‘Kill him with his own gun’: Police describe facing the Capitol mob
WASHINGTON, DC — As DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone lay on the ground at the U.S. Capitol building, stunned and injured, he knew…
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El Paso man charged with posting violent threats against gov’t on far-right site tied to Capitol riot
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man who allegedly posted threats advocating murder and terrorism aimed at government officials on a social media…
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Authorities tell ABC News they’re tracking multiple threats for a ‘week of siege’ after Capitol breach
WASHINGTON, DC — ABC News has received an exclusive and detailed look at the array of potential threats federal authorities are tracking in the days…
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El Paso police charge man with animal torture for violently beating, dragging puppy
EL PASO, Texas — A 26–year-old man has been arrested after witnesses reportedly told El Paso police they saw him violently beat and drag a Shih…
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El Paso man who said it was his ‘dream’ to kill Black protesters is now going to federal prison
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man who posted a video online threatening to kill Black Lives Matter protesters has been sentenced to nearly two…
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Kansas woman put to death for killing expectant mother in Missouri; 1st execution of female federal inmate in 67 years
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana (AP) — The U.S. government has carried out its first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades. Authorities…
Continue Reading Supreme Court clears way for first federal execution of a female death-row inmate in almost seven decades
WASHINGTON, DC (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Justice Department to carry out the first execution of a female death-row…
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‘These are Covid statistics’: Pandemic has significant impact on Doña Ana County crime
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — The 2020 stay-at-home orders in New Mexico had a substantial influence on crime in Doña Ana County. “These are…
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Prosecutors look at ‘significant’ federal cases tied to sedition and conspiracy in U.S. Capitol riot
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal prosecutors are looking at bringing “significant” cases involving possible sedition and conspiracy charges against…
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FBI had warned of violent ‘war’ at U.S. Capitol in internal report issued day before deadly riot
WASHINGTON, DC — The FBI warned of a violent “war” at the U.S. Capitol in an internal report issued a day before last week’s…
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2 arrested – 1 for murder – after weekend shooting at northeast El Paso apartment complex
EL PASO, Texas — Two people were arrested, one on a murder charge, following a deadly weekend shooting at an apartment complex in northeast El Paso,…
Continue Reading FBI bulletin warns armed inauguration protests being planned at all 50 state capitols
WASHINGTON, DC — Starting this week and running through at least Inauguration Day, armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols and at…
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2 Capitol Police officers suspended, as many as 15 others under probe for riot involvement
WASHINGTON, DC — Two U.S. Capitol Police officers have been suspended and another person has been arrested for their alleged involvement in the riot…
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El Paso police detective is department’s 1st Covid-19 death
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso Police Department detective died from Covid-19 on Monday morning, making him EPPD’s first casualty of the coronavirus.…
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Bomb squad responds to northeast El Paso, determined threat ‘not credible’
EL PASO, Texas – A bomb threat was phoned in to a northeast El Paso business, but the subsequent investigation has determined it not to be…
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El Paso police seek thief who stole more than $7K worth of cell phones in burglary
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police and Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s help in finding a thief who burglarized a west El Paso business…
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Federal authorities are investigating Mesquite man in derailment of train
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Federal agents are investigating last month’s train derailment in Vado. Authorities are looking at a Mesquite man.…
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Las Cruces police warn residents about scam calls wanting ransom payments
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces police are warning residents about potential scam phone calls trying to get them to go to the scene of a motor…
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Las Cruces man arrested after allegedly stabbing friend multiple times
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A Las Cruces man has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed his friend and then broke into a business several hours…
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Man pleads guilty in crash that killed Fabens teacher, sentenced to 2 decades
EL PASO, Texas – The man arrested in connection with a drunken driving crash in 2019 that killed a Fabens High School teacher and injured two other…
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Man arrested in connection with 2 fires at same home after yearlong investigation
EL Paso, Texas – An El Paso man has been arrested in connection with two fires that hit a West Side home within weeks in late 2019. Adeoluwa…
Continue Reading Capitol Police chief resigns in wake of violent riot at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) —The head of the U.S. Capitol Police will resign effective Jan. 16 following the breach of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.…
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Facebook post helps Las Cruces police nab suspect in theft of pickup truck
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The man suspected of stealing a pickup in Truth or Consequences over the weekend was arrested in Las Cruces after being…
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El Paso police seek public’s help in solving cold case murder dating back to 1989
EL PASO, Texas – The public is being asked to help solve a 30-year-old murder that happened in an isolated industrial area of east El Paso. El Paso…
Continue Reading The FBI and DC police want the public to help identify Capitol rioters
Both the FBI and Washington police are asking Americans to step up and help them identify people who participated in Wednesday’s riot and…
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Capitol Police chief says siege of U.S. Capitol by Trump mob was ‘criminal riotous behavior’
WASHINGTON, DC — In first public comment, the chief of the U.S. Capitol Police says the siege of U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob was…
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4 dead in U.S. Capitol siege: 1 woman shot by police, 3 others had ‘medical emergencies’
WASHINGTON, DC — Four people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the U.S. Capitol. D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said…
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Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake won’t face charges
KENOSHA, Wisconsin — Rusten Sheskey will not face charges in the shooting of Jacob Blake, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley…
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Convicted felon held without bond after caught with loaded gun at Las Cruces Walmart that banned him
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A convicted felon was being held in the Dona Ana County jail without bond Monday after police said they found the man…
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Father arrested in northern Mexico for beating 3 sons to death to cause his wife ‘great pain’
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — A man has been arrested in northern Mexico for allegedly beating to death his three sons in order to get back at the…
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