EL PASO, Texas — A man driving a stolen car was arrested by DPS Troopers Friday afternoon. According to initial reports, the felony traffic stop was made at the intersection of Executive Center Blvd. and Rio Bravo St. just after noon. The alleged thief was asked to step out of the vehicle he was driving
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man is being charged with vehicular homicide following a deadly crash in Las Cruces that killed two women. Police say 31-year-old Nicholas Esteban Gurrola struck an SUV on Spruce Ave. and Virginia St. Thursday night. The initial investigation determined that Gurrola’s minivan first side-swiped a vehicle before plowing head-on
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(CNN) — The woman suspected of stealing a car that had 5-month-old twins inside was taken into custody Thursday in Indianapolis, but one of the children was not located with her and remains missing, Columbus police said Thursday. Suspect Nalah Jackson was arrested at approximately 2 p.m. Thursday by officers with the Indianapolis Metro Police Department (IMPD)
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(CNN) — A German citizen who worked for the country’s foreign intelligence service was arrested Wednesday on charges of spying for Russia, according to the office of the German Federal Prosecutor General. “The defendant is urgently suspected of treason,” a news release by the German Prosecutor General said of the defendant, named Carsten L. The defendant, who
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess and Emma Tucker, CNN The new sexual assault charges filed against the delivery driver suspected of kidnapping and killing 7-year-old Athena Strand in Texas earlier this month date back to three separate incidents in 2013, charging documents show. An investigation by the Fort Worth Police Department determined Tanner Lynn Horner allegedly sexually
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say a 36-year-old west El Paso resident has been charged with intoxicated manslaughter for the Nov. 6 crash that killed 36-year-old Monica Gabriela Saenz. The crash happened just before 3 a.m. at I-10 west near Schuster. According to police, Vincent Manuel Soto was driving westbound on I-10 west
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The newly appointed El Paso district attorney has three main priorities as he prepares to take office on Thursday. Getting them done is the tough part, but Bill Hicks, the El Paso lawyer who was appointed to the position on Wednesday by Gov. Greg Abbott, said he has done his research in anticipation of this
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say 25-year-old Kevin Joe Robles fatally stabbed his 81-year-old grandfather with a fork. The stabbing happened Wednesday at the 300 block of Colmillo. The victim was identified as Juan Julian Macias Salas. Robles has been charged with murder. His bond was set at 2 million dollars.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday of rape at a Los Angeles trial in another #MeToo moment of reckoning, five years after he became a magnet for the movement. After deliberating for nine days spanning more than two weeks, the jury of eight men and four women reached the verdict at
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say they’ve arrested a 17-year-old for shooting his mother. The shooting happened Friday at 300 South Hills. Police say Juan Ortiz shot his 34-year-old mother, Isabel Ortiz, following an argument, then ran away. According to police, Ms. Ortiz was taken to University Medical Hospital, where she died shortly
Continue Reading (CNN) — Police in New York City arrested a woman who broke into Robert De Niro’s home early Monday, according to a law enforcement source. The woman did not interact with the actor who was on another floor, the source said. The suspect is known to the New York Police Department from previous arrests and is one
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police continue to search for a suspect who they say hijacked a vehicle with a passenger still inside. The incident happened back on Dec. 5 in the parking lot of the Stateline restaurant. According to a witness, a Hispanic man between the age of 35 and 45 approached the
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EL PASO, Texas — A 34-year-old woman was shot and killed in Segundo Barrio Friday night. Police said they were called out for a report of a shooting around 4 p.m. on the 300 block of S. Hills Street. Investigators said there was a family fight that ended with a 17-year-old man shootin the woman.
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UPDATE: Documents obtained by ABC-7 show Gilberto Silva is accused of releasing criminal information to people not entitled to that information. In one instance on March 28, Silva shared computer screen image captures showing police details of “moms arrest,” according to investigators. A text from Silva’s phone reads in part, “PLEASE don’t show this to
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(CNN) — Two people were killed and two others were wounded in a shooting outside Benito Juarez High School southwest of downtown Chicago Friday afternoon, Police Superintendent David Brown told reporters Friday. No suspects are in custody, he told reporters at a news conference. Brown said he didn’t have any information about the victims because
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EL PASO, Texas — A 19-year-old woman is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in an early morning stabbing Thursday, according to El Paso police. El Paso police arrested Noemi Monarez. When they arrived at the home on the 10200 block of Valle Del Sol, investigators say Monarez was found carrying an 8-month-old
Continue Reading (CNN) — The rioter at the front of a mob that chased US Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman up flights of stairs near the Senate chamber on January 6, 2021, has been sentenced to five years behind bars. Douglas Jensen, who prosecutors say was one of the first 10 rioters to enter the Capitol during
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EL PASO, Texas — An internal investigation is underway following a missing inmate from the satellite camp adjacent to the Federal Correctional Institution La Tuna in Anthony, Texas. The missing inmate is 33-year-old Edgar Campa. He was reported missing Thursday at 4:30 p.m. He is described as a white male with black hair, brown eyes.
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The gun Brandon Travis used to shoot Mike Peake in the deadly UNM campus shooting was stolen, according to New Mexico State Police. State Police said the gun was stolen out of Clovis, New Mexico. An official from the Clovis Police Department said a report of a stolen Glock 43 was
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Editor’s Note: This story was changed to reflect the 19-year-old is in custody. It is not clear who stabbed the victim. UPDATE: A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after being stabbed. His 19-year-old partner is in custody, according to El Paso Police. Investigators say the stabbing call came out a little after 5:30 a.m.
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez and Andy Rose, CNN A former Forth Worth, Texas, police officer was found guilty of manslaughter Thursday in the 2019 shooting of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her home. Aaron Dean, who is White, faces up to 20 years in prison for the conviction. Jefferson was Black. He had pleaded not guilty to
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Veteran El Paso lawyer Bill Hicks is the new El Paso district attorney, the governor’s office announced Wednesday – the same day embattled District Attorney Yvonne Rosales’ resignation went into effect. Hicks, who is currently in private practice, worked as an assistant district attorney under Jaime Esparza from 1998 until 2010, when Texas Gov. Rick
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UPDATE: Police told ABC-7 that a 25-year-old man fatally stabbed an 80-year-old male family member. Police officers from Mission Valley Regional Command were called out by a family member to an aggravated family assault that had just occurred a little after 5:30 Wednesday morning. When they arrived, they met with family members and found that
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EL PASO, Texas — A 20-year-old man has been identified as the man arrested in a weekend shooting. According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Ezequiel Covarrubias shot a 16-year-old Sunday at the 9000 block of Curtis in Canutillo. Investigators say the shooting happened around 3 p.m. Sunday. Covarrubias was also arrested for outstanding
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ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A customer shot an employee at a KFC in the Central West End after he was told the restaurant was out of corn, police say. The shooting happened at the location in the 5000 block of Delmar just after 6:30 p.m. Monday. A man in his 40s or 50s was
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EL PASO, Texas — A 17-year-old was arrested for a string of burglaries over nine days, according to El Paso police. Jacob Perez was arrested on Dec. 8. He was previously arrested in August for a series of business burglaries between July 6 and July 9. Investigators say Perez is charged with burglary of a
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas — Two people forced their way into a home in San Elizario, threatened the residents with a knife, and stole property, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say 17-year-old Carlina Cervantes and 20-year-old Angel Flores forced their way into a home on the 12,000 block of Acevedo on Monday.
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UPDATE: Investigators are looking for a driver who struck and killed a bicyclist overnight in east El Paso. Police have identified the victim as 26-year-old Austin Brazda. According to police, Brazda was riding his bicycle in the right southbound lane of 1300 George Dieter when he was hit by a car that did not stop
Continue Reading (CNN) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was indicted on eight criminal charges including wire fraud and conspiracy by misusing customer funds, according to an indictment from the US Attorney of the Southern District of New York. The 30-year-old Bankman-Fried was arrested at his home in the Bahamas on Monday and appeared in court in Nassau
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is charged with aggravated assault against a public servant following a domestic disturbance call Friday in northeast El Paso. Karl Dean Lyons, 31, was arrested after an hours-long incident in which he barricaded himself inside his home. It happened Friday afternoon at the 5700 block of Sean
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