Month: October 2011

El Paso Police and military police are investigating a shooting that left a Fort Bliss soldier in the hospital. EPPD Spokesman Darrel Petry said Wednesday night there was little information on how or where the shooting happened. He said the soldier arrived at a Fort Bliss gate with a gunshot wound to the leg at

El Paso police are on the lookout for the gunman in an early-morning shooting that sent a man to the hospital. The shooting occurred about 1:20 a.m. Thursday at the Players Billiard Parlor on the 4000 block of Dyer Street in Central El Paso. Officers with the Northeast Regional Command who responded to the incident

Early Thursday Morning, a strong cold front moved through the Borderland, producing gusty winds, clouds, cold temperatures, and even light snow in Cloudcroft. This front will drop temperatures the rest of the day. Lows tonight could drop to near freezing outside of El Paso. Today, the Sun City will only warm up to 64 and

First Alert continues due to cold morning temperatures. Had high temperatures in the low 60s Thursday. We will see the coldest night since April — lows in the upper 30s here in El Paso. Some areas outside El Paso could drop in the mid 30s. Temps will stay in the mid and upper 60s tomorrow,

If a person decides to get behind the wheel after having a few drinks, or when situations become tense with family members and arguments quickly become physical, police will get involved. It can happen any time. El Paso Police will administer tests and determine whether people were driving while intoxicated, and police will determine whether

A 31-year veteran of the El Paso Police Department was placed on administrative leave after concerns arose during a quarterly internal audit performed on overtime, the Department announced Thursday. According to a news release, Lt. Alfred Lowe is being investigated for his administration of two grants the Department received for gang enforcement. Chief Greg Allen

An El Paso Police Department detective who was arrested by Fort Bliss Military Police on Monday evening has been identified. Fort Bliss military police said Detective Edric Flores, six-year veteran of the El Paso Police Department, was stopped for speeding about 8 p.m. Monday, and he failed to stop his vehicle for military police. Flores,

After more testimony from 10 witnesses, the prosecution and defense wrapped up the punishment phase in the trial of Poki Roni Ranch owner Travis Kirchner on Thursday morning. Closing arguments in the sentencing portion began about 11 a.m. The jury of eight women and four men was sent into the jury room to begin their

A Fort Bliss soldier was placing a handgun in his pocket as he entered his vehicle when he shot himself in the leg Wednesday evening, police said. Nathan Carstens, 23, who was in the parking lot of a Northeast apartment complex, drove himself to the Fort Bliss gate, where he was then taken to Beaumont

LAS CRUCES, N.M.-The New Mexico State men’s basketball team is holding a 2011-12 season ticket holders only practice, Saturday, Oct. 29 from 12-2:30 p.m. at the Pan American Center, for all paid accounts. Players and coaches will greet season ticket holders at noon until practice officially begins at 12:30 p.m. Fans are allowed to grab

Police were called to University Medical Center after man brought in his 3-month-old son with serious injuries. Investigators said 27-year-old Jose Manuel Brito was in sole care of the boy at a home located on the 9400 block of Vicksburg Drive. In a recorded statement, Brito told investigators that 3-month-old Romeo Brito choked on milk

A driver was hospitalized after a crash in which the car’s front end and motor became separated and came to rest on the opposite side of the boulevard. The El Paso Police Department’s Special Traffic Investigations unit was called to look into a serious single-vehicle collision about 1:20 a.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block of

Mayor John Cook’s fight to stop a recall election against him continues. On Wednesday, Ronald Webster, the treasurer for the group El Pasoans for Traditional Family Values, took the stand and testified that money wasn’t spent in line with state campaign finance law. The mayor’s attorney, Mark Walker, has argued that the group was set

A jury has found the owner of the Poki Roni Ranch guilty of murdering his mother. It took the jury of eight women and four men roughly half an hour to convict Travis Kirchner Wednesday morning. 81-year-old Patricia Kirchner was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in the garage of her ranch home in September

Illegal dumping has been a serious problem in the borderland for nearly a century. But thanks to a few new ideas, El Pasoans can help clean up the city while putting money in their pockets. It’s all part of the ”Untrash Our Desert” summit that took place Wednesday morning here in the borderland. More than

The first group of soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division will return to Fort Bliss from Iraq about 8:05 p.m. today at El Paso International Airport. The unit deployed to Iraq in August to train, advise and assist the Iraqi army and security forces. The soldiers’ return is in conjunction with

A Mexican family and another man were detained after border officerstried to enter the country using legitimate U.S. birth certificates but were arrested after determined the document did not belong to them, officials said. Family attempting to pass themselves off as U.S. citizens busted by CBP officers at the Santa Teresa port of entry Santa

El Paso Mayor John Cook remained calm during more than two hours of grueling cross examination in a recall hearing Tuesday. Cook is trying to halt a recall election against him and City Representatives Susie Byrd and Steve Ortega, by proving that recall signatures were gathered illegally at churches and corporations. The Mayor, called to

Rates will stay the same for El Paso electric customers…for now. Tuesday afternoon city council decided to postpone a vote that could have forced the utility to temporarily cut its rates by up to five percent. City representatives decided they needed more time to review new information presented by El Paso Electric’s Chief Financial Officer

The Sons of Confederate Veterans see their proposal to emblazon special Texas license plates with the Confederate flag as a way to honor veterans and educate the public. Opponents, including state lawmakers and the NAACP, see the idea as an attempt to glorify a symbol long ago co-opted by the Ku Klux Klan and other

City Representatives Susie Byrd and Steve Ortega were not forced to testify at Monday’s recall hearing, while witnesses who Mayor Cook’s lawyers allege signed the recall petitions, refused to answer questions. Mayor John Cook’s attorney, Mark Walker, says there is still time to prevent the election and is trying to prove the signatures were illegally

An El Paso police detective who Fort Bliss military police say was speeding was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated unlawful possession of a weapon Monday on post. The unidentified six-year police veteran, who is assigned to the Northeast Regional Command, was stopped for speeding about 8 p.m. Monday. Fort Bliss officials said he

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(MUG = GFX) WOMAN ARRESTED ON VARIOUS CHARGES DURING MONTH OF OCTOBER Location: Various in Mission Valley and Pebble Hills Regions Arrested: Venice Reyes, 31 years of age of San Elizario Texas EL PASO, TEXAS – A woman is arrested after she commits four different crimes during the month of October. Detectives from the Mission

Even though the overall number of gang-related crimes for 2011 has dropped, gang-related aggravated assaults and unlawful carrying of a weapon through September 2011 have increased compared with the same time last year. The city has experienced a drop in in gang-related attempted murder, burglary, criminal mischief, graffiti, deadly conduct, harassment, retaliation, threats, engaging in

The 6th annual Crime Victim’s Walk on Saturday was an emotional day for families and friends whose lives have been touched and scarred by violence. 125 registered walkers began their 20-mile journey at Resler Drive and Helen of Troy Drive and arrived at the Crime Victim’s Memorial on Yarbrough Drive. “My baby daughter, she was

An ABC-7 viewer wants to know why some Texas flags are flying upside down. In an email to the station they wrote, “why do so many companies in El Paso fly the Texas flag upside down? I’ve seen the El Paso Electric Company, UTEP’s College of Nursing building, El Paso Police Pebble Hills substation, El

Last Tuesday a dog was found extremely dehydrated and emaciated in Anthony, N.M. The dog has since died and it’s owner has now been charged. Investigators say chow-mix had 0 percent body fat and weighed 24 pounds when they found him. That’s less than half of the healthy weight for that breed. Anthony Residents shared

Doa Ana County Sheriff’s investigators filed felony charges against a stepfather in Anthony, N.M. after a shooting early this month. Investigators said the victim went to his parent’s home in the 100 block of Boone Circle on Oct. 2. An argument ensued between the victim and his mother over unpaid debt. Investigators said the mother

Dona Ana County Sheriff?s investigators said they arrested a man on Thursday after his dog died of starvation. The owner, 35-year-old Christopher P. Morales, was booked into the Dona Ana County Detention center on a $2,000 bond. A veterinarian determined the dog was suffering from long-term starvation and dehydration. The veterinarian attempted to save the