Three men were arrested Tuesday afternoon for their connection with a residential burglary reported east of Mexicali’s Civic Center, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 3 p.m. the burglary was reported in a residence located at Colonia Nacozari neighborhood.
A man who said was in charge of taking care of the house as requested by its owner reported the burglary.
The reporting party provided police officers with details about the suspects and the vehicle in which they fled scene.
Police agents found the suspects at Independencia Avenue and Río Nuevo Blvd. on a blue Mazda Tribute with California plates.
Police officers found inside the vehicle two televisions, a recorder, and a video camera.
The suspects, who were identified as Gil, 20; Jesús, 24; and Miguel, 29, were transported along with the stolen items and the vehicle to the police headquarters.
One of the suspects had a federal arrest warrant, authorities said.
Homicide suspect arrested
State police officers arrested Tuesday a man who allegedly killed his boyfriend more than 12 years ago, said the Attorney General’s office.
In a press release, authorities said Ministerial police agents with the Foreign Investigations Unit at Guadalupe Victoria town arrested Juan José Morales Sánchez.
The suspect had an arrest warrant for the Dec. 2003 homicide of Enrique Escárcega Sarabia at Ejido Aguascalientes in Mexicali Valley.
Authorities said the couple was departing at Zacatecas Bar when suddenly an argument between the men arose.
According to witnesses, the argument turned violent and then the suspect brandished a firearm and shot the victim several times.
After the incident, the suspect fled the scene.
Authorities said the suspect was booked in Mexicali Jail while waiting the beginning of his criminal processing.
Man indicted for robbery
A 23-year-old man was indicted for a series of robberies committed in a Mexicali neighborhood, said the Attorney General’s office.
Assistant Attorney General in Mexicali Fernando Ramírez said Jorge Adrián was ordered by the judge to remain in Mexicali Jail while his criminal processing moves forward.
Authorities said the suspect committed a robbery against a fruit and vegetable distributing company at Santiago Vidaurri Avenue at Colonia Solidaridad Social neighborhood.
Ramírez said the suspect and an accomplice arrived on scene and threatened employees with a firearm and demanded money.
After taking an undisclosed amount of cash, the indicted man inspected the cashier area, but he activated an alarm.
The suspects attempted to flee, but the suspect was arrested by security guards.
The judge gave prosecutors two months to close the investigation, Ramírez said.
Man caught with vehicle reported stolen
A 36-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon while driving a vehicle with California plates that was reported stolen, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 4 p.m. Mario was detained at Ingenieros Avenue and Naciones Unidas Avenue at Fraccionamiento Conjunto Urbano Universitario neighborhood while driving a 1995 gray Dodge Stratus with a rear California plate.
Police officers stopped the driver after passing by a stop sign.
The driver could not provide the vehicles’ documentation.
Police agents asked for a background check on the vehicles sole plate at the emergency center, and determined the vehicle was reported stolen.
The driver and the car were transported to the police headquarters to begin his processing.
Legislative candidates file papers
Over a dozen National Action Party –or PAN in Spanish- members filed their candidacy papers to become the nominees for assembly seats in the upcoming midterm election.
PAN State Chair José Luis Ovando introduced the 17 members who are seeking nomination in 10 legislative districts.
The party chair said a caucus is scheduled for March 20, when PAN members will vote for their candidates, being the only political organization here that has held this type of elections.
“We are going to win the election. We are going to show why we are the best party, the one that has the best proposals, the one on the side of residents, the one that fights for them and their interests; this is the message we are sending the rest of the candidates on this campaign,” Ovando said. “The PAN is strong and united for the upcoming election of 2016.”
Six PAN members from Mexicali filed their documentation in order to run in three legislative districts.
Among those who turned papers are former Congressman Andrés De La Rosa in District V, as well as former City Clerk José Félix Arango and former Secretary of Public Safety Manuel Díaz Lerma in District IV.
Díaz Lerma became internationally known after escaping from a criminal gun attack on April 2006, when unidentified suspects shot hundreds of times the then-secretary’s convoy close to the East Port of Entry.
The candidate registration ended Wednesday, but no additional candidate information was reported as of press time.
The party’s state council decided recently to nominate directly candidates in seven legislative races, but it will depend on an appeal filed against a resolution by the National Electoral Institute regarding an affirmative action bill approved by the Assembly that mandates at least half the candidacies must be assigned to women.
