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Baja & Border News Translations: Police Toxicological Testing Performed; Rotary Club Donates Medical Equipment
Police Toxicological Testing Performed (Frontera, 10/16/12) TIJUANA, BC - More than a 1,800 toxicological tests have been made so far in 2012 to police personnel and civil servants working in the Secretariat of Public Security of the State. Daniel de …
Baja & Border News Translations: Sale of 900ml "Liters" of Petrol to End; Protesters Ask for Better Medical Services
Sale of 900ml "Liters" of Petrol to End (El Sudcaliforniano, 10/15/12 by Aracely Hernandez F.) La Paz, BC Sur - Multiple citizens’ complaints claim the authorities must put a stop to the "shoplifting" and/or fraud incurred by petrol stations, which …
Baja & Border News Translations: Kellogg Cereal is a Health Risk; "Linea Joven" Program Assists Teens
Kellogg Cereal is a Health Risk (La Voz del la Frontera, 10/14/12 by Alejandro Garcia Magallon) Mexicali, BC - This weekend, La Commission Federal for Protection Against Health Risks (Cofepris), an agency under the Ministry of Health, ordered the Kellogg …
Baja & Border News Translations: Seven Captured at Border; Three Robbery Suspects Arrested
Five Undocumented and "Polleros" Captured (La Chronica, 10/15/12 by Gerardo Fragoso) MEXICALI, BC - Two Mexicans were arrested on the outskirts of Calexico, discovered while they illegally bringing five people into United States territory. It all began when, during lunch …
Baja & Border News Translations: Puerto Vallarta Police Director Attacked; Tijuana Journalist Found Dead
Puerto Vallarta Police Director Attacked (El Vigia, 10/15/12 by iglhrc) Puerto Vallarta, BC Sur - An armed group launched a fragmentation grenade and fired on the convoy which transported the police Chief, who was unhurt but three civilians were wounded. …
Baja & Border News Translations: Bicyclist Arrives in TJ From NYC; Blackmail Complaint Filed Against Rosarito Police
Bicyclist Arrives From New York City (Frontera, 10/15/12 by Victor Ivan Campero) TIJUANA, BC - After a long journey by bicycle from New York City, Ignacio Anaya arrived in Tijuana and was received by a large number of people who …
Baja & Border News Translations: Attempted Sale of Stolen Car; Two Suspects Arrested for Theft
Attempted Sale of Stolen Car (Tijuana Press, 10/13/12 by Daniel Angel) Tijuana, BC - Germán Arturo Obregón Montes, 34, was brought before a judge after, according to reports of the Attorney General of Justice, he tried to sell a reported …
Baja & Border News Translations: Day of the Dead Festivities Begin; 350 Children at Risk After State Loses Appeal
Day of the Dead Festivities Begin (El Sol De Tijuana, 10/14/12) Tijuana, BC - The festivities of "Day of the Dead” began on Saturday in the traditional Miguel Hidalgo market with the presentation of an offering to Quetzalcoatl, the god …
Baja & Border News Translations: Police Officer Killed, Suspects Escape; 10 Suspects Killed, 6 Captured
Police Officer Killed, Suspects Escape (El Mexicano, 10/15/12, by Said Betanzos) TIJUANA, BC - An agent of the Municipal police died and another was attacked after they made a routine stop to check occupants of a pick up in the …
Baja & Border News Translations: Migrant Support Resources Costs Millions; 800 Extortion Calls Reported Each Month
Migrant Support Resources Costs Millions (Uniradioinforma.com, 10/14/12) TIJUANA, BC - In the past five years, the Secretariat of Social Development of the State (SEDESOE) significantly increased resources to migrants support centers in Tijuana, spending more than 11 million pesos ($853,000 …
Baja & Border News Translations: Five Year Sentence for Drug Possession; Gas Station Attack
Five Year Sentence for Drug Possession (Peninsular Digital, 10/13/12) La Paz, BC Sur - A sentence of five years in prison and a fine of 100 days minimum wage was what a federal judge gave Alexander Eleazar Salgado Castle who …
Baja & Border News Translations: Three Police Patrol Vehicles Burned; Resources Delivered to Rehab Centers
Three Police Patrol Vehicles Burned (La Voz de la Frontera, 10/12/12 by Juan Galvan) MEXICALI, BC - For the second consecutive day, ministerial agents were subjected to threatening acts by members of organized crime. On Monday morning there were blankets …
Baja & Border News Translations: 156 Million Pesos Invested in Indigenous Areas; Education Issues Analyzed
156 Million Pesos Invested in Indigenous Areas (El Vigia, 10/12/12 by Nicte Madrigal) Ensenada, BC - About 156 million pesos ($12 million US) have been invested in works and programs focused on indigenous communities so far by the present state …
Baja & Border News Translations: Army’s Future Uncertain; Red Cross Needs Loan to Operate
Army’s Future Uncertain (El Sol de Tijuana, 10/12/12 by Daniel Angel) Tijuana, BC - The Commander of the second military zone, Gilberto Landeros Briceño, said that he can not predict the future of the army’s fight against crime in the …
Baja & Border News Translations: Missing Youth Sought; Flooding Problems Forecasted
Missing Youth Sought (Frontera, 12/10/12) TIJUANA, BC - The support of the community is requested to establish the whereabouts of Angélica Janeth Rangel Mariscal, 17, who has been reported missing. Family members said she left her home on September 29 …
Baja & Border News Translations: Homicides Increase; Detainees’ Lawyer Arrested
Homicides Increase (Tijuana Press, 10/2/12 by Vicente Calderón) Tijuana, BC - Official statistics from the Baja California Attorney General of Justice, show there were 34 malicious homicides in the month of September, 12 more than the previous month. A downward …
Baja & Border News Translations: Scholarship Deadlines Announced; 19,000 Bureaucrats Strike
Scholarship Deadline Announced (El Vigia, 10/2/12) Ensenada, BC – October is the deadline for young people to benefit from the University scholarship program in 2012 from the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP). Revalidate your registration to receive the last payment …
Baja & Border News Translations: Paella Fest; Suicide is Taboo
Paella in the Street Fest (El Sol de Tijuana, 10/1/12 by Rocio Galvan) Tijuana, BC - La avenida Revolución ended September with a party dedicated to yellow rice combined with sausage, chicken and seafood. Paella and its preparation was the …
Baja & Border News Translations: Mega Caesar Salad; Government Work Stoppage
Mega Caesar Salad Planned (Frontera, 10/1/12) TIJUANA, BC - As part of the adjunct festival to the Segundo Encuentro de Tijuana Innovadora 2012 (EnTi), an event to create "La Caesar Guinness" will be held to surpass a record set in …
Baja & Border News Translations: More Teen Pregnancies; Help for Police Officer Sought
More Teenage Pregnancies (El Vigia, 9/28/12 by Enrique Rojas) San Quintín, BC - Each year in Mexico, approximately 800,000 adolescents become pregnant and of this figure 83% are unplanned and unwanted, said specialist Henry Mateo Sáenz and added that of …