Yuma County Alerts Public, Level 2 Offender Moves to Local Address
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office issued a community notification that Level 2 sex offender Gregorio Hernandez has established residence at 941 S. Eleanor Avenue, Unit 27 in Yuma. The notice lists Hernandez’s prior convictions and directs residents to Arizona law and the sheriff’s OffenderWatch system for further information, a step that affects neighborhood awareness and public safety planning.
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office issued a community notification on December 1, 2025 announcing that 35 year old Gregorio Hernandez, classified as a Level 2 sex offender, now lists his address as 941 S. Eleanor Avenue, Unit 27, Yuma, Arizona 85364. The two page release included a physical description and a summary of Hernandez’s criminal history to inform neighbors and the broader community.
The release describes Hernandez as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 193 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. It summarizes a 2008 conviction in Cocopah Indian Tribal Court on multiple counts that included carnal knowledge, public indecency and incest where the victim was a juvenile known to him, which resulted in a jail sentence. The statement also lists additional convictions and probation sentences from 2021 and 2023, without further detail in the notification.
The sheriff’s statement reminds the public that Arizona Revised Statutes section 13 3825 establishes community notification and that the purpose of this notice is to inform, not to increase fear. The office directed residents to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office OffenderWatch page for search tools and to sign up for email alerts about registered offenders. For media or public inquiries the release provided the contact Tania Pavlak, Public Affairs Specialist, at (928) 783 4427.
For neighbors near South Eleanor Avenue the notice brings immediate relevance. Awareness of an identified offender in a specific unit can shape decisions about child supervision, travel routes to school and local gatherings. It can also prompt community meetings and requests for additional information from law enforcement about monitoring and compliance with registration requirements.
Sign up for alerts on the sheriff’s OffenderWatch page and contact the Public Affairs Specialist for specifics about registration status and reporting concerns. The county notification follows state law and is intended to give residents the factual information needed to make informed safety choices in their own neighborhoods.
