Texas sheriff indicted after probe into Black man’s death
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas sheriff has been indicted on charges accusing him of destroying or concealing video in an investigation into the death in…
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Dona Ana County jail gets new director who has come up through the ranks
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Dona Ana County Detention Center has a new leader. Bryan Baker has been named the new director of the county detention…
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El Paso DA’s office pays tribute to Aug. 3 mass shooting victims at memorial wall
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County District Attorney’s Office paid tribute to the 23 victims killed in the Cielo Vista Walmart mass shooting on…
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Caught on video: Dash cam shows wild police chase through New Mexico corn field
CLOVIS, New Mexico — Three people have been charged for leading police on a wild chase through a New Mexico corn field last month, ABC affiliate…
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Puppy stolen at knifepoint from couple in east El Paso restaurant parking lot
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police on Friday night put out a public call for help to identify and find a man who held up a couple at knifepoint and…
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Body found near downtown El Paso; detectives scour area
EL PASO, Texas — Investigators were at the scene of a body found Friday afternoon in south El Paso near downtown. Officers summoned detectives to…
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2 men arrested for Lower Valley apartment complex gunfire that had children caught in the crossfire
EL PASO, Texas — Two men have been arrested after allegedly firing multiple gunshots into an apartment complex, with two sleeping children caught in…
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LCPD says despite daily risks officers face, only 3 have gotten virus so far during pandemic
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Police Department officers are tested at random for Covid-19. As of Friday, only three LCPD officers have tested…
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Retired Border Patrol agent & husband of El Paso shooting victim found shot dead in La Union
UPDATE: LA UNION, New Mexico — Authorities said the body of the husband of an El Paso shooting victim was found Thursday in his car in a field in La…
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Both drivers arrested in collision that left 3 children dead, 2 seriously hurt in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Drivers of two vehicles that collided in northeast El Paso last weekend, killing three young children and seriously injuring two…
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Caught on video: Man with crowbar later attacks, injures Las Cruces police officer
UPDATE: ABC-7 has obtained newly-released police video from earlier this month of the attack. You can see it in the video player above. ORIGINAL…
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Couple arrested in Las Cruces hit & run that killed man and critically injured another
UPDATE #2: Heather Mariah Grace Funk and Earnest Thomas Fudge were located and arrested on Thursday, according to Dona Ana County jail booking…
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Texas Gov. Abbott pitches public safety proposals in wake of police budget cuts
DALLAS, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday called for new crimes and mandatory jail time for certain offenses related to protests as he announced…
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Shooting in Lower Valley is El Paso’s 2nd of the night, 3rd in 24 hours
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police were at the scene of a shooting in the Lower Valley late Wednesday night. It happened around the intersection of…
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2 Louisville officers shot amid protests over lack of charges in Breonna Taylor killing
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Hours after a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for Breonna Taylor’s death and protesters…
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58-year-old woman shot dead in home near Coronado Country Club in west El Paso; police look for killer
(Editor’s note: Please click here for updates on this story.) EL PASO, Texas — Police were at the scene of a deadly shooting Wednesday evening on El…
Continue Reading 3 El Paso kids ejected in crash are laid to rest, as records show dad had prior conviction for no seatbelt use
EL PASO, Texas – As family and friends gathered for funeral services of three children killed in a tragic traffic crash in northeast El Paso…
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Fired officer posts $15K bond after ‘wanton endangerment’ indictment in Breonna Taylor case
UPDATE: Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison has been released from the Shelby County Detention Center following his indictment…
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El Paso’s annual Crime Victims’ Memorial event is this Sunday; walk portion canceled due to pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — The District Attorney’s annual memorial service which pays tribute to victims in the El Paso community who lost their lives to…
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Texas Amber Alert issued after car is stolen with 3-year-old girl inside
DALLAS, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued early Wednesday morning in the search for Chasity Collins, a 3-year-old Dallas girl who was…
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Man shot, seriously hurt in central El Paso just north of the Chamizal
EL PASO, Texas — A man was shot and seriously wounded late Tuesday night a couple blocks north of the Chamizal in central El Paso. Detectives…
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Man accused of destroying El Paso cathedral statue of Jesus denied reduced bond
EL PASO, Texas – The man accused of destroying a $25,000 statue of Jesus in Saint Patrick Cathedral was denied a personal recognizance bond during…
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El Paso man arrested, charged in fire doing $25K damage to utility poles
El Paso, Texas – An El Paso man was arrested in connection with a fire that did more than $25,000 worth of damage to utility poles in the Lower…
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Man arrested after allegedly breaking into east El Paso home, threatening to cut off victim’s finger over debt
EL PASO, Texas – A man has been arrested after he allegedly forced his way into an east El Paso home, assaulted a man and threatened to cut off his…
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Justice Dept. says 179 people arrested, $6.5M seized in worldwide crackdown on opioid trafficking on darknet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials arrested 179 people and seized more than $6.5 million in a worldwide crackdown on opioid trafficking on…
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13 cadets graduate from Las Cruces police academy with socially distant ceremony
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Thirteen police cadets graduated from the Las Cruces Police Department’s training academy. Because of the Covid-19…
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Las Cruces police investigate attack on gay couple; victims considered seeking hate crime charge
UPDATE — Lucas Rosales originally told ABC-7 he wanted to pursue hate crime charges, but later said he had changed his mind. ORIGINAL REPORT: LAS…
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Borderland Crimes, Podcast 6: ‘It was a set-up for my son to die’ – The unsolved murder of Terrance Kinard, Jr.
EL PASO, Texas — On Jan. 26, 2019, Terrance Kinard Jr. was shot outside a house party in northeast El Paso. The case has gone unsolved despite there…
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Dozens search for Erika Gaytan in Red Sands more than a year after her disappearance
EL PASO, Texas — On Sunday several dozen people searched miles of Red Sands in far east El Paso in hopes of finding missing El Paso woman, Erika…
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2 Las Cruces women allegedly beat El Paso grocery worker after being asked if they paid for item
UPDATE: El Paso police said Sunday they had now identified the two women suspected of beating an employee of a central El Paso grocery store as a…
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