UPDATE (November 16, 2024): The Las Cruces Police Department issued a statement clarifying the arrest and release of Danny Garcia De Leon. In a social media post, Chief Jeremy Story stated Garcia was in custody for 12 hours and two minutes on two serious felony charges. “A statement was printed that the District Attorney’s Office
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office (FGE), along with the International Organization for Migration (OIM) and the United Nations Organization (ONU), launched a new initiative to protect migrants in Ciudad Juárez and prevent them from being victims of crime. The program is called “Protocolo para la atención de personas migrantes en situación
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three people are charged with Burglary of Coin Operating Machine after El Paso Sheriff’s Office officials say they tried to break into equipment and steal from Clint Laundromat. On November 10, 2023, deputies got a call about a burglary in progress at the laundromat, located at 13178 Alameda Avenue. Courtesy:
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol El Paso Sector officials are seeking information on a wanted individual. Wanted! Se Busca Informacion!Our new Target for this week is EP10, if you have any information on this individual, please contact us.Help keep our communities safe! Call 915-314-8194 or useWhatsApp, available 24/7.#elpasotx #newmexico #crime pic.twitter.com/WPt3x8aE8X— Anthony “Scott”
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office is looking to prosecute 32-year-old Juarez resident Ender Alexander Vargas-Meza for battery of a US Border Patrol Agent Thursday. The alleged battery happened September 24, 2024, a spokesperson for the DA’s Office explained. The spokesperson says the New Mexico U.S. Attorney’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit tracked down 36-year-old Alden Arturo Amaro on October 30, 2024. Deputies located Amaro on the 4800 block of Alameda Avenue and took him into custody. They booked him into the El Paso County Detention Facility on a $160,000 bond. Amaro was
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens says El Paso Sector agents arrested Artemio Orozco-Ramires on Sunday, November 3, 2024. Agents caught Orozco-Ramires, a convicted felon, after he left foot prints leading to the place he was hiding. Owens did not explain where in the El Paso Sector agents found Orozco-Ramires. “His
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Below is the list of Most Wanted Fugitives for the Week of November 8, 2024, submitted by the El Paso Police Department and El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and distributed by Crime Stoppers of El Paso. Border Patrol El Paso Sector Chief Anthony “Scott” Good posted the following wanted poster.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — During their Monday session, El Paso County Commissioners saw a presentation showing factors currently impacting the population at the Downtown Detention Facility and the Jail Annex. County officials working with the justice and community support department presented data on the current numbers and the trends they have seen at the
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juárez Police Department (SSPM) officers arrested a teenager for his alleged responsibility in damaging city property. Members of the Municipal Department carrying out prevention and surveillance work at the Villa Residencial del Real neighborhood saw a teenager damaging a camera belonging to the Emergency and Immediate Response Center (CERI), located at
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA-TV)—As we close out Cybersecurity Awareness Month, FBI El Paso wants to give a few more tips on how to stay safe online, especially with the holiday shopping season fast approaching. Even amidst large-scale data breaches and cyberattacks, Cyber Security Awareness Month reminds everyone that there are simple, effective ways to stay safe
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On Monday, the Chihuahua Public Safety Secretary, Gilberto Loya confirmed the ties ‘TDA’ has with other organized crime groups in other Mexican states before arriving in different border cities. ABC-7 recently reported that Chihuahua authorities have been investigating the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang’s activity in Juárez and their connections to
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Centro de Reinserción Social No. 3, or CERESO 3 in Juárez, has recently been operating at overpopulation. The Chihuahua Secretariat of Public Safety (SSPE) took over operations of the state prison in February of 2023, after a prison riot that left several inmates dead. ‘El CERESO’ has a capacity for 3,889 inmates,
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Update (October 24, 2024): Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 reveal that Shreve, an EPISD police officer, was driving in his personal truck to another job, wearing a uniform, when he was involved in what police describe as a “road rage” incident. Court documents state that Shreve told investigators he started chasing after the other
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Update (October 24,2024): Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 describe Zubia as an “off duty officer with Customs and Border Protection whom was still wearing his uniform.” The documents reveal that the version of events Zubia told officers about the collision did not match the surveillance video from surrounding businesses. When Zubia stopped on the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso District Attorney’s Office is reviving a unit specifically to address domestic violence cases in the community. This announcement comes during October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. District Attorney Bill Hicks said the state and federal grants total about $1 million for a domestic violence unit. “Through a combination of federal
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Las Cruces jury found 60-year-old Antonio Alamo Medina guilty of two counts of Criminal Sexual Contact of a Child Under 13 and one count of Attempt to Commit Criminal Sexual Contact of a Child Under 13. Sunland Park Police were notified on November 20, 2023. The Dona Ana
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Mexican National Guard was involved in a shootout with armed civilians just South of Ciudad Juárez on Sunday. The agency reported members of the National Guard (GN) repelled an attack and seized 31 firearms, 123 magazines of ammunition, more than 2,900 rounds, various tactical equipment, and three vehicles. It happened
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Mexican media outlet Reforma is reporting some businesses, industries, and customs agencies are being extorted by criminal groups at several Mexican border cities, including Ciudad Juárez, Tijuana, Reynosa, Matamoros, and Nuevo Laredo. Reports say these criminal groups are asking maquiladoras and businesses to pay them tariffs based on the products they
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Update (October 16, 2024): Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 reveal that Martinez allegedly harassed the victim on two separate occasions in September. Documents state that on September 16, Martinez started inappropriately touching himself when he saw the victim walking near City Hall. Investigators assigned to the case state that Martinez got up close to
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Update (November 13, 2024): Arnold has a plea hearing scheduled for December 19, 2024 at 10 AM. Update (October 15, 2024): The judge denied Arnold bond during the October 11, 2024 bond hearing. He remains in jail. Update (September 25, 2024): Arnold remains in jail on a $275,000 bond. Arnold’s legal team filed a motion
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — One person has sustained minor injuries following a shooting that took place next to a Las Cruces Applebee’s, according to Las Cruces Police. The shooting happened at just after midnight early Tuesday morning in the parking lot of the Applebee’s restaurant on 2501 E Lohman Ave. Police say a
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Update (October 11, 2024): Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested Aranda at his home and took him into custody. Aranda was wanted for Aggravated Sexual Assault and Aggravated Kidnapping/Sexual Abuse and was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility “as a result of violating probation conditions.” Roman Aranda’s new booking photo
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an El Paso county resident wanted for the charge of “Continuous Sexual Abuse of Young Child or Disabled Individual: Victim Under 14.” Rogelio Garcia Jr. was arrested Tuesday at his home on the 13400 block of Emerald Pass Ave. near Horizon City
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CLINT, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff deputies arrested 34-year-old Daniel Garcia Moge for theft on September 30, 2024. Deputies found Monge allegedly stealing wood from a home builder construction site on the 300 block of Roper in Clint, officials say. Deputies booked Monge into the Downtown Detention Facility on a $750 bond. EPCSO
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A statewide organization has released data showing how critical a problem domestic violence is in the state of Texas. According to the Texas Council on Family Violence, in 2023, 205 Texans were killed by their intimate partner. Four of those murder victims were El Pasoans. This is according to the TCFV’s report titled
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Update (March 4, 2025): The March 3 trial date was canceled. A new trial was scheduled for June 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM. That is according to court records. Update (September 26, 2024): Triple murder suspect Arturo Garcia Ortega appeared at a court hearing this morning. The judge set his trial for March 3, 2025.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two cases of indecent assault, or fondling, that allegedly happened outside UTEP property is being investigated by the El Paso Police Department. UTEP officials said in both incidents, the suspect grabbed a female inappropriately. The university published a Neighborhood Crime Advisory announcing the assaults, which officials said happened Sept. 18.
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA-TV)— The FBI El Paso is warning about violent online groups that are using messaging platforms to extort minors into recording or live-streaming acts of self-harm. Special Agent Harper explains what Gore Groups are, their names, and what parents need to be on the lookout for. Agent Harper stated that Gore groups are
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