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Canutillo family tracks down, detains car thief after home burglary

March 21, 2022 2:33 PM David Gonzalez

CANUTILLO, Texas — A family detained a car thief as they waited for El Paso Sheriff’s deputies to arrive. According to the Sheriff’s department, a…

Argument over food stamp purchase ends in stabbing of 18-year-old northeast El Paso man

March 21, 2022 1:02 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – An 18-year-old was stabbed Saturday after police say an argument over a food stamp purchase escalated. Police say the 18-year-old…

A man has died police say after he was struck in a hit and run crash

March 20, 2022 4:57 PM Yvonne Suarez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – From our New Mexico Mobile Newsroom, Las Cruces Police say a man in his 50s was taken to Mountain View Hospital after he was…

Man is arrested after threatening a store clerk with a knife, taking scratch-off lottery tickets

March 20, 2022 4:45 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Police officers say 27-year-old Michael Nicholas Noder pulled out a knife and threatened a store clerk at the 7-11 at 5007…

Three people were killed in a shooting at a North Carolina hotel

March 20, 2022 10:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Melissa Alonso, CNN Three people were killed and three others injured in a shooting at a Fayetteville, North Carolina, hotel Saturday. The…

Multiple people were wounded in an overnight shooting in Dallas

March 20, 2022 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson, Keith Allen and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least ten people were wounded in an overnight shooting in Dallas early Sunday, according to…

Las Cruces Police Department Academy wants you to join their team

March 19, 2022 1:06 PM Yvonne Suarez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Las Cruces Police Department is looking for dynamic, service-oriented men and women to serve as peace officers as the…

Scouts reach deal with Catholic committee in BSA bankruptcy

March 18, 2022 4:30 PM Associated Press

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys have told a Delaware judge that a committee for several Catholic entities in the Boy…

El Paso Police: Computer repair leads to child pornography arrest

March 18, 2022 2:00 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – A man’s computer repair lead to his arrest after police say the repairperson discovered indecent photographs of children. The El…

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 Garcia

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…