New Mexico sheriff’s association opposes governor’s red flag gun legislation
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Many sheriffs across the state are opposed to a proposal from the governor and Democratic lawmakers that would allow police…
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Arrest warrant for mom’s murder issued for father of missing New Mexico boy
ROSWELL, New Mexico — An arrest warrant for first-degree murder has been issued for the father of a boy who is the subject of an Amber Alert,…
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Las Cruces woman given 20-year prison sentence in slaying of man whose body was found in burned car
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Damika Childs was given 20 years in prison for her role in a murder when she appeared for sentencing Wednesday at the Third…
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Baby dies after being put in backpack and left in car trunk; Texas man charged
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A west Texas man accused of putting his girlfriend’s 10-month-old daughter in a backpack and leaving her in a car trunk…
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El Paso police release video of man sought as possible witness in unsolved September murder
EL PASO, Texas — Police released video Wednesday showing an unidentified man sought for questioning as a potential witness in the September unsolved…
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Off-duty officer shoots robber in Houston-area Walmart
HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — An off-duty Houston police officer shot a would-be robber who was robbing a customer service clerk at gunpoint in a suburban…
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New Mexico’s governor seeks ‘red flag’ law to take guns away from those who threaten violence
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was joined by several lawmakers in Las Cruces Wednesday as they announced plans to introduce a…
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‘You leave many others suffering’: El Paso man who lost girlfriend, her son in crash urges no drunk driving
EL PASO, Texas — Exactly one month ago, Alberto Cuellar’s life was turned upside-down. A suspected drunk driver going the wrong way on Loop 375…
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New Mexico Amber Alert issued for 3-year-old Roswell boy who may be headed to Mexico after mom found dead
ROSWELL, New Mexico — New Mexico State Police issued a statewide Amber Alert on Tuesday afternoon for a 3-year-old boy who authorities believe could…
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Las Cruces man sentenced to over 30 years in prison after striking, killing 2 with SUV
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man convicted of striking and killing two people with his SUV in May 2017 will now likely spend the rest of…
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Texas man allegedly shot and killed his fiancee days after proposing to her
HOUSTON, Texas — A Texas man has been charged with the murder of a woman he’d proposed to just days earlier, her family says. Kendrick…
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400 pounds of marijuana seized from smugglers in Van Horn by Border Patrol agents
VAN HORN, Texas — Four hundred pounds of marijuana being hauled into the U.S. for the New Year was seized by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Van Horn,…
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Las Cruces man arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of children
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man has been arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of children, authorities said Friday. Las Cruces…
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Memorial service set for Border Patrol dog killed last month in northeast El Paso raid
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso sector of the U.S. Border Patrol is preparing to bury one of their own, a police dog killed in the line of duty. The…
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Another video surfaces showing mystery man saving baby in El Paso Walmart shooting
EL PASO, Texas — Five months after the horrific mass shooting in El Paso, ABC-7 has obtained new video of the so-called mystery man walking out of…
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Former Sunland Park border militia leader pleads guilty to federal weapons charges
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The leader of an armed civilian group that had been stopping undocumented migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in early 2019…
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2019 was 4th deadliest year in Juarez; nearly 1,500 slain
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Ciudad Juarez saw almost 1,500 homicides in 2019, making it the fourth most deadly year in history for the city. That’s…
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Suspect accused of crashing into Northeast El Paso home, killing elderly woman now charged with murder
EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso woman is now facing murder charges after she allegedly drove drunk and crashed into a Northeast El Paso home a few days…
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Local Mexican police chief arrested in connection with LeBaron family massacre
Fidel Alejandro Villegas Villegas, the Chief of police for Janos, Chihuahua has been arrested in connection with the massacre of nine women and…
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Person taken into custody after SWAT standoff in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, NM – One person is in custody following a SWAT standoff in Las Cruces. The Las Cruces Police Department said a person barricaded…
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Cops nab six in prostitution sting
EL PASO, Texas – An undercover operation at local hotel by El Paso Police detectives targeting adult Web sites led to six arrests. Police arrested…
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Borderland travelers preparing for busy holiday weekend, long wait times at ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas — With Christmas right around the corner, thousands of people are braving heavy traffic, preparing for one of the busiest holiday…
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El Paso police say man seen shooting gun out of moving car has turned himself in
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police have confirmed that the man seen in a another social media video firing a weapon has turned himself in. In a tweet…
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Iowa woman charged with attempted murder; allegedly ran over 14-year-old girl because she ‘was a Mexican’
CLIVE, Iowa — An Iowa woman was charged with attempted murder after running over a 14-year-old girl, saying she did so because the teenager…
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‘The numbers are so dramatic’: Felony THC vaping charges grow 6-fold among El Paso teens
EL PASO, Texas – The rising popularity in vaping among teenagers has contributed to a sharp increase in THC possession arrests in El Paso, according…
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Santa Teresa man allegedly chases ex-wife’s car while shooting at her, ending in crash at east El Paso intersection
EL PASO, Texas — A New Mexico man was jailed Friday on $100,000 bond after police contend he chased his ex-wife’s car while firing a gun at her,…
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Las Cruces man sleeping in car wakes up to find stranger driving it; knife fight ensues
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man is facing charges after authorities say he stole a car without knowing that another man was sleeping…
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3 El Paso teen armed robbery suspects now charged with ‘heinous’ case of dog torture
EL PASO, Texas — Three El Paso teenagers are facing animal torture charges after what police described Thursday as a “heinous” case of cruelty…
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New crime data suggests there may be a growing problem at UTEP
EL PASO, Texas — Coming in at 31 out of over 2000 schools in a national campus safety ranking gave UTEP a reason to celebrate. They posted the…
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Las Cruces robber, who ‘face-planted’ into door and left DNA behind, gets arrested
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A suspected robber who “face-planted” into a Pizza Hut door in Las Cruces before fleeing has been arrested…
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