Yuma man indicted in nine burglaries along South Fourth Avenue

Nine burglaries on the 3600 and 3700 blocks of South Fourth Avenue, south of 32nd Street, put a heavily used Yuma corridor under months of pressure before police arrested a 51-year-old man and a grand jury indicted him on nine burglary-related counts.

The Yuma Police Department said the burglaries occurred between July 30, 2025, and February 25, 2026, a span that stretched across most of a year before investigators announced the arrest. Police identified the suspect as Guillermo Torres, who was arrested March 26 by a YPD patrol officer and indicted April 2 by a Yuma County grand jury. Torres is being held at the Yuma County Detention Center on a $75,000 bond.

Police linked the cases to report numbers 2025-46718, 48134, 49588, 49593, 49597, 49599, 49493 and 2026-14762. That paper trail shows how the investigation built across multiple incidents rather than a single night’s arrest, and it puts a specific name and timeline on a stretch of South Fourth Avenue that merchants, workers and customers use every day.

For businesses along the corridor, repeated burglaries can mean more than stolen property. They can force owners to spend more on locks, cameras, lighting and alarm systems, while also dealing with lost inventory and the interruption that comes with repairing damage, replacing merchandise and reassuring customers. Even when arrests are made, the pattern of break-ins can still affect how people feel about shopping, working and driving through the area after dark.

Yuma police said anyone with information can call the department at (928) 783-4421 or remain anonymous through 78-Crime at (928) 782-7463. The department also points residents to its Neighborhood Watch program, which focuses on target hardening, calling police quickly, reporting suspicious activity and helping neighbors watch out for one another, all steps aimed at making homes and businesses harder to burglarize in the first place.