Chauvin’s attorney files motion seeking new trial in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — An attorney for Derek Chauvin filed a motion for a new trial on Tuesday. The former Minneapolis police officer was…
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Suspect in decades-old California murder captured in Alamogordo
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Police have arrested a 64-year-old man in Alamogordo in connection with a 1980 cold case where a woman was found dead in…
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Horizon City fugitive leads troopers on ‘reckless’ chase with small child in car
EL PASO, Texas — A federal fugitive with a small child in his car led Texas state troopers on a “reckless” chase through the streets of El Paso on…
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Armed man arrested after shots fired at 50-person fight in west El Paso is released by magistrate
UPDATE: A 40-year-old armed man from Fort Bliss who was arrested after gunshots rang out during a large fight in west El Paso has now been released…
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Poll finds Texans want stronger checks on police use of force
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas voters have some thoughts for lawmakers when it comes to police use of force as the Texas Legislature enters the last month…
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4-year-old at center of Texas Amber Alert believed to be in grave danger
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a statewide Amber Alert on Monday for a 4-year-old boy believed to be in grave or…
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2 killed, 1 wounded in shooting at Wisconsin casino; gunman slain
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — A gunman killed two people at a Wisconsin casino restaurant and seriously wounded a third before he was killed by police…
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‘Celebrity’ claims video clears him in Cielo Vista Mall ‘panic’ case – but questions remain
EL PASO, Texas — Social media skateboarding “celebrity” Danny Duncan uploaded a video to YouTube on Friday showing scenes from the Cielo Vista Mall…
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Video shows wounded Las Cruces officer take down a cop killer
(Editor’s note: A warning that some may find the images in the video player above to be disturbing.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — ABC-7 has obtained new…
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5 arrested in shooting of Lady Gaga’s dog walker, kidnapping pets
LOS ANGELES, California — Los Angeles police have charged five people in connection with the shooting of Lady Gaga’s dog walker and the kidnapping…
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Las Cruces man arrested after kids passed help note to school bus driver is accused of trying to strangle, suffocate their mother
UPDATE, April 29: Conditional bond was set at $5,000 Thursday for a Las Cruces man arrested on domestic abuse-related charges after the kids of his…
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Hours-long North Carolina standoff leaves 5 dead, including 2 deputies
WATAUGA, North Carolina — Five people are dead, including two North Carolina sheriff’s deputies, after a check on a person who did not…
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Lower Valley business evacuated after possible explosives found
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso police bomb squad was called out Wednesday evening to examine a possible explosive device found at a Lower Valley…
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‘It’s devastating’: El Paso man charged with murder of 1-year-old baby was friend of the family
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man who is charged with murder in the recent death of a one-year-old boy was a friend of the family, according to a…
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10 men from El Paso & Las Cruces arrested in prostitution sting
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Department of Public Safety special agents arrested ten men in a prostitution sting in the El Paso area last week, officials…
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Suspected burglar dies after El Paso police use taser to subdue him
EL PASO, Texas — The death of a suspected burglar after El Paso police officers used a stun gun to subdue him is under investigation by state and…
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Texas public defender’s office seeks posthumous pardon for George Floyd
HOUSTON, Texas — An application for a posthumous pardon of George Floyd’s 2004 conviction in Texas was filed Monday on behalf of Floyd…
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Slain NMSP officer wasn’t part of plan to stop drug trafficker that resulted in chase, shootout
(Editor’s note: In the video player above is NMSP drone footage of the chase and shootout of the drug trafficker who killed an officer. It was…
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Transmountain rollover car crash & assault investigation uncovers human smuggling operation
UPDATE, April 26: An investigation into last week’s rollover car crash and related assault along I-10 west at the Transmountain exit has led to the…
Continue Reading Criminal probe into celebrity appearance that led to false ‘active shooter’ report at Cielo Vista Mall
UPDATE, April 26: El Paso police said Monday a criminal investigation is underway into panic about an “active shooter” over the weekend at the Cielo…
Continue Reading Attorney General announces 2nd policing practices probe, Louisville joins Minneapolis under review
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday announced an investigation into the policing practices of the Louisville…
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Man stabbed to death in south-central el Paso; no arrests yet
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department is investigating a deadly stabbing in south-central El Paso stemming from an apparent violent…
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Fort Bliss soldier, who beat sons & ran naked down street while using LSD, sentenced to 8 years in prison
EL PASO, Texas — A Fort Bliss soldier who police said was high on LSD when he attacked his two sons has pleaded guilty to two charges of injuring a…
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Pandemic impact poses difficulty for Borderland center working with sex assault victims
EL PASO, Texas — April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Covid-19 has impacted the way we do everything, and a Borderland shelter that works with…
Continue Reading Woman pleads guilty to hate crime charges after she ran over a girl because she ‘was a Mexican’
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa woman who told police in 2019 that she ran over a girl because she “was a Mexican” has now pleaded…
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Las Cruces man faces felony charges for alleged sexual relationship with 13-year-old girl
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man was arrested Thursday on multiple felony charges of criminal sexual contact with a 13-year-old girl.…
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Police search for gunman who robbed Family Dollar store in Socorro
SOCORRO, Texas — Police were searching for a gunman who held up a dollar store in Socorro on Friday evening. Authorities said the armed robbery took…
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Jury finds ex-cop Derek Chauvin guilty of murder of George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of second-degree and third-degree murder as well as…
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El Paso man charged with capital murder in killing of infant
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the killing of an infant, police announced Tuesday. Detectives…
Continue Reading Biden says evidence in Chauvin trial is ‘overwhelming’: ‘I’m praying that the verdict is the right verdict’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is “praying for the right verdict” in the trial of Derek Chauvin, suggesting…
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