Woman reunited with her dentures
A woman told El Centro Police Monday morning that her husband took her dentures after he became upset with her and wouldnât give them back.
El Centro Police Department radio logs said the woman called the incident in about 8:01 a.m. as she was waiting outside the Walmart Supercenter. The initial report indicated the choppers were swiped at that location, but later the woman told police her husband took them from home and she followed him to the store.
Police eventually spoke with the husband, who admitted he had hidden the dentures and had refused to return them. He apparently relented and agreed to reunite his wife with her teeth.
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Agents arrest Paisa gang member
El Centro Border Patrol agents arrested Juan Melgarejo-Herrera, 35, in near Calexico Thursday morning. COURTESY PHOTO
El Centro Sector Border Patrol reported arresting a known Paisa gang member Thursday morning.
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection release, agents apprehended an man in the east desert region of Calexico at 7:30 a.m., hours after he illegally entered the United States. He was detained and transported to the El Centro Sector Processing Center.
Records checks revealed that Juan Melgarejo-Herrera, a 35-year-old Mexican national, is a member of the Paisa prison gang with an extensive criminal and immigration history, the CBP release said.
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ECPD: Witness deters armed suspect with firearm, suspect still on the loose
The witness told ECPD that the suspect dropped the knife and took off running after shots were fired
El Centro, Calif. (KYMA) - The El Centro Police Department says a man accused of an attempted stabbing during a vehicle break-in was deterred by an armed witness who shot at the suspect in an effort to help the victim.
Police responded to the report of shots fired in the 1200 block of Vine Street Tuesday at 2:50 a.m.
According to police, the suspect was caught breaking into a vehicle. When the owner of the car confronted the suspect, the suspect was armed with a knife and attempted to stab the vehicle owner, according to ECPD.