Police search for driver involved in deadly hit-and-run
UPDATE (03/22): Police officials have yet to identify the 26-year-old man who died as a result of Saturday night’s crash. Special Traffic…
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Five American women caught in El Paso smuggling fentanyl inside their bodies in less than a week
EL PASO, Texas — In less than a week, Customs inspectors at three different international ports of entry in El Paso caught five women trying to…
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Former police officer sentenced to 6 years for killing a Black man while responding to a 2019 traffic incident
By Andy Rose and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A former Kansas City police officer convicted in the killing in 2019 of a Black man who was backing a pickup…
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Woman shot in Las Cruces, suspect arrested after shootout and chase end with crash near NMSU
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A man is accused of shooting a woman and leading police on a chase that ended in a crash in Las Cruces Friday afternoon.…
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Five attempts to smuggle fentanyl reported in a span of 7 days
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers thwarted five separate attempts to smuggle fentanyl into the United States. CBP officers…
Continue Reading Life in prison for Mexican cartel member “Chous”, a former Chihuahua State police officer
EL PASO, Texas – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced that Arturo Shows Urquidi, known at “Chous” was…
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Police investigate shooting near west El Paso motel
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police are investigating a shooting near a Motel 6 on the Westside. Police said they first received a call about the…
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Procedure under scrutiny; Las Cruces nurse facing tampering, homicide charges
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 31-year-old Las Cruces nurse is facing some serious charges after allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road,…
Continue Reading Man to spend a decade in prison for enticing what he thought was a minor on social media
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force partnered with the El Paso FBI Field Office for Operation April…
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Pair of arson arrests within minutes of each other; fires in west and central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Fire Department responded to two different suspected arsons Monday with minutes of one another. The first happened at…
Continue Reading New York man arrested in connection with 7 separate attacks against Asian women
By Kiely Westhoff and Mirna Alsharif, CNN A New York man was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly assaulting seven Asian women in a span of about…
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El Paso man arrested for murder after stabbing victim dies
Update (03/08): El Paso Police released the booking photo for Hector Miguel Gomez. EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police have arrested 29-year-old Hector…
Continue Reading El Paso City Council hears phase two of EPPD body cam presentation
EL PASO, Texas- The El Paso City Council heard phase two from the El Paso Police Department’s presentation for the request of funds in order to…
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Second man arrested in eastside shooting where victims were followed from men’s club
Andres Enrique Sanchez UPDATE: Police have arrested a second man in connection to a Feb. 8 early morning shooting. 26-year-old Andres Enrique Sanchez…
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Auto thefts increase for third year in a row in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Car thefts increased almost 22% within Las Cruces last year, according to data from the city. In the past two years, they…
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Las Cruces man charged with murder in connection with deadly crash
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Officers charged a Las Cruces man with first degree murder in connection with a crash Friday night that killed a…
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Four teenagers taken into custody after stabbing in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – Four teenagers were taken in custody following a stabbing at a northeast El Paso pizza restaurant on Dyer. A brother of one teen…
Continue Reading Police arrest 14-year-old in connection with fatal shooting near Albuquerque high school
By Paradise Afshar and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Albuquerque police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with the shooting death of a…
Continue Reading ‘Don’t ever give up.’ Trayvon Martin’s mother speaks on the 10th anniversary of his death
By Emma Tucker and Laura Studley, CNN Ten years to the day that 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was killed, his mother Sybrina Fulton’s message was…
Continue Reading Authorities seize almost $3 million worth of meth disguised as onions in California
By Emma Tucker, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers have seized nearly $3 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in small packages within…
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‘It is shocking’: Las Cruces residents recall troubling moments that followed shooting death of woman
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Neighbors are deeply disturbed after they believe they saw a man drag a woman’s body into a car on Wednesday in Las Cruces.…
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Man shot in Dona Ana County, airlifted to El Paso’s UMC; 3 teenagers taken into custody
DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – Dona Ana County Sheriff’s deputies tell ABC-7 a man was found with a gunshot wound around 2 p.m. A witness called the…
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Legacy Christian leader faces 28 counts of criminal acts against children
OTERO, New Mexico – An Otero County Grand Jury indicted Trevor Lavalais on additional counts of sexual assault of students at Legacy Christian…
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EPPD: Violent crimes on the rise in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police officers are seeing an increase in violent crimes across the city. “Criminals, it appears, have gained the…
Continue Reading 3 former Minneapolis police officers found guilty of violating George Floyd’s civil rights
By Julia Jones and Christina Maxouris, CNN Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were found guilty of…
Continue Reading Judge rules that Ethan Crumbley’s parents will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter
By Laura Ly, Holly Yan and Amir Vera, CNN The parents of Michigan school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley will stand trial for involuntary…
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Las Cruces police confirm 1 woman has died from gunshot; 1 person in custody
UPDATE, 5:28 p.m: Las Cruces Police confirm one woman has died after suffering a gunshot wound on the 2230 block of Doña Ana Road. Police say one…
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Dog’s paw amputated due to injury; two northeast El Paso residents charged with animal cruelty
EL PASO, Texas – Two northeast El Paso residents were arrested after police said they did not take a dog in their care to a veterinarian for…
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UTEP walk-on basketball player arrested for unlawful carry of weapon, possession of marijuana
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP basketball player Cameron Jonathon Clardy was arrested Feb. 12 for unlawful carry of a weapon and possession of marijuana. El…
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Arrest made in fatal motorcycle crash; investigators say second rider fled, didn’t render aid
UPDATE Feb. 22 — Sheriff’s investigators say a man involved in a crash that led to a motorcyclist’s death fled the scene of the crash and failed to…
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