City of Yuma Police Department Fraud Alert

Yuma, Arizona -  We are starting to receive reports of a new scam going around the Yuma area affecting our local business community.  Several of our local businesses are receiving calls telling them they owe money for items ordered.  The scammer will name items that could be legitimately ordered for that business.  The employee is told to get cash, exchange it for pesos, take it to a bank in San Luis, Mexico and deposit it.  The scammer will either know the manager’s name or trick the employee into saying the manager’s name and say they knew about the order.  Another story the suspect is telling is that they are from corporate and money needs to be deposited.  Some of the businesses affected by this scam have lost several thousand dollars.

AWC Military Services offers one-stop-shop at MCAS-Yuma and YPG

Yuma, Arizona - If it wasn’t for the educational services that Arizona Western College offers at Marine Corps Air Station-Yuma, Sgt. Alana Karp probably wouldn’t have pursued higher education.

Skimmer Alert

Yuma, Arizona - It has come to our attention that numerous “gas pump skimmers” are being found in the Phoenix area.  Although we have not had any recent reports of “gas pump skimmers” being found in our area yet, we want to remind our community to be alert when using gas pumps and ATM machines.  Skimmers are now Bluetooth capable and can be downloaded remotely.

AWC adds Geospatial Technology & Unmanned Aerial Systems certificate programs for Fall 2018

Yuma, Arizona - Anytime you search for a location on mapping applications like Google Maps, you’re using geospatial technology.

Monsoon season storm activity around Arizona

Yuma, Arizona - Monsoon season has been here officially since June 15th, but we are starting to see more storm activity around the state (and even here in Yuma!). Here are a few reminders: