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Border News Translations: Car Sales Targeted; LP Plant Protested
TIJUANA BC (El Linea de Tijuana, Henry MONDRAGON, 5/10/11) - The Ministry of planning and finance in coordination with local authorities will implement an operation to eradicate the illegal sale of vehicles in the State. In an interview, the head …
Border News Translations: Computer Thief Arrested
TIJUANA, BC (Frontera, Luis Gerardo Andrade, 5/11/11) –The Tijuana Area Attorney with the help of the Ministerial Police Apprehensions Group, arrested Alberto Jordán Cuevas Ramos, 29, originally from Chiapas. According to authorities, the man was passing himself off as a …
Border News Translations: Mama Mia; Population Policy
TIJUANA BC (En Linea Tijuana, EDUARDO JARAMILLO, 5/10/11) - Thousands of families swarmed early hour restaurants and shops in the region to celebrate their parent on the mother's day today. The restaurants in the Zona Centro, Zona Rio and La …
Border News Translations: Grass; Ballroom Workers; Military Seizures
TECATE BC (MEXICANO, Armando ACOSTA ROJAS, 5/10/11) - Municipal agents arrested Sergio Silva Rodríguez, 38, for possession of drugs. The subject was observed during a surveillance patrol on calle Pascual Orozco en la colonia Bella Vista. That led them to …
Border News Translations: $39K Found; Good Sam; Screwdriver Used to Get 50 Pesos
TIJUANA BC (Frontera, Luis Gerardo Andrade, 5/10/11) – $39,000 was found in an abandoned vehicle in the area east of the city. No arrests were made. The second military zone report received thanks to an anonymous complaint. The car, an …
Border News Translations: Bridge Hanging; Inmate Unrest; Movie Making
TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, 5/9/11) - The body of a young man was found hanging on a vehicular bridge on the Tijuana-Rosarito free road this morning by elements of the General Office of Justice of the State (PGJE). …
Border News Translations: Single Moms; City Merchants; School Funds
TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Krystel Gómez Seville, 5/9/11) - In four out of every ten households in Baja California, single mothers are in charge of family support, said the local MEP Fausto Zárate. This is the reason he’s …
Central Division Small Claims: Buyer's Remorse Boob Job; The IRS; Curtain Rods
Central Division Small Claims Court: First up with the 9:30 group in courtroom A becomes settled via a mediation agreement. The City of San Diego will hold the defendant liable for $1492.87. And with the same plaintiff, the City, for …
Border News Translations: 16 Year-old Found Dead; Support Single Moms; Home Fires Controlled
Ensenada BC (El Vigía, 5/7/11) - The decomposed corpse of a minor was found in a house located at 354 Rosario Street in colonia Costa Bella. Staff of the State Attorney-General of Justice sealed off the entrance to the street …
Border News Translations: Big Guns; Bad Daddy; 2 Found Dead
TIJUANA BC (El Linea Tijuana, 5/7/2011) - Elements of the Mexican army arrested a man in possession of high-powered weapons, including a .50 caliber machine gun. Juan Manuel Solís, 19, was presented to the media at the military zone II …
Border News Translations: Dividends are Due; Breastmilk is Good; Teachers' Week
TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Sonia García Ochoa, 5/7/ 2011) - Evading payment of profit distribution results in the imposition of a fine which goes from 15 to 315 times the current general minimum wage in the area where …
Border News Translations: Maquiladoras are Great Places to Work
TIJUANA (El Sol de Tijuana, by Laura Sánchez Law, 5/7/2011) - So far the economic impact hasn’t registered following alerts issued by the United States. However, the passage of goods by local industry will definitely be affected, said Yaeli Lomelí, …
Central Division Traffic Court: 40,000 per Month
Today’s visit to Traffic Court B was brief, but productive. This courtroom handles first appearances on tickets. No police are present here to contest the ticket with, just the judge. Plead guilty or ask for a future trial. The bailiff …
Border News Translations: Migrant Boatload Sinks; Evidence is Important; 2 Found Dead; Homicides are the Common Type
ROSARITO BC (Frontera, 5/6/11) - Around 16 undocumented migrants were rescued by the Navy of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Rosarito, then sank the boat in which they were traveling. Undocumented immigrants seeking to enter the …
Border News Translations: Sewer Thefts; Bank Robbery; No Hezbollah Here
Mexicali, BC (El Observador DIARIO, 5/3/11) - 90 to 100 lids of the sewage system are stolen weekly said representatives of the State Commission of public services of Mexicali (CESPM). This weekly theft faced by the Agency seriously affects both …
Border News Translations: Sentence Overturned; Easy Divorce; Bike Cops
MEXICALI (La Voz de la Frontera, 5/6/11) - The young woman Leslie Karina was interned in the public prison for aggravated homicide of a family member in Mexicali. The charge was for killing her son who was allegedly born alive …
Border News Translations: 4 Shot; Mayor Disrespected; Stolen Car
JUAREZ (El Diario, 5/5/11) - Two men and two women were shot dead in streets of the Chaveña colony, allegedly by members of the Municipal police. A corpse was lying at the corner of Municipio Libre y calle Alfa. Behind …
Border News Translations: Abortion Prosecuted; Student Missing; HS Tuition Due
MEXICALI (En Linea Tijuana, 5/5/11) - A Baja California Court ordered the release of Leslie, a young woman who interrupted her pregnancy and was accused of murder by the Attorney General of Justice of the State. The woman remained in …
Border News Translations: Deportee Crime; Street Vendors
TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Krystel Gómez Seville, 5/5/11) - Despite having options for help, deportees to Mexico are hiding their vulnerability to not deal with authorities and end up causing more crime at the first opportunity, said Secretary …
Border News Translations: Gallery of Thugs, 5/2/11
Gallery of Thugs (Frontera, 5/2/11) I didn’t miss the wedding. This rogue was arrested because he entered a store to steal extension cords to connect a TV, but when employees caught him, the furious man grew angry and began to …