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Federal police commander shot to death in Tijuana
TIJUANA A federal police commander was shot to death Friday morning on Airport Boulevard, in the Mesa de Otay district, authorities reported. The State Attorney Generals office identified the victim as Manuel Plata Camacho, a commander in the Federal Preventive Police agency. The agent had stationed his patrol car in the heavily traveled zone […]
April 13, 2017
Free help for owners facing foreclosure
Marta Lemus of San Ysidro is on the verge of losing her house of six years to her bank. Or maybe not. The 58-year-old and her husband had difficulty paying their monthly mortgage after she lost her job at a frozen food factory in 2009. On top of that their monthly payments began to rise […]
April 13, 2017
MTV show taping artistic side of Tijuana
TIJUANA A team from "MTV World Stage" began taping interviews Thursday with local musicians and writers for a series about cities around the world affected by violence. The network's production team taped a musical workshop that DJ Ramón Amezcua, alias Bostich, a member of the Nortec Collective, gave at Iberoamericana University as part of […]
April 13, 2017
Bilingual 911 dispatchers offer lifeline in moment of crisis
Whenever a Spanish speaker calls 911 in cities and communities served by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, there's a chance he or she will be speaking to Sofia Baez, who is bilingual. The Sheriff's department has seven Spanish-speakers among its 100 dispatchers who field emergency phone calls. Spanish-speaking callers are no different than English-speakers […]
April 13, 2017
Elite youth clubs to compete against nation’s top teams
Most local youth clubs are into the off season this time of year but some elite teams don't get much time to rest. That's the case for clubs from San Diego that are slated to compete in the Cal South National Cup. Teams with boys and girls in the Under 12 and U-13 age categories […]
April 13, 2017
Musicians’ fight leads to arrest
TIJUANA Two members of one the most famous musical groups to come from this city have been feuding since their falling out three years ago. That dispute landed one of them in prison Wednesday, Roberto Alonso Mendoza López, after he was arrested at Tijuana's airport, accused of beating the other one, and even yanking […]
April 13, 2017
March will honor Camarena’s life
Anti-drug advocates this Saturday will march in memory of Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent whose brutal murder in 1985 inspired National Red Ribbon Week in the United States. The nonprofit SAY (Social Advocates for Youth) San Diego and the Enrique S. Camarena Educational Foundation are organizing the second annual "Marching for […]
April 13, 2017
Suitcases with grenades seized
Mexicali.- Municipal police arrested Monday night two men who picked up two suitcases tossed over the border fence from the U.S. side containing nearly 200 grenades and parts of weapons, according to news reports. Gen. Alfonso Duarte, the commander of Mexico's Second Military Region, and Mexicali's police chief, Alejandro Monreal, announced Tuesday that the men […]
April 13, 2017
In a darkest hour, supportive amigas
Julia Castañeda remembers feeling alone after she was diagnosed with breast cancer more than a year ago. A breast cancer support group for Spanish speakers at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center helped erase that feeling. "We know all the pains. We counsel each other," Castañeda of San Diego said after a recent group meeting. "We […]
April 13, 2017
Defiant Morales: I won’t retire’
Las Vegas . Despite suffering a painful defeat Saturday night, Erik "Terrible" Morales vowed that he won't retire from the boxing ring. "I don't believe I lost that fight and I want a rematch," said the legendary Tijuana-born fighter after losing the WBA's light welterweight title. Morales, 34, waged an epic battle in the […]
April 13, 2017
‘Criminals are fleeing from here’
Officially, between 2008 and 2010 in Tijuana, some 2,327 people were killed, 390 people disappeared and more than 100 were kidnapped. By comparison, from Jan.1 to April 8 of this year, the state Attorney General's Office has logged 145 murders in Tijuana, 107 less than in the same period as last year. The rhetoric from […]
April 13, 2017
New home, classic rivalry
The first order of business for Carlos Reinoso when he was hired as Club America's new head coach was to circle a date on the calendar. The day? April 10. The opponent? Chivas de Guadalajara. "If you are truly an 'Americanista,' the first thing you have to do is see when the Clásico will be […]
April 13, 2017
Tons of drugs, fake items incinerated
TIJUANA Authorities torched more than seven tons of illegal drugs and counterfeit items Friday at a military base, announced Mexicos Attorney Generals Office. The drugs and items, seized in various federal investigations, were destroyed at the 28th Infantry Battalion at Aguaje de la Tuna, south of the city. The incinerated drugs included more than […]
April 13, 2017
When journalists become targets
Journalists are taking fewer risks covering the drug wars in Mexico in recent years out of fear for their safety, which is affecting investigative reporting of organized crime, according to a binational panel in San Diego on Friday. "The threats of violence, the crimes against reporters are influencing editorial coverage along the border," said Adela […]
April 13, 2017
Tip leads to pot worth $2.4 million
Tjuana.- An anonymous tip led state agents to a van in Mexicali loaded with more than 1,600 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $2.4 million, authorities announced Thursday night. Police agents also detained nine people who were allegedly guarding the drug at a car wash, according to a release from the state police agency. A […]
April 13, 2017
Doctors dive into immigration debate
A national association of physicians Thursday in San Diego called on the U.S. government to develop a policy that increases access to health care to millions of uninsured, foreign-born residents, including undocumented immigrants. "Those who lack access to health insurance both live sicker and die younger," said Dr. Robert Luke, chair of the American College […]
April 13, 2017
Two SD teams push for momentum
Both San Diego amateur league teams will be looking to begin a streak this weekend. The San Diego Flash and San Diego Boca FC of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) are heading into their second matches of the week. Both teams are coming off convincing wins in their season openers last week. San Diego […]
April 13, 2017
Empty truck yields million-dollar bust
Drug busts at the border are common but Tuesdays seizure of marijuana worth more than a million dollars stands out. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, alerted by a one of their trained dogs, detected the drug in a tractor-trailer at the Otay Mesa cargo crossing, the agency announced Thursday. The Freightliner truck was pulling […]
April 13, 2017
Suspect in TV stars murder arrested
Salazar Vega had already been detained once in Tijuana in February of 2002, charged with kidnapping an alleged drug trafficker, José Velázquez Martínez, from Sinaloa. Two years later, Salazar Vega escaped from the La Mesa state prison, the general said. At the two houses Tuesday night, the military seized weapons, police equipment and three vehicles. […]
April 13, 2017
Bone fragments, teeth unearthed
Tijuana.- Federal investigators found nearly 30 human bone fragments and 40 teeth Tuesday, the third day of excavating a clandestine grave in an eastern neighborhood, a victims' advocate said. Fernando Ocegueda said the remains were found in the grave at an uninhabited property in Loma Bonita, where the investigators have been looking since Sunday for […]
April 13, 2017
