Border News Translations: Milkman Steals Gas; Repeat Criminal; 17,000 lbs of Pot Seized
TIJUANA (AFN Tijuana) - Agents of the Federal Police detachment in Tijuana yesterday arrested Oscar Collin Samano, 60, after surveillance and an anonymous complaint from a citizen. The detainee told federal agents he was engaged in extracting gas from a …
Introduction
Introduction In Buenos Aires, Argentina, present day, young Kenworth Clifton was playing soccer with some Argentines. 'Watch out for the hips' thought Kenworth to himself, as he played in the mid field. His game was going out of sight playing …
Update San Diego, 4/26/2011
We hear every day that Governor Brown wants money from the City of San Diego. Here is not after the County of San Diego, and Mayor Sanders keeps saying we don't have any money and we are short on the …
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Border News Translations: Growing Sex Tourism in Baja California Sur
TIJUANA (ZETA, Gerardo Zuniga Pacheco and Gerardo Acuña Rivera) - Prostitution without control...Only a few people are registered with the health institution. In bars, clubs and even in the streets, women and men are engaged in the sex trade. Police …
Embedded In SDSU, U.S.A.
It’s early Friday, just past sunrise and SDSU is mostly deserted. It’s considered a slow day for classes, but there can be as many as 50,000 students, employees, faculty and visitors here on typical class days. Jaywalking isn’t tolerated. Sergeant …
Going Back To Something I Enjoy...
""Full moon is standing, the sky is black... I heed your call--I'm coming back!" --Judas Priest, from "Desert Plains" on POINT OF ENTRY When I was living in Oceanside (and later, Vista), I was a member of the Magee Park …
Update San Diego, 4/25/2011
See the far side of the Sun- and know that the Sun rotates on its axis too. Also a good explination of carbon-12 CO2 and how it interplays with the atmosphere, ocean, rocks, plants mammals and humans. Also information on …
Where will all the flowers go?
A strange, frightening uproar, like screeching and screaming, came through my window last week, and at first I thought it was the onset of Armageddon. The end of the world, at 8:30 in the morning, beginning right next to my …
San Diego Summer Hiking and Preparation
It’s April, the flowers are blooming and spring is in the air. This also means that the temperature is going to climb, and as we all know, it can get hot here. As summertime rolls around the number of hikers …
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Border News Translations: Women's Boxing; 1 in 4 Baja Homes Headed by Mother
TIJUANA (SanDiegoRED, by Omar Millán) – On the night of April 16, Jackie Nava Tijuanense not only faced a great opponent in Boca del Río, Veracruz, but also fought against powerful television and commentators willing to minimize everything that she …
Border News Translations: Drug Seizure; Migrants Sexually Assaulted
TIJUANA (El Sol de Tijuana, by Laura Sánchez Law) - Inside a cardboard box with a gift ribbon were found 60 bags of marijuana and 15 packages of "glass" said elements of the Policía Estatal Preventiva (PEP) – state preventive …
Embedded In Coronado, U.S.A.
Coronado Police Officer Ryan serves the Crown City well. Coronado PD granted me a four-hour ride along with Ryan. We met mid-morning and got to right to cruising. I was impressed how he assured his safety and mine. I don’t …
Border News Translations: $1 Million in Drugs Seized; 28 Migrants Caught; 32 Police Want Compensation
IMPERIAL VALLEY (San Diego RED) - Officers from the Department of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), seized nearly one million dollars in drugs. The first incident occurred Saturday, April 16 at the port of entry for Andrade. A CBP officer …
Border News Translations 34: Increased Holiday Policing; Migrants Protest and Pray; Rancher Freed
TIJUANA (El Linea Tijuana) - Through joint ventures and use of special elements the Policía Estatal Preventiva (PEP) (State preventive police) are stationed at specific locations in the five municipalities of Baja California. This is meant to stop criminals from …
Border News Translations 33: Amber Alert; Drug Siezures; Missing Student
MEXICALI (Tijuana Press, By Daniel Angel) - La Procuraduría de Justicia triggered an Amber Alert for a 3 year, 7 month old girl named Alexa Zulet Villegas Urrea who disappeared from the City of Mexicali. According to information provided by …
Encounter With A Zeppelin
In January of 2010, Todd emailed me to let me know that a real life Zeppelin called the "Eureka" would be flying into San Diego to cover the newly named Farmers Insurance Open. This was exciting enough, but I did …
Border News Translations 32: Dangerous Cache Found; Repent for Easter
TIJUANA (SanDiegoRed, Omar Millán) - More than seven kilograms of explosives, an arsenal and tactical team equipment identifed with the Federal Police logo were confiscated by the Mexican army yesterday east of the city. The Commander of the second military …
Letting Go... The End Of An Era
Today someone is coming to haul off our '96 Oldsmobile... it recently blew a gasket, and it's not really worth repairing, especially since there are two newer cars out front which burn less fuel. I could probably fix it myself, …