Baja & Border News Translations: Two Suspects Captured in Sunday Attack of Policemen; PGJE Clarifies Murder of Astronomer
Two Suspects Captured in Sunday Attack of Policemen (Frontera, 10/16/12) TIJUANA, BC - Two people were detained in relation to the murder of the policeman that happened on Sunday afternoon. On the other hand, the other agent who was injured …
Baja & Border News Translations:User of Counterfeit Notes Arrested; Two Arrested for Sex Assaults
User of Counterfeit Notes Arrested (Frontera, 10/16/12) TIJUANA, BC - Based on an anonymous complaint, an individual who tried to pay with counterfeit notes, for goods at a colonia Cumbres del Rubí grocery store was seized by Municipal police officers. …
Baja & Border News Translations: School Awarded Bully-Free Certification; Support Sought for People with Disabilities
School Awarded Bully-Free Certification (Frontera, 10/16/12 by Okairy Villavicencio) ENSENADA, BC - Yesterday afternoon, the particular educational institution Colegio Pearson became the first school certified as bully-free, an accreditation that is granted by the Municipal Government through the program called …
Baja & Border News Translations: Police Toxicological Testing Performed; Rotary Club Donates Medical Equipment
Police Toxicological Testing Performed (Frontera, 10/16/12) TIJUANA, BC - More than a 1,800 toxicological tests have been made so far in 2012 to police personnel and civil servants working in the Secretariat of Public Security of the State. Daniel de …
Baja & Border News Translations: Sale of 900ml "Liters" of Petrol to End; Protesters Ask for Better Medical Services
Sale of 900ml "Liters" of Petrol to End (El Sudcaliforniano, 10/15/12 by Aracely Hernandez F.) La Paz, BC Sur - Multiple citizens’ complaints claim the authorities must put a stop to the "shoplifting" and/or fraud incurred by petrol stations, which …
Baja & Border News Translations: Kellogg Cereal is a Health Risk; "Linea Joven" Program Assists Teens
Kellogg Cereal is a Health Risk (La Voz del la Frontera, 10/14/12 by Alejandro Garcia Magallon) Mexicali, BC - This weekend, La Commission Federal for Protection Against Health Risks (Cofepris), an agency under the Ministry of Health, ordered the Kellogg …
this time of year
a familiar chill greets my bones this time of year sadness bleeds small into my memories of faces that made me warm hugged me , sweetly seasons pass once again arriving at this time of year i joke , melancholy …
we are all people
we are all people living breathing dying we are all people flesh and blood smith or jones we are all people hugging hurting protecting preaching and praying people pulling pushing bleeding bending laughing and dreaming we are all people beginning …
Baja & Border News Translations: Seven Captured at Border; Three Robbery Suspects Arrested
Five Undocumented and "Polleros" Captured (La Chronica, 10/15/12 by Gerardo Fragoso) MEXICALI, BC - Two Mexicans were arrested on the outskirts of Calexico, discovered while they illegally bringing five people into United States territory. It all began when, during lunch …
Baja & Border News Translations: Puerto Vallarta Police Director Attacked; Tijuana Journalist Found Dead
Puerto Vallarta Police Director Attacked (El Vigia, 10/15/12 by iglhrc) Puerto Vallarta, BC Sur - An armed group launched a fragmentation grenade and fired on the convoy which transported the police Chief, who was unhurt but three civilians were wounded. …
Baja & Border News Translations: Bicyclist Arrives in TJ From NYC; Blackmail Complaint Filed Against Rosarito Police
Bicyclist Arrives From New York City (Frontera, 10/15/12 by Victor Ivan Campero) TIJUANA, BC - After a long journey by bicycle from New York City, Ignacio Anaya arrived in Tijuana and was received by a large number of people who …
Baja & Border News Translations: Attempted Sale of Stolen Car; Two Suspects Arrested for Theft
Attempted Sale of Stolen Car (Tijuana Press, 10/13/12 by Daniel Angel) Tijuana, BC - Germán Arturo Obregón Montes, 34, was brought before a judge after, according to reports of the Attorney General of Justice, he tried to sell a reported …
Baja & Border News Translations: Day of the Dead Festivities Begin; 350 Children at Risk After State Loses Appeal
Day of the Dead Festivities Begin (El Sol De Tijuana, 10/14/12) Tijuana, BC - The festivities of "Day of the Dead” began on Saturday in the traditional Miguel Hidalgo market with the presentation of an offering to Quetzalcoatl, the god …
Baja & Border News Translations: Police Officer Killed, Suspects Escape; 10 Suspects Killed, 6 Captured
Police Officer Killed, Suspects Escape (El Mexicano, 10/15/12, by Said Betanzos) TIJUANA, BC - An agent of the Municipal police died and another was attacked after they made a routine stop to check occupants of a pick up in the …
Baja & Border News Translations: Migrant Support Resources Costs Millions; 800 Extortion Calls Reported Each Month
Migrant Support Resources Costs Millions (Uniradioinforma.com, 10/14/12) TIJUANA, BC - In the past five years, the Secretariat of Social Development of the State (SEDESOE) significantly increased resources to migrants support centers in Tijuana, spending more than 11 million pesos ($853,000 …
Mexicali pig rancher complains of Mexican army abuse while US Border Patrol observes
[Translated by Fulano from an article in El Sol de Tijuana] Mexicali - October 14, 2012 - A new case of abuse by Mexican soldiers was reported to this newspaper by the victim who had his property raided while he …
Use Of Mello Roos by Sweetwater UHSD
The Sweetwater Union High School District has spent over $60 million from the districts Mello Roos fund in the last 3 years a review of their 2012-2013 budget found. Of this amount, $1.7 million has been spent on site facility …
Baja & Border News Translations: Five Year Sentence for Drug Possession; Gas Station Attack
Five Year Sentence for Drug Possession (Peninsular Digital, 10/13/12) La Paz, BC Sur - A sentence of five years in prison and a fine of 100 days minimum wage was what a federal judge gave Alexander Eleazar Salgado Castle who …
Baja & Border News Translations: Three Police Patrol Vehicles Burned; Resources Delivered to Rehab Centers
Three Police Patrol Vehicles Burned (La Voz de la Frontera, 10/12/12 by Juan Galvan) MEXICALI, BC - For the second consecutive day, ministerial agents were subjected to threatening acts by members of organized crime. On Monday morning there were blankets …