Two men were arrested early Tuesday after allegedly attempting to rob a car at gunpoint, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 4:55 a.m. police officers arrested José “Doe”, 28, and Raúl “Doe”, 24 at Ímuris Street and Colonos Street at Colonia Mayos neighborhood, west of the Calexico Downtown Port of Entry.
According to the police, the suspects were riding a bicycle and approached a 22-year-old woman who was driving a 1995 white Toyota Tercel.
The vehicle driver stopped at an intersection and one of the suspects brandished a black pellet shotgun.
The suspects threatened and ordered the driver to get off the vehicle. However, the door got stuck.
One of the suspects shot the vehicle’s dashboard and witnesses began yelling at the suspects.
The suspects attempted to flee but were found and arrested by police officers moments later.
The individuals were transported to the police headquarters to begin their processing.
Human legs found in oil facilities
A pair of legs that belonged to a person were found Monday at the old Mexican Petroleum company also known as Pemex in Spanish.
According to media reports, the legs were tied with a rope and had its pants on.
The finding was reported at noon at the facilities located at Lázaro Cárdenas Blvd. and López Mateos Blvd., north of one of Mexicali’s Walmart stores.
An unknown person reported the body parts to the emergency center.
Authorities could not determine if the person was mutilated and thrown later on scene or if animals devoured the upper part of the body.
Police officers said the legs belonged to a male person.
The body parts were transported to the state Coroner’s Office.
Robbery reported at pharmacy
A 37-year-old man was arrested Monday evening after allegedly committing a robbery at a pharmacy, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 10:15 p.m. a report was made at Farmacia Benavides, located at Lázaro Cárdenas Blvd. and Río Champotón Street at Fraccionamiento Bugambilias neighborhood.
A pharmacy employee told police agents the suspect arrived on scene and brandished a firearm and demanded money.
The suspect, who was identified as César “Doe”, fled on foot but was located and arrested several blocks away.
The suspect was transported to the police headquarters.
Police agents were unable to find the weapon, authorities said.
Last name bill announced
A state lawmaker announced a proposal to reform the Civil Code in order to allow parents to name their children with the last names in the order they want to.
Assemblyman Armando Reyes, an Ensenada member of the leftist Work Party, said the bill seeks to acknowledge parents’ rights to name their children at their will under consent agreement.
In Mexico, citizens hold the paternal last name first and then the maternal one.
The bill will allow women to register their children with their last names first.
This, according to the lawmaker, will break traditional stereotypes that had impacted equality rights in the state.
