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Amber alert reported

An Amber alert has been issued for an 11-year-old Salinas girl who was abducted this week, California Highway Patrol authorities said.

Maria Roldan, of Salinas, was abducted Wednesday, June 24, at 4:32 a.m. by a suspect, identified as Jovenpino Benegas, 21, according to the Highway Patrol. Benegas was last seen driving a greed Daewoo sedan with paper license plates.

Maria is five feet tall, weighs 116 pounds has brown hair, brown eyes, but a description of the clothes she was wearing was not known, the Highway Patrol reported. Benegas was described by Highway Patrol authorities as having brown hair with a blond streak, brown eyes, a pierced right eye brow and pierced ears.

Anyone who has information about this abduction can call the California Highway Patrol in El Centro at 482-2500.

By SILVIO J. PANTA, staff writer

Border Patrol agent arrested

A U.S. Border Patrol agent based out of the Indio sector faces charges of kidnapping with the intent to commit sexual assault and other charges following his arrest last week by Riverside County Sheriff's investigators.

Luis Edward Hermosillo, 41, remains in custody on $1 million bail in connection with an alleged incident June 13 involving a 24-year-old woman, according to a press release. Hermosillo was arrested Friday, June 19.

Please read Thursday's issue of the Imperial Valley Press for more information on this story.

By SILVIO J. PANTA, staff writer

Meeting to address relocation of Richard Horn set

A town hall meeting is scheduled next Monday in Brawley to discuss the relocation of convicted violent sex offender Richad Horn, Imperial County Executive Officer Ralph Cordova said today.

A discussion by representatives of the Imperial County District Attorney's Office will be featured during the meeting that will address the move to have Horn live south of Brawley. The meeting will be at 5:15 p.m. at the Cal Works One Stop office at 860 Main St.

Please read Wednesday's issue of the Imperial Valley Press for more information on this story.

By SILVIO J. PANTA, staff writer

Jail break attempt foiled

A jail break attempt was foiled over the weekend after correctional officers received information that eight inmates were planning to escape, Imperial County Sheriff's Office Lt. George Moreno said.

The inmates used a broken drain pipe from the jail dormitory to dig a hole in the ceiling, Moreno said. Correctional officers learned about the attempt to escape Saturday.

Please read Tuesday's issue of the Imperial Valley Press for more information on this story.

By SILVIO J. PANTA, staff writer

Three injured in crash on Interstate 8

Three people were injured at 12:30 p.m. today when the pickup truck they were traveling in rolled over on Interstate 8. At least one person was ejected from the vehicle.

The California Highway Patrol traffic incident information page said that the vehicle was traveling westbound on I-8 between Dunaway and Drew roads when the rollover occurred.

It was not yet known why the crash happened.

CHP dispatchers contacted the Imperial County Sheriff"s Office and the Imperial County Fire Department, as well as Gold Cross Ambulance.

ICSO called for an air ambulance at 12:49 p.m. The air ambulance was expected to arrive at the scene just after 1 p.m.