EL PASO, Texas — As election day draws nearer and early voting has already started in Texas and several other states, the FBI said it is working to prevent voter fraud. Millions of people have already voted by mail or in person, and the mail-in ballots have led to President Trump questioning the integrity of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that helps to identify a man wanted for stealing a shotgun during a home burglary. The burglary happened about 2 p.m. last Friday at a house along the 1400 block of Hernandez road. A video surveillance
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NEW BOSTON, Texas — A baby was removed from the womb of a 21-year-old woman found dead in a small east Texas city, authorities said. The body of Reagan Simmons Hancock was discovered Friday morning in a home in New Boston, a city of about 4,600 people located 160 miles northeast of Dallas, Texas Department of Public
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EL PASO, Texas– ABC TV’s new unscripted series ‘Emergency Call’ gives viewers an inside look at the first crucial minutes of emergencies through the eyes of 911 call takers across America. But is what we see on the TV screen an accurate portrayal of the job? El Pasoans Vanessa Urquidi and Daniel Terrazas have been
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GALVESTON, Texas — A Black man is suing Galveston and its police department for more than $1 million after a 2019 incident in which he was handcuffed and tied to officers on horseback as they led him down a street. Donald Neely, 44, was arrested and charged with criminal trespass near a US Post Office
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EL PASO, Texas — A Texas man involved a traffic collision along Interstate 10 in El Paso was arrested after he tried to carjack the SUV he had struck with his truck, police said Monday. 36–year-old Travis Termel Harris of Universal City, Texas was being held on $305,000 bond in the downtown jail on charges
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A former New Mexico State University fraternity member who shot another student during a hazing ritual last year has been given an 18-month suspended sentence. Miguel Altamirano, 22, pleaded no contest Friday to charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and negligent use of a deadly weapon while intoxicated.
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police are asking the public’s help in finding a woman and her driver who are stealing mail from homes. One of the thefts was caught on surveillance video back on the morning of Aug. 22. The newly released video from police shows a woman was riding in a car
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EL PASO, Texas — An armed woman who may have fired shots triggered a several hour standoff with a police SWAT team Friday evening that ended in her arrest, authorities said. The events ensued in the 11000 block of Diana Candia in east El Paso after officers responded to a family argument. As the standoff
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EL PASO, Texas – Federal authorities have obtained an injunction against an El Paso man to prevent him from selling what they have called fraudulent Covid-19 treatments. Hugo Chico, 39, has been barred from selling Covid-19 prevention treatments through his business and his Facebook page “Centro de Medicina Fisica y Rehabilitacion.” The announcement was made
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – Border Patrol agents in Alamogordo discovered nearly three pounds of cocaine hidden in a pick-up truck’s battery during an inspection stop on Thursday. According to the Border Patrol, a Ford F-150 truck approached the Alamogordo immigration checkpoint along U.S. Highway 54. A canine alerted agents to the possible presence of narcotics
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Newly released 911 calls depict the terror and alarm from bystanders who witnessed a Las Cruces car crash that authorities say led to a deputy fatally shooting an armed man on Sunday morning. “You know what? Now he just pulled a gun out of his – he just pulled a
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UPDATE: Socorro police have now released a description of the car being sought for a deadly hit-and-run earlier this month that killed 48-year-old bicyclist Armando Perez. Police said Friday they are searching for a dark grey 1994-2004 Ford Mustang convertible with paper tags, with a possible shattered window, and damage to the front right side
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UPDATE: In a ruling Friday, Judge Casey Finch found Jorge Esquivel-Gallardo to be “dangerous” and said that no conditions of release would reasonably protect the community. He ordered the 50-year-old Esquivel-Gallardo to remain held without bond until trial on charges he sexually molested two girls over more than a decade. Doña Ana County District Attorney
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County’s two jails are experiencing another wave of Covid-19 cases, with 30 inmates and five detention officers having current active cases, state records show. The jails had reported nine active cases among inmates and two among detention officers a week earlier. The growth in jail cases comes as El Paso
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WOLFE CITY, Texas — A police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Jonathan Price in Wolfe City was fired on Thursday, city officials said. Wolfe City officer Shaun Lucas was “terminated for his egregious violation of the City’s and police department’s policies,” a statement from Wolfe City said. Lucas was charged with
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EL PASO, Texas — A New York man authorities call a violent fugitive was located and captured in El Paso, police said Thursday. 35–year-old Samad Keller was being held in the El Paso County Detention Facility as he awaited extradition to New York. Officials said Keller, who was considered armed and dangerous, was being sought
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against six members of a militia group in Michigan who were allegedly plotting for months to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and violently overthrow the government. The FBI says it first learned of the group’s plot in early 2020 and began embedding confidential sources
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EL PASO, Texas — The first jury trials set to take place during the era of the coronavirus in El Paso have now officially been postponed.Presiding Judge Selena Solis of the 243rd Judicial District Court said 200 jury summons issued for cases set for Friday have been recalled. She said she decided on the postponement
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UPDATE: Authorities said a Socorro woman suspected of being a kidnap victim was located Wednesday afternoon and investigators are trying to determine what actually happened. Police surrounded an SUV reportedly used in the abduction after spotted in the area of the area of Janis and Nancy roads in Socorro about 1:15 p.m., authorities said, and
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UPDATE: The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office delivered a two-minute briefing on Wednesday morning where they released the identity of an armed man shot by a deputy in the moments following a Las Cruces traffic crash involving two vehicles. Sheriff’s Capt. Jon Day said 27-year-old Diego Eguino-Alcala was taken to a local hospital after being
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WOLFE CITY, Texas — The Texas police officer charged with murder after killing Jonathan Price outside a convenience store shot him four times in the torso, according to the probable cause affidavit released by the Hunt County District Clerk on Wednesday. Wolfe City Police Officer Shaun Lucas said he was responding to a report of
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EL PASO, Texas — A 24–year-old El Paso man is jailed on a felony charge of bestiality after a witness indicated he engaged in sexual contact with a puppy, police said Wednesday. Chevance Smith was being held in the downtown jail on $7,500 bond. Animal cruelty investigators said a witness observed Smith sexually assaulting an
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail on Wednesday and was released from prison. According to court documents, Derek Chauvin posted $1 million bond, and the Department of Corrections confirmed he was no longer in custody at the state’s facility in Oak Park Heights, where
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WOLFE CITY, Texas — A Texas police officer stands charged with murder in the shooting of a 31-year-old Black man after a preliminary investigation determined his actions were unreasonable, authorities said. Wolfe City officer Shaun Lucas responded to a call about a possible fight after 8 p.m. Saturday, just north of the city center, the
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EL PASO, Texas — A man from Deming, New Mexico is accusing his friend of abusing hit 92-year-old mother. Cruz Guerrero told ABC-7 he left his mother, who has dementia, in the care of his friend. Guerrero’s mother stayed with the woman at her El Paso home. Last Wednesday, Guerrero said he was in El
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EL PASO, Texas – A 20-year-old El Paso woman has been arrested and charged with kidnapping after she allegedly kidnapped her own son from the swimming pool area of a hotel and then sped away. The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Wyndham Hotel along Airway. Martinez, the biological mother of the 2-year-old
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces police are warning residents about impersonators portraying themselves as census takers and asking for personal or financial information. Two incidents were reported in the past week, the Las Cruces Police Department reported. Neither of the residents fell victim to the impersonator or to any potential scam. A census
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EL PASO, Texas – Local and state officials have shut down a far east El Paso County massage parlor where they contend “illegal activity occurs habitually.” Monday’s closure of Health Massage at 10420 Montwood Drive came by way of a judge’s order after the El Paso County Attorney’s Office said a year and a half
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UPDATE: El Paso police on Monday provided additional details on the arrest of City Council candidate Shawn Nixon and released his jail mugshot photo (see below at bottom of article). Investigators said they obtained a warrant for Nixon’s arrest on allegations that he wrote over $10,000 in bad checks to a cleaning company he had
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