EL PASO, Texas – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced that Arturo Shows Urquidi, known at “Chous” was sentenced to life in prison for helping the Sinaloa Cartel distribute drugs. Shows, 50, is a Juarez native and former Chihuahua State police officer who according court documents helped the Sinaloa
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police are investigating a shooting near a Motel 6 on the Westside. Police said they first received a call about the shooting on the 7800 block of N. Mesa St. just after 3:30 a.m. Thursday morning. Police said a victim was transported to the hospital, but did not
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 31-year-old Las Cruces nurse is facing some serious charges after allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road, crashing into an oncoming car in the north part of Las Cruces. That crash happened on Dec. 2 on Roadrunner Parkway. According to court documents, the nurse tried getting a fellow nurse
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force partnered with the El Paso FBI Field Office for Operation April Fools in 2021. According to the United States Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Texas, on April 24, 2021 Armando Rafael Mascorro was communicating with someone on a social
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Fire Department responded to two different suspected arsons Monday with minutes of one another. The first happened at 1:30 a.m. Monday near a church at the 1300 block of Northwestern in west El Paso. Fire crews contained a blaze that damaged exterior construction equipment and a detached building.
Continue Reading By Kiely Westhoff and Mirna Alsharif, CNN A New York man was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly assaulting seven Asian women in a span of about two hours over the weekend, according to the New York City Police Department. Police have recommended Steven Zajonc, 28, be charged with seven counts of assault as a hate
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Update (03/08): El Paso Police released the booking photo for Hector Miguel Gomez. EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police have arrested 29-year-old Hector Miguel Gomez on a murder charge.Police say the victim, 29-year-old Cesar Galnares of Houston, Texas died on Feb. 23. The stabbing happened Feb. 17 at 1330 New Harvest in northwest El
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas- The El Paso City Council heard phase two from the El Paso Police Department’s presentation for the request of funds in order to replace and procure officer body cameras. The floor was also open to El Pasoans who cared to share their opinions on the issue. According to Assistant Police Chief Zina
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Andres Enrique Sanchez UPDATE: Police have arrested a second man in connection to a Feb. 8 early morning shooting. 26-year-old Andres Enrique Sanchez is charged with aggravated assault and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. His bonds totaled $220,000. Police did not provide much information, other than to say he was arrested for
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Car thefts increased almost 22% within Las Cruces last year, according to data from the city. In the past two years, they have more than doubled. In 2021, there were 595 auto thefts, according to a city spokeswoman. The city had not updated the annual crime reports since 2019. However,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Officers charged a Las Cruces man with first degree murder in connection with a crash Friday night that killed a motorcyclist, a spokesman for the department confirmed. Around 10 p.m. on Saturday, officers say 25-year-old Jason Salais struck a 21-year-old motorcyclist named Jose Gomez and killed him near University Avenue
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EL PASO, Texas – Four teenagers were taken in custody following a stabbing at a northeast El Paso pizza restaurant on Dyer. A brother of one teen was also arrested due to having 17 outstanding traffic warrants. Police say 21-year-old Orlando Gallegos was seen driving near the residence of the teens that were taken into
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Albuquerque police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old student near a high school Friday after a disagreement about a gun. Police identified the victim as Andrew Burson, a student at West Mesa High School, which is near the scene of
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker and Laura Studley, CNN Ten years to the day that 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was killed, his mother Sybrina Fulton’s message was one of hope. “If you don’t do anything else, don’t give up. That’s my message, don’t ever give up. Ten years later, and I’m still standing strong,” Fulton said at a
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers have seized nearly $3 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in small packages within a shipment of onions at a commercial facility in San Diego, the agency said. Federal officers at the Otay Mesa port-of-entry facility last Sunday encountered a 46-year-old man who was driving a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Neighbors are deeply disturbed after they believe they saw a man drag a woman’s body into a car on Wednesday in Las Cruces. Police arrested 43-year-old Steven Valdez in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend, Brittany Skaggs, at a trailer park on 2230 Doña Ana Road. “It is
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DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – Dona Ana County Sheriff’s deputies tell ABC-7 a man was found with a gunshot wound around 2 p.m. A witness called the sheriff to report a traffic collision at Windmill East of Del Rey Boulevard in Dona Ana County. When deputies arrived they found the man had been shot.
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OTERO, New Mexico – An Otero County Grand Jury indicted Trevor Lavalais on additional counts of sexual assault of students at Legacy Christian Academy. Back on Feb. 11 Lavalais was arrested by Alamogordo Police after a student reached out to a counselor to report the former principal had made him watch porn. He was charged
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police officers are seeing an increase in violent crimes across the city. “Criminals, it appears, have gained the momentum,” said Sgt. Enrique Carrillo, spokesperson for the department. Just in the last week, ABC-7 has reported on several shootings, stabbings, and other incidents the department has responded to. Sgt. Carrillo
Continue Reading By Julia Jones and Christina Maxouris, CNN Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were found guilty of violating George Floyd’s civil rights by a federal jury in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Thursday. The 12 jurors — four men and eight women — found Lane, Kueng and Thao guilty of
Continue Reading By Laura Ly, Holly Yan and Amir Vera, CNN The parents of Michigan school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter, a judge ruled Thursday. “After hearing extensive testimony, as well as evidence, and reviewing and viewing extensive exhibits, the court finds that the deaths of the four victims could have been
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UPDATE, 5:28 p.m: Las Cruces Police confirm one woman has died after suffering a gunshot wound on the 2230 block of Doña Ana Road. Police say one person is in custody. UPDATE, 4:40 p.m.: Neighbors tell ABC-7 a woman who was shot has died. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruce police report officers are
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EL PASO, Texas – Two northeast El Paso residents were arrested after police said they did not take a dog in their care to a veterinarian for treatment. 29-year-old Deone Dawn Harvey and 30-year-old Jessica Samuel were charged with animal cruelty and booked into the El Paso County jail on a $3,000 bond. Police say
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP basketball player Cameron Jonathon Clardy was arrested Feb. 12 for unlawful carry of a weapon and possession of marijuana. El Paso police say Clardy was pulled over in a traffic stop on I-10 west and Executive around 7:20 p.m. Police say he admitted to having a weapon. Officers report they
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UPDATE Feb. 22 — Sheriff’s investigators say a man involved in a crash that led to a motorcyclist’s death fled the scene of the crash and failed to render aid. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested Gabriel Gonzalez for an accident involving death. He was booked on a $100,000 bond. Investigators say Gonzalez was
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EL PASO, Texas – A man wanted on four counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, and four counts of indecency with a child has been taken into custody. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Warrants and Fugitive Apprehension Unit arrested 36-year-old Saul Buenrostro. Buenrostro was taken into custody on Feb. 18 at the
Continue Reading By Ashley Killough, Kacey Cherry, Lucy Kafanov, Rosalina Nieves and Amir Vera, CNN Nineteen Austin police officers have been indicted for their actions during the 2020 George Floyd protests and riots, according to documents publicly released Tuesday. The 19 officers were indicted on two counts of aggravated assault by a public servant that “intentionally, knowingly,
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UPDATE (2/21): El Paso police say the invasive recording happened at a Golden Corral restaurant bathroom at the 7400 block of North Mesa in west El Paso. Police believe this is an isolated incident, but warn parents this can happen at any place and at any time. Police say the male offender saw a child
Continue Reading UPDATE (2/21/22): El Paso police have identified the man shot Sunday morning in east El Paso. Police say 22-year-old Cristian Lopez was involved in an altercation at an eastside bar that led to the shooting. Lopez was treated for his injuries and released. Police provided no other details. EL PASO, Texas — One person was
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police say a father shot at a car with his five-year-old son in the backseat. The car was hit, but the child was not hurt. Gang investigators say it happened Saturday at 7:45 p.m. at the 7500 block of Acapulco in the lower valley. Police say a couple was
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