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In 30 days, Border Patrol rescues 177 people from Arizona desert
TUCSON -- U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Tucson region have saved 177 people during the last 30 days in the southern Arizona desert as summer temperatures have reach perilous levels, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials....
Tags: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Alice R. VanLeuvan, 73
Alice Runion VanLeuvan, 73, of Martinsburg, W.Va., went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown, Md., from complications after surgery and while surrounded by her loving family and friends. Alice was...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Tampa, Colleges and Universities, Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Westminster (Carroll, Maryland)
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Chase on the seas: Migrant boat capsizes after border agents shoot out engine
Border agents fired shots at a fleeing boat loaded with 14 immigrants, boarded the vessel – which then capsized and hurled all aboard into the dark waters off Palm Beach County, according to federal court documents obtained by the Sun Sentinel....Tags: Bahamas, U.S. Coast Guard, Lake Worth, Riviera Beach, National Security
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Racial profiling provision of immigration bill scrutinized
A coalition of civil liberties and immigrant-rights advocates led by Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland wants to strengthen a provision in the Senate's sweeping immigration bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies from racial profiling. The 867-page,...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Islam
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Teen presumed drowned after swimming in Calexico canal
CALEXICO - Authorities presume that an 18-year-old drowned in a canal while swimming with a friend Monday. The young man was swimming in the All-American Canal when he started screaming because the current was too strong around 6:45 p.m. Calexico...Tags: Sports, Swimming
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In Arizona, border crossings down, but migrant deaths on rise
TUCSON — The numbers of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally into this country are at historical lows, but a report released Wednesday shows that the death rates among these migrants are at an all-time high in the southern Arizona...
Tags: FBI, Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress
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Valley Police Beat: Three detained in car chase
EL CENTRO — At least three people, some of them suspected undocumented immigrants, were detained after a vehicle chase Thursday afternoon. It is unclear where the pursuit started, but Cmdr. Jeff Mason said the chase began at around 3:20 p.m. and...Tags: Police Arrests, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration
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Three detained in El Centro car chase
At least three people were detained following a vehicle chase in El Centro today. It is unclear where the chase started but Cmdr. Jeff Mason indicated the pursuit started at around 3:20 p.m. and ended on Ross Avenue near Dogwood Road some 25 minutes... -
Agent dies trying to save woman
Staff WriterFamily and friends of a local U.S. Border Patrol agent are in mourning after he died Sunday after trying to save a woman at a waterfall pool in Hawaii, according to various news reports. El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agent Kris Gungon, 31, of Imperial... -
Valley Police Beat: Two transported after vehicle collision
EL CENTRO - Two people were transported to a local hospital after sustaining minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident near Ocotillo Drive and Imperial Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. A small pickup and a sedan were involved in the collision, according to...Tags: Gaming, Xbox, Police Arrests, Entertainment, Wii
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Valley Police Beat: Electronics, cabinet stolen
EL CENTRO — At least two laptop computers and a cabinet valued at more than $1,000 were reported as burglarized from a residence near the 500 block of Brighton Avenue on Monday. An unknown number of subjects got into the residence by climbing an...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Highway Transportation, Heroin, Drug Trafficking, Car Tires
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Teen found with heroin
SALTON CITY - A teenager was found with more than four pounds of heroin on him at the Highway 86 checkpoint Saturday, according to a press release. Around 11 a.m., U.S. Border Patrol agents referred a tour bus for secondary inspection, and upon...Tags: Heroin
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