A man is in custody after an apparent after-Christmas burglary spree.
On Thursday, December 26, 2024, Imperial County Sheriff's Deputies stopped a man reported to be trespassing on property near Cole and Kloke Roads near Calexico. The man, Christian Cordero-Molina was found to be in possession of approximately $5,000 worth of marijuana merchandise from a Calexico cannabis dispensary. Further investigation discovered that 2 separate dispensaries had been victimized, and evidence pointed to Cordero-Molina as the suspect. He was arrested and after an escape attempt, was booked into Imperial County Jail on charges including Commercial Burglary, Possession of Stolen Property. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and trespassing.