Salton City, California - El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 checkpoint, arrested a man suspected of smuggling methamphetamine inside his vehicle’s gas tank on Saturday morning.

Imperial, California - On Monday, December 18, 2017, the Office of Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and AT&T will host free Distracted Driving virtual experience, “It Can Wait” events at Central Union High School and Brawley Union High School.  The goal is to help put an end to this dangerous behavior by educating students and community members on the dangers of texting while driving.

El Centro, California - Imperial Irrigation District employees, on Saturday, participated in the annual Shop with a Cop holiday shopping event in El Centro.

Calexico, California - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a previously deported sex offender, who illegally entered the United States Sunday night.

El Centro, California - Today, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors announced the appointment of Tony Rouhotas, Jr. as the new County Executive Officer.  Mr. Rouhotas will begin serving in the new position on January 2, 2018.

Brawley, California - Former bookkeeper Claude Theodore Riley was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 24 months in prison for embezzling from his former employer and failing to pay taxes on the stolen funds. He was also ordered to pay $273,000 in restitution to the employer and $75,000 to the Internal Revenue Service.

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