Border Patrol rescues 3 in Jacumba mountains
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Agents provide medical assistance to undocumented migrant
OCOTILLO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents on Wednesday morning rescued three people who got lost in the Jacumba Wilderness near Ocotillo .
Agents say the California Highway Patrol (CHP) alerted them to a 911 call from a migrant claiming to be lost in the deserts. The caller informed dispatch a woman traveling with the group was unconscious.
Agents used GPS coordinates to locate the group. Neither of the men needed medical attention. The woman refused treatment.
Border Patrol processed all three migrants and released them back into Mexico.
Crews begin SR-86 roadway improvements
A 1.5-mile road improvement project on State Route 86 in El Centro began Monday at Adams and North Imperial avenues. COURTESY PHOTO
Crews closed sidewalks and lanes on State Route 86 at the intersection of Adams Avenue and North Imperial Avenue Monday to begin work on a 1.5-mile road improvement project that is expected to continue for the next two to three months.
The project will cover the section of SR-86/Adams Avenue, just west of Wilson Street, to SR-86/North Imperial Avenue at Treshill Road. Construction will include sidewalk repairs, intersection treatments and thermoplastic striping and markings. Completion is anticipated in mid-August.
Border Patrol arrests three convicted sex offenders
Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Since Oct. 1, 2020, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested and/or removed 26 individuals either convicted or wanted on sexual offense charges
CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three sex offenders over the weekend after illegally crossing into the U.S.
U.S. Border Patrol said the first sex offender was caught last Saturday around 4:45 a.m., approximately 3.5 miles from the Calexico Port of Entry. Video surveillance notified agents of two individuals illegally crossing.
Agents responded to the area and arrested both Mexican nationals. Additionally, record checks revealed a 33-year-old man was convicted in 2017 for rape/domestic violence out of Seattle, Washington. A judge sentenced him to 2 years in prison. The 33-year-old was removed from the U.S. in 2019.
26 Migrants Arrested in 3 Failed Smuggling Attempts in California near Border
Photo: U.S. Border Patrol/El Centro Sector
24 May 2021
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended 26 migrants in three separate smuggling attempts near the California-Mexico border. The three smuggling interdictions occurred during a 24 hour period late last week.
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 interior immigration checkpoint on May 20 observed a white 2006 Ford F-350 utility truck approaching for inspection. During an initial interview, a Border Patrol K-9 alerted to the possible presence of drug or human cargo in the rear area of the truck, El Centro Border Patrol officials reported in a Monday morning statement.