data will be compared in a challenge of physical activity against Caracas, which had …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, 5/28/11) - A kidnapped truck driver was released the Friday night in the northern zone and seven people were arrested. According to police information, yesterday at 7 p.m. received a report of a person outside a bar …

LA PAZ BC (El Sud Californiano, 5/26/11) - Municipal Preventive Police, arrested Verónica Hernández Martínez, 42, on 5/24/11. She allegedly stole a jar of mayonnaise, a package of Fajita meat and bread from the Ley Express Store, located at calles …

MEXICALI BC (La Voz, Juan Galvan, 5/25/11) - The Municipal Public Safety (DSPM), the Bishop of the Apostolic Church and aldermen of the XX Municipality of Mexicali agreed to establish preventive management strategies in the 42 congregations and churches in …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, Ana Gómez Salcido, 5/27/11) - This morning there was a long wait at the Tijuana border crossing north into the United States at the San Ysidro gateway, according to the Internet site of the Bureau of Customs …

TINJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Krystel Gómez Seville, 5/26/11) - Just one case at the national level has been punished for trafficking in human beings. Poor dissemination and prevention of a social problem is the reason why the "Are …

SAN DIEGO CA (Frontera, Ana L. Gomez, 5/26/11) - This past weekend officers of the San Diego Police Department - South of the Border Crime Division and the Gang Unit arrested 31 people under Operation Stonegarden, which focuses on reducing …

MONTERREY NL (Dario, 5/25/11) - Five alleged gunmen were killed by the army after a chase and exchange of fire in the municipality of Guadalupe, Nuevo León, military sources said. The event occurred around 5:20 p.m. when a military patrol …

SAN DIEGO CA (Frontera, 5/25/11) - It was disclosed here today, California released by mistake and left without supervision, some 450 prisoners considered highly dangerous, according to research by the Office of the Inspector General (IGO). The Inspector General, a …

TIJUANA BC (El Mexicano, Said Betanzos, 5/25/11) - Two Masons were found this morning, shot dead in the interior of a building under construction in colonia México Lindo. The property is located on calle Durango. The bodies were of two …

TIJUANA BC (Tijuana Press, Daniel Angel, 5/25/11) Two women were shot with a firearm this morning while they were in a van in fraccionamiento Lomas Virreyes, at the start of the Tecate free road. According to witnesses, the two women …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, Laura Durán, 5/24/11) - The crime of trafficking in persons is so serious that it is at the level of drug trafficking and even stands to overcome it, said José Manuel López Bello, responsible for the recovery …

TIJUANA BC (En Linea Tijuana, Henry Mondragon, 5/24/11) - In Mexico, since the beginning of the year there have been 150 missing children cases, 75 of them have already been recovered, said Maria Elena Solis Gutierrez, President of Asociación Mexicana …

TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Krystel Gómez Seville, 5/24/11) - Yesterday the official Consultative Council of Spirits was formed. It is presided over by Mario Escobedo Carignan, who assured he would seek to support the municipal administration to suppress …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, Laura Durán, 5/24/11) - Unlike other years, Tijuana recorded an increased demand for places in high school classes in the West. As a result, they will open 850 extra places in this part of the city, confirmed …

TIJUANA BC (El Lineas Tijuana, 5/23/11) - In Baja California today around 470,000 pupils in basic education took the Enlace test, said Javier Santillán, head of the Ministry of Education and Social Welfare. He added this year the challenge would …

TIJUANA BC (El Lineas Tijuana, 5/23/11) - The three branches of Government show an attitude of contempt and neglect on issues related to abuse against migrants and returnees, said Victor Clark Alfaro, President of the Binational Center of Human Rights …

TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Krystel Gómez Seville, 5/23/11) - Although there is no exact date for implementation, public security and receivership Municipal staff traveled this week to the Federal District to start the first training procedures for providing …

TIJUANA, BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Editorial, 5/23/11) - Apparently, a lack of attention by the Secretary of Municipal Public Security, Gustavo Huerta Martinez, has allowed some policemen of different sections to perform mischief against society. Such is the case …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, Laura Durán, 5/22/11) - About 15% of the population in Baja California has suffered an episode of depression, confirmed Luis Enrique Dorantes Marines, director general of the Instituto de Siquiatría (Institute of Psychiatry) of the State. According …

TIJUANA BC (El Mexicano, Rafael Morales Magana, 5/22/11) - Agents of the State Preventive Police (PEP) captured Francisco Antonio Castellanos, alias "El Blackie", who was wanted by the American justice for crimes against health, the Ministry of Public Security of …

TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Laura Sánchez Law, 5/22/11) - Following recurrent complaints received last month at the Procuraduría de los Derechos Humanos (Office of Human Rights) of Baja California (PDH) against services provided at Hospital General de Tijuana, …

TIJUANA BC (En Linea Tijuana, 5/20/11) - The Subprocuraduría Contra la Delincuencia Organizada (SCDO) captured three suspects responsible for the kidnapping and murder of a young woman. One of the murderers turned out to be niece of the victim. The …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, 5/21/11) - The good boy. As we see it a baby face that wouldn’t kill a fly, maybe a little metrosexual. This scoundrel with the help of two other henchmen assaulted a taxi driver with a gun …

TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Adam Mondragón, 5/20/11) - Baja California registered around 15,000 calls for extortion and telephone fraud during 2010, nearly 50% of them were received for complaints within the city of Tijuana. Rogelio Rodríguez Alcocer, Coordinator …

Apodaca NL (El Vigia, 5/20/11) - A prison fire in the northern Mexico State of Nuevo León killed 14 prisoners this morning, reported State authorities. The spokesperson for the State Government for Safety, Jorge Domene, told press the fire occurred …

Monterrey NL (SUN/Frontera, 5/20/11) – A strong army clashed today with armed men in the municipality of Juárez, that left two suspected criminals dead. Weapons were also seized, police sources said. According to a preliminary report, the battle occurred around …

ENSENADA BC (En Linea Tijuana, 5/19/11) – The Juzgado Tercero de lo Penal (3rd Criminal Court) handed down a sentence of 35 years and 7 months in prison to a young man who more than three months ago deprived the …

TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Adam Mondragón, 5/19/11) - The recruitment of young people with higher levels of education into police agencies could contribute to reduced levels of corruption within the three orders of police forces, proposed the Secretary …

VICTORIA, TAM (Expresionenred, 5/18/11) - State authorities announced this afternoon that several armed individuals were dead after an incident with agents of the PF and apparently with the army. Allegedly, Federal Police shot at the crew of a pickup truck …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, Celia Garcia, 5/19/11) - Opponents to the construction of the project at Plaza 11 de Julio threatened to take more radical steps to get the attention by Mayor of Tijuana, Carlos Bustamante Anchondo. "If we are not …

MEXICALI BC (La Cronica, María Magdalena Lopez, 5/19/11) - With a "wave", screams and applause, 1,400 University students expressed joy for having graduated from the UABC, after four or five years of study. The ceremony of farewell was organized in …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, Celia Garcia, 5/18/11) - The regional director of the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics, Irma Laura Murillo Lozoya, offered an x-ray of the population of Tijuana. Some progress was noted in the areas of infrastructure, …

TIJUANA BC (SanDiegoRed, Andrea García, 5/18/11) – New accusations are again in the sights for Mexican singer Kalimba. A magazine publication ensures he abused a minor, but he defends himself via his Twitter account. "I love and am grateful for …

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, CHIAPAS (San Diego RED, 5/18/11) - Mexican police discovered 513 undocumented immigrants from Latin American and Asian countries traveling in subhuman conditions in two trailers in the southern state of Chiapas, official sources said. The State Attorney-General of …

TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Laura Sánchez Law, 5/18/11) – Downtown area traders demanded, during a meeting in the Kanak, that authorities of the Secretaría de Seguridad Pública (Ministry of Public Security) reduce crime and provide security to permanently …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, Angela Torres, 5/18/11) - The Procuraduría de los Derechos Humanos and Casa Dakini opened the Círculo de Duelo to give thanatology therapy to persons suffering from the loss or disappearance of a family member, so that they …

ROMA, Italia (El Vigia, 5/17/11) - The number of people aged between 15 and 34 years old in Italy decreased by two million between 2000 and 2010, the director of the Center for Studies on Social Inversio (Censis), Giuseppe Roma …

TIJUANA BC (Tijuana Press, Daniel Angel/Leonardo Ortiz, 5/17/11) – Operations have started at the Siliken Company, a fabricator of solar panels. It is among other industrial buildings waiting to be rented. Jorge Molina, director-general of the company located in colonia …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, 5/17/11) -- Protección de los Derechos del Consumidor A.C. (protection of consumer rights) warned the public about the sale of foodstuffs that is outdated, especially in supermarkets and convenience stores. PRODECO has complaints registered since the end …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, Laura Durán, 5/16/11) - Since the beginning of the year, 17 rehabilitation centers in the State have been shut down for failing to comply with a minimum of 80% of Official 028 Health Standards which assess care, …

JUAREZ CHIH (El Dario, 5/15/11) - The Commissioner of the National Institute of migration, Salvador Beltran del Rio, reported that the Agency is investigating 200 of its staff members, 40 of them for grave irregularities of their performance. They face …

MEXICALI BC (Frontera, Hugo Y. Martinez, 5/15/11) - No child will pay a fee for public education, said Governor of the State, José Guadalupe Osuna Millán. He stressed that for many decades he lived in a demagogy of the education …

Chula Vista, “Who’s in Jail?” 5/15/11 Total Count: 37 In Custody Drug Treatment Program (Not Bail able): 18 Federal Inmate, Sentenced, INS Detainer (Not Bail able): 16 Robbery, Conspiracy ($100K Bail): 1 Possession of a Controlled Substance ($30K Bail): 1 …

Top 5 Incident Calls Type of Call # of Calls Disturbance 6,556 Suspicious Circumstances 3,348 Burglary/Robbery Alarms 2,962 Battery 2,207 Vehicle Collisions 2,154 Top 10 Response Locations Location Times Responded Parkway Plaza, 415 Fletcher Parkway ....................... 1181 Trolley Station, 250 …

ENSENADA BC (El Vigia, Francisco Alberto Núñez Tapia, 5/15/11) - Today marks the 129th anniversary of Ensenada, Baja California. First named Ensenada de Todos Santos, it ended as just Ensenada. The communications Secretariat shortened the name to avoid frequent confusion …

TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Manuel Cordero, 5/14/11) – Seven "narcomenudistas" were arrested with more than 500 packages of the synthetic drug known as "glass" and marijuana according to agents of the municipal police. The seven were arrested during …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, Laura Durán, 5/13/11) - This Saturday from 10: 00 to 17: 00 pm the Seminario menor, located on Bulevar Insurgentes will invite priestly youth on host the youth day, a vocational activity that concludes the week of …

TIJUANA, BC (Frontera, Iván Moreno, 5/13/11) - The Mayor of Tijuana, Carlos Bustamante, formally inaugurated the 29th book fair of Tijuana 2011 at Plaza River. Using more than 3,500 square meters at the fairground and coordinated by the Municipal Institute …

Mexicali BC (El Sol de Tijuana, 5/13/11) - The Congress of the State authorized the General Procurator of Justice of the State (PGJE) to provide an economic reward for reliable information leading to the whereabouts of educator Alejandra Martínez Jaime, …

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, COAH (Zocalo, Editorial, 5/12/11) - Elements of the Secretariat of the Navy will be installed in permanent camps at bases in the towns of Piedras Negras, Nava and Allende for at least the next 45 days, according to …

TIJUANA BC (Tijuana Press, Daniel Angel/Leonardo Ortiz, 5/11/11) – While there are few complaints about child pornography on the Internet here, the geographical location of this State is "prone to egregious dimensions", said the Prosecutor for Rights Human in the …

MEXICALI BC (LaCronica, Sandra E. Martinez, 5/11/11) - Mexican poet and novelist, Daniel Sada Villareal has won the Premio Xavier Villaurrutia and el Premio Herralde de Novela, granted in Spain by the editorial Anagrama. His work has been described as …

TIJUANA BC (El Linea de Tijuana, Henry MONDRAGON, 5/10/11) - The Ministry of planning and finance in coordination with local authorities will implement an operation to eradicate the illegal sale of vehicles in the State. In an interview, the head …

TIJUANA, BC (Frontera, Luis Gerardo Andrade, 5/11/11) –The Tijuana Area Attorney with the help of the Ministerial Police Apprehensions Group, arrested Alberto Jordán Cuevas Ramos, 29, originally from Chiapas. According to authorities, the man was passing himself off as a …

TIJUANA BC (En Linea Tijuana, EDUARDO JARAMILLO, 5/10/11) - Thousands of families swarmed early hour restaurants and shops in the region to celebrate their parent on the mother's day today. The restaurants in the Zona Centro, Zona Rio and La …

TECATE BC (MEXICANO, Armando ACOSTA ROJAS, 5/10/11) - Municipal agents arrested Sergio Silva Rodríguez, 38, for possession of drugs. The subject was observed during a surveillance patrol on calle Pascual Orozco en la colonia Bella Vista. That led them to …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, Luis Gerardo Andrade, 5/10/11) – $39,000 was found in an abandoned vehicle in the area east of the city. No arrests were made. The second military zone report received thanks to an anonymous complaint. The car, an …

TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, 5/9/11) - The body of a young man was found hanging on a vehicular bridge on the Tijuana-Rosarito free road this morning by elements of the General Office of Justice of the State (PGJE). …

TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Krystel Gómez Seville, 5/9/11) - In four out of every ten households in Baja California, single mothers are in charge of family support, said the local MEP Fausto Zárate. This is the reason he’s …

Central Division Small Claims Court: First up with the 9:30 group in courtroom A becomes settled via a mediation agreement. The City of San Diego will hold the defendant liable for $1492.87. And with the same plaintiff, the City, for …

Ensenada BC (El Vigía, 5/7/11) - The decomposed corpse of a minor was found in a house located at 354 Rosario Street in colonia Costa Bella. Staff of the State Attorney-General of Justice sealed off the entrance to the street …

TIJUANA BC (El Linea Tijuana, 5/7/2011) - Elements of the Mexican army arrested a man in possession of high-powered weapons, including a .50 caliber machine gun. Juan Manuel Solís, 19, was presented to the media at the military zone II …

TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Sonia García Ochoa, 5/7/ 2011) - Evading payment of profit distribution results in the imposition of a fine which goes from 15 to 315 times the current general minimum wage in the area where …

TIJUANA (El Sol de Tijuana, by Laura Sánchez Law, 5/7/2011) - So far the economic impact hasn’t registered following alerts issued by the United States. However, the passage of goods by local industry will definitely be affected, said Yaeli Lomelí, …

Today’s visit to Traffic Court B was brief, but productive. This courtroom handles first appearances on tickets. No police are present here to contest the ticket with, just the judge. Plead guilty or ask for a future trial. The bailiff …

ROSARITO BC (Frontera, 5/6/11) - Around 16 undocumented migrants were rescued by the Navy of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Rosarito, then sank the boat in which they were traveling. Undocumented immigrants seeking to enter the …

Mexicali, BC (El Observador DIARIO, 5/3/11) - 90 to 100 lids of the sewage system are stolen weekly said representatives of the State Commission of public services of Mexicali (CESPM). This weekly theft faced by the Agency seriously affects both …

MEXICALI (La Voz de la Frontera, 5/6/11) - The young woman Leslie Karina was interned in the public prison for aggravated homicide of a family member in Mexicali. The charge was for killing her son who was allegedly born alive …

JUAREZ (El Diario, 5/5/11) - Two men and two women were shot dead in streets of the Chaveña colony, allegedly by members of the Municipal police. A corpse was lying at the corner of Municipio Libre y calle Alfa. Behind …

MEXICALI (En Linea Tijuana, 5/5/11) - A Baja California Court ordered the release of Leslie, a young woman who interrupted her pregnancy and was accused of murder by the Attorney General of Justice of the State. The woman remained in …

TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Krystel Gómez Seville, 5/5/11) - Despite having options for help, deportees to Mexico are hiding their vulnerability to not deal with authorities and end up causing more crime at the first opportunity, said Secretary …

Gallery of Thugs (Frontera, 5/2/11) I didn’t miss the wedding. This rogue was arrested because he entered a store to steal extension cords to connect a TV, but when employees caught him, the furious man grew angry and began to …

TIJUANA BC (Frontera, Luis Gerardo Andrade, 5/5/11) - A strong police response was seen after a shootout occurred in delegación Centenario. The incident happened this morning on the main street of colonia Nueva Esperanza. According to neighbors, four men entered …

TIJUANA BC (Tijuana Press, Daniel Angel/Leonardo Ortiz) - The avenida Revolución is not necessarily dead, said the Chairman of the tourist traders of Tijuana, Julián Palombo. He said that they continue to work on the revival that intended a gastronomic …

TECATE BC (AFN Tijuana) - The Assistant Secretary of the State penitentiary system, Jesús Héctor Grijalva Tapia announced the construction of another medium and high security prison has begun, El Hongo III. Invited to the meeting of the Association of …

TIJUANA BC (Tijuana Press, Daniel Ángel Rubio) - Between 1200 and 1300 convicts of prisons in Baja California each year receive the benefit of early release, said Hector Tapia Grijalva, Subsecretario del sistema penitenciario del estado. The State official added …

ENSENADA (SanDiegoRED) - A family of five, including three children, died inside their home in the Northwestern port of Ensenada, in the Mexican State of Baja California, from a fire while they slept, official sources reported Tuesday. The extensive fire …

TIJUANA, BC (Frontera, Luis Gerardo Andrade) - Last night a young man at an Internet café in colonia Francisco Villa was shot to death. It was reported to the authorities, at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, at a location on avenida …

NOGALES (El Diario de Sonora, 08 March 2011,Cesar Barragan) - An agent of the Municipal police received multiple injuries in his right hand after an 18-year-old driver intentionally caught his fingers closing the electric window. The injured officer was treated …

MATAMOROS (Expresionenred, Sandra Eunisse Rivera) –Yesterday from 5 a.m. until about 9 o'clock municipios de Matamoros, Valle Hermoso, Rio Bravo and some sections of Reynosa were without electric power. The superintendente de la Comisión Federal de Electricidad, Jorge Luis Morales …

TORREON (El Mexicano) - Tonight in Sol de La Laguna there was a clash between elements of the Ejército Mexicano (Mexican army) and armed men of whom four died, reported the Fiscalía General del Estado.The incident occurred after 9 p.m. …

Press Release Compilation: Escondido PD Activity, April 2011 April 3, Michael Skosh Simon, 23, arrested for violation sex registration requirements April 6, Eduardo Cervantes Aguila, 42, arrested for Identity Theft. April 8, DUI Sobriety/Driver's License Checkpoint: • 959 vehicles drove …

MEXICALI, Baja California (La Cronica) - The City Council closed 12 more chatarerras (scrapmetal dealers) for either breaching the soil, invasion of public use, or for location in a housing area, informed the director de Administración Urbanahad to the Court …

TIJUANA (En Linea Tijuana) - Luis Manuel Gallegos Soto was captured by La Unidad Especializada en la Investigación de Delitos Sexuales y Violencia Familiar (the Special Unit in the investigation of sexual offenses and domestic violence). Alias, "El Capo", originated …

This afternoon’s court hearing comes after Jefferey buys a puppy from Jelly’s Pet Store, and then has buyer’s remorse. Names are changed here. He now wants a refund on Cheesus. David, the storeowner, frustrated over long attempts to please the …

TIJUANA (El Sol de Tijuana, Laura Sánchez Law) - Some 8,000 children celebrated amidst wrestling, candy and children's games in the traditions of Día del Niño - Day of the Child, organized more than 25 years ago by Grupo Caliente. …

What begins as a young lover’s tale in another southwest city five years ago ends here in a Small Claims courtroom. Names were substituted. Andrew and Eve were in love back then, at least in Andrew’s heart and mind. Both …