El Paso man arrested for practicing medicine on pets without a license
EL PASO, Texas – Detectives with the El Paso Police Department have arrested a man on charges that he has been practicing veterinary medicine…
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Police shoot, kill man with gun at east El Paso home that was scene of family violence call
UPDATE, Feb. 15: Police on Monday said an armed man shot during a confrontation with officers at a domestic violence scene in east El Paso has now…
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Las Cruces police search for woman who was kidnapped from car
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces police are investigating a kidnapping and asking for the public’s help in finding the victim. Officers were…
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El Paso police seek thieves who have broken into bank ATMs 6 times in 5 months
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police and Crime Stoppers are looking for the public’s help in finding some thieves who have used a crow bar and a truck…
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‘My community couldn’t wait’: Hero of Sutherland Springs talks to El Pasoans about how he stopped a mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas — A man with a gun helped save the lives of possibly dozens of people inside the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.…
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Fallen NMSP Officer Darian Jarrott laid to rest in Lordsburg
LORDSBURG, New Mexico — Officers across New Mexico mourned a fallen brother on Friday afternoon in Lordsburg. A private funeral service was held for…
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Police search for gunman after 2 hurt in melee at east El Paso’s Jaguars strip club
UPDATE: Police said Thursday afternoon they were searching for a gunman after a parking lot melee at Jaguars strip club in east El Paso left one man…
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Study finds police officers of color make fewer stops and arrests and use less force than White officers
At a time of national reckoning and outcry over systemic racism, prominent proposals for addressing police brutality call for law enforcement…
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Central El Paso church statues destroyed by vandals
EL PASO, Texas — A trio of angel statues were toppled over and broken by vandals on the grounds of St. Pius X Catholic church in central El Paso…
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Notorious Las Cruces bowling alley massacre still a mystery 31 years later
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — On the anniversary of a notorious massacre at a southern New Mexico bowling alley that remains unsolved 31 years later,…
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Kern Place residents want more security in Cincinnati District after shooting, soldier’s stabbing
EL PASO, Texas — In the past two weeks, one person has been shot and killed in the Cincinnati Entertainment District and another was stabbed…
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Police say gunman who killed 1, hurt 4 at Minnesota clinic was ‘unhappy’ with his healthcare
BUFFALO, Minnesota — One person was killed and four others wounded after a mass shooting Tuesday at a Minnesota health clinic, with the suspected…
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Lawsuit threatened over Dona Ana County mandate for first-responder vaccines
UPDATE, Feb. 9: A legal group calling itself ‘New Mexico Stand Up’ threatened a lawsuit Tuesday against Dona Ana County in the wake of a mandate by…
Continue Reading Slain NMSP officer to be laid to rest Friday in Lordsburg
LORDSBURG, New Mexico — Funeral services are set for Friday for a New Mexico State Police officer who was fatally shot on Interstate 10 by an…
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‘Awesome job’: Retired LCPD trainer praises use of pit maneuver to stop cop killer
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A retired police lieutenant spoke highly of a Las Cruces police officer’s successful use of a pit maneuver in stopping a…
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Woman charged in deadly wrong-way head-on crash along I-10 near Hawkins over weekend
EL PASO, Texas — The driver of a car involved a deadly wrong-way head-on crash along Interstate 10 over the weekend has been charged with…
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‘A blow to law enforcement’: Las Cruces City Council holds moment of silence for slain NMSP officer
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Las Cruces City Council on Monday held a brief moment of silence for the slain New Mexico State Police officer and the…
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Stolen car chase ends in east El Paso crash, 2 arrests
EL PASO, Texas — A stolen car being chased by police ended in a crash and a pair of arrests in east El Paso on Monday afternoon. The pursuit…
Continue Reading Fundraisers go up for fallen NMSP officer Darian Jarrott
DEMING, New Mexico — Sometimes the very worst of times bring out the very best in people. New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott was…
Continue Reading WATCH: Family of slain NMSP officer say he ‘proudly wore the badge’ and ‘loved his children’
DEMING, New Mexico — The family of slain New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott on Saturday made their first public comments since his death…
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2 hurt, 1 seriously, after stabbing at east El Paso housing complex
EL PASO, Texas — One person was taken to a hospital in serious condition Saturday afternoon after a reported stabbing in east El Paso, and another…
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After El Paso massacre, Abbott was open to gun control; he’s moved on
AUSTIN, Texas — In August 2019, Texas was devastated by the back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso and Midland-Odessa that left 30 people…
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Thieves nab $35K in tools, building materials from El Paso housing complex
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police and Crime Stoppers are asking for help in finding thieves who stole nearly $35,000 in building materials and tools…
Continue Reading Procession escorts fallen NMSP Officer Darian Jarrott home to Deming as state mourns
DEMING, New Mexico — New Mexico was in mourning Friday over the shooting death of a State Police officer whose body was escorted home to Deming…
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Cowboys for Trump head charged in Capitol riot is released from jail
WASHINGTON, DC — Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin is headed home to New Mexico after nearly three weeks in a Washington jail, after…
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New details emerge about ‘violent criminal’ who died in shootout after killing NMSP officer
DEMING, New Mexico — New details emerged Friday about a man described as a “violent criminal” who died in a shootout with numerous law enforcement…
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Arrest made in stabbing attack outside Cincinnati District bar
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police on Friday announced an arrest in last month’s stabbing attack that they said took place outside the Rockin’ Cigar…
Continue Reading Officer shot dead near Deming leads to I-10 chase ending in Las Cruces shootout; suspect dead, LCPD officer wounded
(Editor’s note: Caution the video above shot by ABC-7 viewer Austin Contreras shows the ending of the chase and shootout in Las Cruces that left a…
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Fugitive shot by El Paso police after he nearly hit officer with car is released from hospital, taken to jail
UPDATE, Feb. 4: El Paso police said Thursday a fugitive who was shot and wounded after nearly striking an officer with his car last month has been…
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2 fugitive brothers arrested near Dallas for murder of 27-year-old El Pasoan last year
UPDATE, Feb. 4: El Paso police announced the arrests Thursday of two brothers wanted in the murder of another El Paso man last year. 24 –year old…
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