State and federal agents found and arrested a man who had a standing arrest warrant since 16 years ago out of Chicago, said the state Secretary of Public Safety.
In a press release, authorities said Delores Guerrero, 34, was arrested after officers with the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported the suspect’s whereabouts.
According to U.S. authorities, the suspect shot a man during a fight in 2000 that caused the victim’s death.
The suspect was found and arrested at Panamá Street at Colonia Cuauhtémoc in northern Mexicali.
The suspect’s identity was confirmed after his arrest through the emergency dispatch center.
Guerrero was then put under custody of U.S. authorities, the agency said.
Homicide suspect arrested
A man who had an active arrest warrant out of the state of Guanajuato was arrested Friday in Mexicali, said the Attorney General’s office.
Authorities said the suspect was identified as Armando Samudio Martínez, aka “El Campechano”, who allegedly killed a woman identified as María Soledad Bolaños Herrera on Jan. 29, 2007.
The murder was reported at San Felipe town in the municipality of Pénjamo.
Samudio Martínez was arrested by Ministerial police officers at colonia Flores Magón in northeastern Mexicali.
Authorities said the homicide was reported during the early stages of the day when the victim was at her residence along with her husband and two children.
Two individuals arrived and shot the victim several times.
The suspect fled and absconded in Mexicali.
Agents with the Attorney General’s office of the state of Guanajuato arrived to take the suspect under their custody.
Over 200 fugitives arrested statewide
State authorities arrested in the year over 200 local and international fugitives, according to a report released by the state Secretary of Public Safety.
The agency said the 227 arrests were made from Jan. 1 until Aug. 9.
Of those cases, 171 were local fugitives and 56 international, especially from the United States.
The fugitives had arrest warrants for crimes like homicide, drug smuggling, robberies and others.
The agency said most of the cases have been reported at the police hotlines 066 and 089.
Tijuana leads the list with 86 arrests, followed by Mexicali with 85, Ensenada 41, and Rosarito and Tecate with three each.
The agency has received support from other state, local and federal law enforcement agencies during the arrests.
Free psychological testing for children bill introduced
A state lawmaker introduced a bill that, if enacted, would provide free psychological testing to parents who are in process of divorce, depending judge mandate.
The bill, proposed by Juan Molina, a Mexicali member of the Citizen’s Movement Party, was approved by Assembly members.
The goal of the measure was to change the state Civil Procedures Code in order to provide free psychological services for children whose parents are divorcing.
The lawmaker said when parents get involved in legal disputes children are impacted and testing is necessary by specialists from the state Family Development Department to obtain a professional opinion regarding veracity of facts or issues.
Molina said the bill seeks to protect children under difficult situations, which the state must enforce.
The assemblyman also said in past administrations the state denied, obstructed, delayed or even charged for psychological testing or socioeconomic verification for judges could be able to determine custody, divorce, provisional measures or other provisions needed.
The bill must be published in the states periodical in order to become law.
Property ownership modified
State Assembly members approved a request to change the ownership of five properties from the City of Mexicali to the Attorney General’s office.
Lawmakers decided to modify Order 42 that allows the agency in charge of pensions and healthcare services for public employees, known here as Issstecali, that originally were assigned to the state’s capital city government.
The bill was introduced by Assemblywoman Rosalba López, a Mexicali member of the National Action Party (PAN in Spanish), who also presides the Revenue and Budget Legislative Commission.
The bill was introduced by Governor Francisco Vega.
On March 2014, assembly members authorized Issstecali to donate lots 11 thru 15 at Fraccionamiento Pedregal Turquesa in eastern Mexicali.
City authorities planned to build the southern terminal of the Bus Rapid Transit system, but the city said no money was on coffers to pay for the donation.
The state government decided to transfer the properties to the Attorney General’s office to build its eastern Mexicali commanding center.
