EL PASO, Texas — Homeowners in a northeast El Paso neighborhood were shocked to learn illegal weapons were possibly being manufactured and sold out of one of their neighbor’s homes, destined for Mexico. “It saddens me but I’m not surprised. Why’s that? Number one, there’s money in it. Number two. I think that people that
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ANTHONY, New Mexico — A 34-year-old Anthony father of four is facing child abuse and other charges after a daycare worker suspected abuse and reported it to authorities, the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Investigators indicated Miguel Angel Sanchez is suspected of beating his four boys – all under the age of 12
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EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Border Patrol’s tactical unit is mourning the loss of one of their own K-9 agents after he was shot and killed during a confrontation in northeast El Paso Tuesday morning. Bulder was a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois that had been serving with a Special Border Patrol Tactical unit for a
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EL PASO, Texas — Court documents show that 73-year-old Juan Martinez was booked into El Paso County jail Tuesday on two counts of intoxication manslaughter and one count of intoxication assault. Martinez is accused of driving drunk and getting on Loop 375 in the wrong direction before causing a crash that killed a 6-year-old Las
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EL PASO, Texas– El Paso Police confirmed that a 62-year-old man was shot and killed by police Tuesday morning after he fatally shot a police dog outside a northeast El Paso home. The man’s name was not released by authorities. Several law enforcement agencies, including the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF),
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA TV) — One Fund El Paso on Monday approved the final distribution of the $11,518,558.30 in donations to the victims of the Aug. 3 mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart. Of the 441 applications received a total of 363 were approved by the National Compassion Fund. One Fund El Paso
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – For the third time in a row, the Las Cruces Police Department has earned accreditation from the New Mexico Law Enforcement Professional Standards Council. “The primary goal is to maintain the standards that we’ve achieved and not let it slip,” Police Chief Patrick Gallagher told ABC-7 on Monday. The Las
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EL PASO, Texas A woman who was convicted of kidnapping her own child months before her father murdered her ex-husband was back in court Monday. Erika Quiñones was arrested in Oregon, where she now resides, in November. She is accused of falsifying a report to a special federal investigator. The mugshot for Erika Quiñones when
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EL PASO, Texas — Funeral services for the murder-suicide victim who was shot in Northeast El Paso began Sunday in Puerto Rico, where she’s originally from. The father of 24-year-old Monica Carazo described his daughter to ABC-7 as loyal and kind. “She was always helping everybody, making everybody happy,” said Rafael Carazo. According to police,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — ABC-7 on Friday obtained video that shows a police officer who recently fired his weapon inside a Las Cruces middle school and is facing a firearms charge. (Watch it in the video player at the top of this article) Officer Francisco Estrada is charged with a misdemeanor count of prohibited
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police officer has been relived of duty and arrested after he allegedly crashed his Mercedes into a parked BMW while drunk and then left the scene, authorities said Friday. Jesse Anthony Sena, 48, is charged with DWI following the off-duty crash in the early morning hours of Thursday
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A report of a possible person with a gun at Las Cruces High School late Friday afternoon briefly disrupted an after-school wrestling tournament as police scoured the campus. Police said a teacher who thought she saw someone with a gun prompted their response, but no gunman or weapons were found.
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EL PASO, Texas — Two former Fort Bliss soldiers were convicted Thursday in separate murder cases tied to drugs, with each receiving a life prison sentence for their crimes. Eric Duvall was convicted of capital murder in the Jan. 2016 drug-related slaying of teenager Michael Tapia in Montana Vista. The 16-year-old was shot in the
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EL PASO, Texas — An SUV driver alleged to have been drunk when he slammed into a semi-truck and triggered a deadly chain-reaction incident along Interstate 10 at Loop 375 earlier this week has been arrested on multiple charges. Martin Castaneda, 24, was being held Thursday on $350,000 bond in the El Paso County Detention
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SILVER CITY, New Mexico — A man was arrested on a theft-related charge by police following a report of shots fired that caused an active shooter scare at the Silver City Walmart store on Thursday afternoon. Fire officials told ABC-7 that no one was injured in the incident and confirmed that police had taken a
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A former Socorro Independent School District superintendent is being held on $50,000 bond on federal corruption and conspiracy charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas. Sylvia P. Atkinson, 48, currently the vice president of the Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees, was indicted by a
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EL PASO, Texas — Twenty-two families will spend the holidays without their loved ones after the El Paso Walmart shooting, but one family’s light display is reminding everyone that the city is “El Paso Strong.” Tony Olguin decorated his house in the 14700 block of Cactus View in El Paso with 22 angels to honor
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TORNILLO, Texas — A teacher at Tornillo High School has been arrested on accusations of having “improper relationships with students,” sheriff’s officials said Wednesday. Andres Soliz, 32, was being held Wednesday in the El Paso County Detention Facility on $40,000 bond. He was charged with two felony counts of improper relationship between educator and student.
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EL PASO, Texas — A judge on Wednesday denied a bond reduction request for a man accused of killing an El Paso mother who went missing after the pair were on a concert date in July. Ricardo Marquez, 28, of El Paso will remain held in the downtown jail on $1 million bond on a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Some Las Cruces businesses and residents are receiving threats from phone callers apparently posing as drug “cartel” members and demanding money, authorities said. Police issued a warning Wednesday about the ongoing scam involving telephone threats telling the receiver to pay up or face the consequences of being physically harmed. There is no
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police on Wednesday leveled a felony charge against a 34-year-old driver for a hit-and-run accident that killed a man crossing the street near a Family Dollar store in October. Daniel R. Aranda of Las Cruces was charged with a third-degree felony count of knowingly leaving the scene of an accident
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces jury on Wednesday found Timothy Trejo-Vigil guilty of attempted murder and other charges after 4 1/2 hours of deliberations. Trejo-Vigil was convicted of brutally beating, punching and biting his then pregnant girlfriend Angel Swanson in May 2018. The sustained attack led to her having a miscarriage. The
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JERSEY CITY, New Jersey — Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gun battle Tuesday that filled the streets of Jersey City with the sound of heavy gunfire for hours, authorities said. Officials told ABC News it was believed to have been a drug deal gone bad that
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A suspected car thief was in custody facing multiple charges following a standoff with police SWAT officers at a Las Cruces apartment complex on Tuesday afternoon. Corey Lee Willis, 27, was charged with one count each of possession of a stolen vehicle, resisting and obstructing an officer, and breaking and
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A Las Cruces jury will soon decide the face of a man accused of beating, punching and biting his pregnant ex-girlfriend, causing injuries that prosecutors say led to her miscarriage in May 2018. “He kept saying, ‘You are a stupid whore. I am glad I am doing this. I wish
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A one-of-a-kind lighted Christmas tree made its way from San Anonio to El Paso Tuesday afternoon.
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EL PASO, Texas — A police bomb squad was called out Tuesday evening to examine a suspicious package on El Paso’s east side. The object was discovered in the 1600 block of Dennis Babjack near Leroy Bonse before 5:45 p.m. Police cleared the area in under an hour after it was determined the package didn’t
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UPDATE Dec. 10: Police identified the murder victim as 24 -year old Monica Marie Carazo Vergel of El Paso and said she died at the hospital. The offender was identified as 32 -year old Carmen Aureliz Gonzalez Avendez of Ft. Bliss, and police said he died at scene. Original report from Dec. 4: EL PASO,
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(Editor’s note: The family is seeking help to pay for the funerals. If you’re interested in donating, there is a link at the bottom of this article.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The family of a Las Cruces mother and son killed in a suspected drunk driving crash in El Paso over the weekend said
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Trial started Monday for a Las Cruces man who is accused of brutally beating his 15-week pregnant girlfriend over the course of two days, resulting in the woman having a miscarriage. Timothy Trejo-Vigil is accused of beating Angel Swanson with a metal pipe and a broken broom stick on May
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