Archive for August, 2010
U.S. Border Patrol El Centro Sector Week-in Review
NILAND, Calif. – On August 5, Indio Station agents interdicted a cocaine smuggling attempt with an estimated value of nearly $1 million. At approximately 4 p.m., a blue Dodge Dakota pick-up truck driven by a male U.S. citizen with a male U.S. citizen as the passenger approached the primary inspection area of the Highway 111 checkpoint. A canine team performed a non-intrusive inspection and alerted to the vehicle. The vehicle was then referred to the secondary inspection area. During [...]
San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus Welcomes New Dean
By Mario Conde San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus welcomed David Pearson as the new Dean of the Calexico campus. Pearson earned his doctorate in philosophy and sociology at Yale University in 1988. He received his master’s degree in sociology from Yale in 1981 and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has been a professor of sociology, as well as the co-director of the Dual Language Certification Program at University [...]
Calexico Fire Department to Fill Vacancies
By Mario Conde The Calexico City Council gave authorization to the Calexico Fire department to fill vacancies caused by pending retirements and conduct internal promotions for fire captain and apparatus engineer. Calexico Fire Chief Pete Mercado made a presentation to the Calexico City Council last week saying that two fire captains filed for retirement and caused vacancies among the suppression staff of his department. Combined, Mercado said, served Calexico for more than 50 years at [...]
