YPD Weekly Recap
For the week of May 26June 1 Calls for service: 2029 Reports taken: 257 Non-injury accidents: 36 Injury accidents: 11 Animal Control calls: 136
Significant incidences & community events:
ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE
On May 28 at 5:11 a.m., the Yuma Police Department responded to the area of South Magnolia Avenue and West 3rd Street regarding shots fired. When officers arrived they found a 32-year old male who was struck by gunfire.
The victim was transported to Yuma Regional Medical Center with serious injuries and later flown to a Phoenix area hospital. The investigation revealed a residential structure at 280 S. Magnolia Avenue was also struck by gunfire.
At this time no suspects have been identified.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT DETAIL
The City of Yuma Police Department conducted impaired driving details during the nights of May 26-29 with help from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The focus was impaired driving and the apprehension of impaired drivers.
During this detail we had 23 extra officers working and they conducted 287 traffic stops which resulted in:
7 total DUI Arrests: 1 of them was Aggravated DUI, 3 were for Misdemeanor DUI, 2 were for extreme DUI, 1 was for Under 21 DUI, 23 of the contacts were sober drivers.
70 Speeding citations issued, 3 of them were for Criminal Speed.
9 Seatbelt violations, 5 were Child Restraint violations.
There were 146 violations cited for other than speeding.
The average BAC was 0.152.
ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE
On June 1st, at approximately 1:41 a.m., YPD responded to a call reference shots fired in the area of 8th Street and 5th Avenue.
The initial investigation revealed two shots were fired from one vehicle to another vehicle that had a 31-year-old female inside. A description of the suspect vehicle was given to Officers; the suspect’s vehicle was located by Officers in the 3700 block of W. 8th Street. A high risk stop was performed and three subjects were detained, two males and one female.
After further investigation 43 year old Steven Guajardo, was arrested, and booked into the Yuma County Jail on numerous charges.
There were no reported injuries.
The case is still under investigation.
Yuma Police Department safety tip of the week:
Stop signs mean just that, STOP! When you approach a stop sign you are required to come to a complete stop. This means all forward movement of the vehicle must stop. Even if you notice there are no vehicles approaching as you are slowing down, you must come to a complete stop before proceeding. Officers looking for stop sign violations, typically watch the tires of the vehicle to ensure they are not moving. Slowly rolling through a stop sign (sometimes called a California Stop), while yielding to traffic is still a stop sign violation. Drive Safe!