Mexicali Briefs: Scholarships delivered to students

State education officials held a special event in which 551 high school students got a scholarship to stay at school.

Undersecretary of High School Education Héctor Rivera Valenzuela delivered the 3,000 pesos checks to students for the second semester of 2015.

The event was held at Cecyte Xochimilco school in southern Mexicali.

Statewide, authorities delivered 1,046 checks for a total of 15 million pesos or $92,294.11.

Benefited students get a check every semester, according to the State Secretary of Education.

The program was launched years ago to expand access of high school education and to make students remain at school, as well as increase quality in education.

Rivera Valenzuela said Baja California is the only state that offers free high school education on its systems — Cecyte, Cobach, and Conalep.

CRIME

Men arrested in vehicles reported stolen

Several men were arrested between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning while driving cars reported stolen, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.

Authorities said at 2:18 p.m. on Dec. 23 a man who was identified as Argelio, 37, was arrested at Benito Juárez rural town.

The suspect held injuries on the head and his right hand after being attacked by a 32-year-old man who was trying to stop the carjacking of a 1998 burgundy Toyota Corolla with California plates.

At 6:35 p.m. a man identified as Luis Alberto, 22, was arrested at San Luis Río Colorado Highway and Carranza Blvd. in eastern Mexicali, after allegedly stealing a blue 2006 Chevrolet Silverado pickup at the Mega store located at San Luis Río Colorado Highway and Gómez Morín Blvd.

An hour later a man who was identified as Marcelino, 40, was arrested at Ejido Saltillo rural town on board of a white 1995 Nissan Altima with California plates that was reported stolen last month.

David Antonio, 25, was arrested at 3:34 a.m. on Thursday while driving a white Nissan pickup by Fourth Street and San Pedro Mezquital Avenue at the unincorporated area of González Ortega.

The vehicle was reported stolen, too.

Five hours later two men were arrested at the Fundadores neighborhood while on board of a 2015 Nissan Sentra with Baja plates, which was also reported stolen.

Police officers arrested Gerardo Alberto, 18, and José Luis, 19.

— Arturo Bojorquez, abojorquez@ivpressonline.com

Adelante Valle Editor Arturo Bojorquez can be reached at abojorquez@ivpressonline.com or 760-335-4646.

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