CALIPATRIA – On Thursday, April 25 at around 1:39 p.m., the Calipatria Fire Department had an unexploded ordinance brought to the Calipatria Fire Department in a vehicle.
Stolen Vehicle recovered firearm and ammunition seized Details Written by Imperial Valley News
El Centro, California - On Sunday, at approximately 9:11 a.m., officers took a report of a vehicle stolen from the 1600 block of Barbara Worth Drive in El Centro, California. The vehicle was described as a red Pontiac Grand Am. At 11:50 a.m., officers actively patrolling the 400 block of Wake Avenue located the stolen Pontiac.
Officers quickly detained two individuals, Roberto Avila (a 30-year-old resident of El Centro) and Alexis Flores (a 23-year-old resident of El Centro), leaving a local motel room carrying numerous bags of property. Officers detained Avila and Flores to investigate their potential involvement with the stolen vehicle. As this was occurring, motel staff approached officers and notified them of a military-type ordinance in the motel room. Officers evacuated the immediate area and contacted the El Centro Fire Department and Imperial County Bo