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Eastside stabbing; Police say victim uncooperative

March 18, 2022 12:06 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – A man was taken to the hospital after being stabbed. El Paso police say the victim is being uncooperative, refusing to provide…

Man used 13-year-old boy as human shield during hours-long standoff in east El Paso

March 17, 2022 3:51 AM Mauricio Casillas

UPDATE (03/18): El Paso police say a man held a 13-year-old at knifepoint and used the boy as a human shield during a family violence disturbance…

Police say El Paso man assaulted woman, forced her to join him at job interview at jail

March 17, 2022 10:39 AM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police say a 23-year-old woman was held at gunpoint and forced to accompany her captor to a job interview at the Otero…

Recently unsealed video shows California man screaming ‘I can’t breathe’ before dying in police custody after 2020 traffic stop

March 17, 2022 2:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A federal judge has unsealed a video taken by the California Highway Patrol that captures the death of…

Fighting the problem of child exploitation in El Paso

March 15, 2022 12:01 PM Sarah Coria

EL PASO, Texas — Homeland Security Investigation Statistics released a report detailing 5,393 cases of Child Exploitations for the 2021 fiscal year.…

Police: Man on meth vandalizes El Paso police car

March 16, 2022 10:21 AM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police say a man who admitted to using methamphetamine earlier in the day vandalized a police car at police headquarters.…

Two men arrested in McCombs shooting; guns, drugs seized

March 15, 2022 4:27 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police arrested two men in connection to a March 6 shooting at Barraza Park on McCombs. Police say a fight left a…

Woman stabbed in neck in south-central El Paso

March 15, 2022 3:19 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – A 34-year-old woman was stabbed in the neck Monday in central El Paso. El Paso police say it happened just before 6 p.m. on Noble…

El Paso man charged with online solicitation of a minor

March 15, 2022 3:00 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – A 35-year-old man has been arrested after sending nudes photos of himself to a person he thought was a 15-year-old girl, according…

El Paso City Council approves $6.6 million in funding for El Paso Police body-worn cameras

March 15, 2022 2:08 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – Hundreds of new body cameras are headed to the El Paso Police Department after El Paso city council unanimously approved $6.6…

Narcan on hand: How one police department’s Narcan program saved hundreds of lives

March 15, 2022 1:36 PM El Paso Matters - Rene Kladzyk

This is the second story in a three-part series on the use of Narcan by law enforcement.TEMPE, Ariz. — When Officer Dave Hanson trains police…

Juarez man charged with deadly lower valley shooting; police say self-defense claim was made up

March 15, 2022 12:49 PM David Gonzalez

Editor’s note: EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police say a Juarez man has been arrested for killing 29-year-old Luis Alfredo Ramos early Monday morning.…

Man charged with intoxication manslaughter after deadly Sunland Park drive collision

March 13, 2022 9:27 AM Rosemary Montañez

UPDATE: (03/17): According to documents obtained by ABC-7, Michael Allen Ransdell said he had his hazard lights on prior to the crash because his…

El Paso man arrested for possession of child pornography

March 14, 2022 4:34 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso man was arrested for possessing child pornography. Police say 44-year-old Guillermo Esparza had a dozen electronic…

Man arrested in San Elizario for domestic criminal mischief

March 14, 2022 3:41 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man in San Elizario for domestic criminal mischief. It happened Sunday morning March…

Prosecutors admit they violated a Capitol rioter’s rights after leaving him waiting in jail since December

March 14, 2022 12:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The Justice Department asked a judge on Monday to drop a criminal case against a Capitol rioter,…

Narcan on hand: EPPD patrol officers don’t carry Narcan amid skyrocketing overdose deaths

March 14, 2022 10:17 AM El Paso Matters - Rene Kladzyk

This is the first story in a three-part series on the use of Narcan by law enforcement.EL PASO, Texas — In the early morning hours of July 23, 2019,…

NYPD deploys Neighborhood Safety Teams to battle gun violence, replacing controversial plainclothes unit

March 14, 2022 6:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Mark Morales, CNN A controversial unit within the New York Police Department that was revived to battle rising gun violence in the city is finally…

Man hospitalized after being shot in El Paso’s Lower Valley

March 14, 2022 3:44 AM Mauricio Casillas

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police are investigating after a man was shot in the Lower Valley Monday morning. It happened on the 9100 block of…

‘He was a good man’: Anthony man shot to death, suspect on the run

March 13, 2022 8:36 PM Kate Bieri

ANTHONY, New Mexico – An Anthony family is grieving the loss of a 36-year-old man shot to death on Saturday night. Deputies say they are searching…

Two people shot, one fatally, while sleeping on New York City streets Saturday, police say

March 13, 2022 4:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Police are offering a $10,000 reward after an armed suspect opened fire Saturday on two apparently homeless people who…

5 West Point cadets overdose on fentanyl during spring break, police say

March 12, 2022 12:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Melissa Alonso and Amanda Musa, CNN A suspect is in custody after five West Point cadets overdosed — four of whom were hospitalized —…

A 32-year-old man is accused of killing couple in Daytona Beach

March 12, 2022 7:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Musa, CNN A 32-year-old man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of a couple last weekend in Daytona…

Now, that’s just icky: Border agents seize boxes of blood-sucking leeches

March 12, 2022 8:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Jay Croft, CNN Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia recently made a series of slimy discoveries — some 300 leeches sent…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seize parrots, drugs, currency and food products

March 11, 2022 3:23 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas – In the last seven days, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working ports of entry in El Paso and New Mexico made various…

Watch: Jury reaches guilty verdicts in Doña Ana County ‘murder for hire’ trial

March 11, 2022 11:57 AM Kate Bieri

UPDATE: The jury found Cristal Cardenas guilty on count 1, first-degree murder by deliberate killing. Cardenas was found not guilty on a second count…