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ABC-7 Sunday Xtra: Rising Crime in Juarez

January 30, 2022 10:25 AM Saul Saenz

EL PASO, Texas-The bodies of four women found in Juarez inside plastic bags raises concerns about a possible uptick in violence against women in…

Man charged with murder of 78-year-old man in Socorro grocery store parking lot

January 29, 2022 4:07 PM Kate Bieri

Chauhtemoc Sanchez Espinoza, 40, is accused in the murder of a 78-year-old man. UPDATE #1, JAN. 29: Deputies arrested a man Saturday in connection…

One dead, one injured in Las Cruces trailer park shooting

January 29, 2022 7:40 PM Kate Bieri

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A shooting at a trailer park in south central Las Cruces left one man dead and another person injured on Saturday, police…

‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic has sentence reduced by one year, to 21 years, in ‘murder-for-hire’ plot

January 28, 2022 1:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Joe Exotic, of Netflix’s “Tiger King” fame, aka Joseph Maldonado-Passage, has had his sentence in the…

Stormy Daniels testifies on Avenatti: ‘He lied to me and betrayed me’

January 27, 2022 4:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren del Valle, CNN Stormy Daniels, an adult-film actress who was allegedly defrauded by Michael Avenatti, testified Thursday in federal court…

Three police officers shot in Houston; suspect in custody after hours-long negotiation

January 27, 2022 3:22 PM ABC News

UPDATE #3: – The person suspected of shooting three Houston officers has been arrested, police said Thursday night. UPDATE #2: Police are talking to…

Hold the bologna: hidden shipments stopped at 2 El Paso ports of entry

January 27, 2022 3:01 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas — Two separate seizures of pork bologna at two El Paso ports of entry netted 243 pounds of processed meat. The unrelated discoveries…

Fearing tips could get lost, sheriff halts Facebook comments

January 27, 2022 10:26 AM Associated Press

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s office has turned off public comments on its social media posts because too many people are…

Oklahoma death row inmate who requested firing squad is executed by lethal injection

January 27, 2022 12:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Watts, CNN An Oklahoma death row inmate who had requested execution by firing squad was executed by lethal injection on Thursday, according…

Mexican town protects forest from avocado growers, cartels

January 27, 2022 7:03 AM Associated Press

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press CHERAN, Mexico (AP) — Regular citizens have taken the fight against illegal logging into their own hands in the…

A second local investigation into the death of a Georgia teen found in a rolled-up gym mat has closed with no charges filed

January 26, 2022 8:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Victor Blackwell and Devon M. Sayers, CNN A second local investigation into the 2013 death of Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia teenager who was found…

New K-9s added to El Paso Police force to take a bite out of crime

January 26, 2022 8:39 PM Saul Saenz

EL PASO, Texas-The El Paso police department just added three new four-legged officers to its force. Now EPPD has as many as 20 dogs in the unit.…

Biden signs executive order making sexual harassment an offense in military’s judicial code

January 26, 2022 3:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Ellie Kaufman, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order designating sexual harassment as an offense in the US…

Los Angeles officials plead for help in solving the killing of teen girl dumped on the freeway

January 26, 2022 3:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Nearly three weeks after the body of a teenage girl was found dumped on a busy freeway off-ramp in Los Angeles, local leaders…

Man who sold weapon to suspect in Colleyville synagogue standoff charged with federal firearm crime

January 26, 2022 1:53 PM Texas Tribune

A man who allegedly sold a weapon in the Dallas area to the gunman who took four hostages in a North Texas synagogue earlier this month has been…

Man who wore ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt during US Capitol riot pleads guilty

January 26, 2022 9:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz The man who was photographed inside the US Capitol wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt on January 6, 2021, pleaded…

The man suspected of killing a Houston-area deputy was wanted in Texas for a 1996 assault and in El Salvador for murder, DA says

January 26, 2022 12:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Rosa Flores and Amir Vera, CNN The man suspected of killing a Harris County, Texas, deputy during a traffic stop over the weekend was wanted for…

El Paso woman arrested after dog left tied in precarious position for over 10 hours

January 26, 2022 12:18 PM David Gonzalez

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story listed Lupe Amalia Rodriguez’s age as 56, according to an El Paso police news release. El Paso police…

Police: Woman tried to buy baby from a Walmart shopper

January 26, 2022 9:35 AM KVIA ABC-7

CROCKETT, Texas — A woman allegedly tried to buy a baby from a Walmart shopper in Crockett, Texas. That’s north of Houston. Police say earlier this…

Companies calling themselves ‘the city’ attempting to scam El Pasoans about their water quality

January 25, 2022 9:21 PM Rachel Phillips

EL PASO, Texas — Companies representing themselves as ‘the city’ are showing up announced to El Paso homes, testing their water on the spot and…

Las Cruces marks 1st homicide of the year after overnight shooting

January 25, 2022 5:19 PM David Gonzalez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A man found with a gunshot wound in central Las Cruces just minutes after midnight Tuesday has died. According to Las…

Police: El Paso man chases after his own truck stolen after leaving keys in ignition

January 25, 2022 4:18 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – A crime spree across El Paso’s westside Monday, Jan. 24, ended with the arrest of one man on five charges and bonds totaling…

Socorro man arrested for shooting witnessed by an El Paso Police sergeant

January 25, 2022 3:24 PM David Gonzalez

SOCORRO, Texas — El Paso police say a sergeant witnessed an overnight shooting at Mississippi and Stanton near UTEP. Investigators say 25-year-old…

Electric grid is ‘attractive target’ for domestic violent extremists in US, intel brief says

January 25, 2022 11:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Sands, CNN Domestic violent extremists will “likely continue” to plot and encourage physical attacks against electrical…

Man, woman arrested in dismemberment deaths of El Paso couple in Juarez

January 24, 2022 2:23 PM David Gonzalez

JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Chihuahuan state officials say they’ve arrested two people in connection to the deaths of two women whose bodies were…

Texas sheriff’s deputy struck, killed while conducting off-duty motorcycle escort

January 24, 2022 11:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Lemos, CNN The Harris County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office on Monday said one of its officers was struck and killed overnight while…

Off-duty officers fend off knife attack, tase suspect at Cielo Vista Walmart

January 24, 2022 1:08 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso County Sheriff’s office says two off-duty officers were attacked with a knife while working an assignment at the Cielo…

NYC’s mayor is a former NYPD captain. This is his plan to combat gun violence in the city

January 24, 2022 8:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone, Theresa Waldrop, Rob Frehse and Laura Ly, CNN Plagued by a spate of high-profile incidents of violence during his first three weeks…

El Paso man accused of leaving toddler inside car at casino parking lot

January 23, 2022 4:06 PM Kate Bieri

EL PASO, Texas – Police say a 22-year-old El Paso man left a toddler inside of a car while he was at the casino overnight. At around 2:20 a.m. on…

FBI: Brian Laundrie claimed responsibility for Gabby Petito’s death

January 21, 2022 1:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Randi Kaye, CNN Before taking his own life, Brian Laundrie wrote in a notebook he was responsible for Gabby Petito‘s death, according to the…