Mother of Erika Gaytan plans new search for daughter’s body in east El Paso desert
EL PASO, Texas — The mother of Erika Gaytan, the 29-year-old El Paso woman missing and believed dead for a year now, wants to re-launch the search…
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Fugitive wanted by the FBI for 2 murders is arrested in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A fugitive sought by the FBI for a recent double murder and other crimes was taken into custody by New Mexico State Police…
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Texas Amber Alert issued for abducted 1-month-old child believed to be in grave danger
WELLS, Texas – A statewide Amber Alert was issued Friday evening for an abducted 1-month-old child who is believed to be in grave or immediate…
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Man with crowbar accused of violently attacking, injuring Las Cruces police officer
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A Las Cruces man accused of using a crowbar to break into a friend’s house and damage at least two vehicles has been…
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Texas police officer indicted in shooting death of woman struck when he fired shots at an unrestrained dog
ARLINGTON, Texas — A grand jury indicted a former police officer this week over the shooting death of a woman who was struck by his gunfire…
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Texas man who wanted to rape, kill, eat girl receives 40-year prison sentence
BEAUMONT, Texas – A 23-year-old east Texas man dubbed the ’dark web cannibal’ by federal authorities has been sentenced to to 40 years in…
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El Paso man faces added charges after arrest for statue destruction because Jesus’ skin color ‘wrong’
UPDATE #2: El Paso police said Friday they had re-booked church vandalism suspect Isaiah Cantrell on additional charges unrelated to the Sept. 15…
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Alamogordo man guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — A jury in Otero County has convicted a man of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, prosecutors announced…
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SWAT standoff in Las Cruces ends when police discover armed man wasn’t in house
UPDATE: Late Thursday afternoon police said they discovered an armed Las Cruces man thought to be holed up in a house throughout much of the day was…
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El Paso man accused of trying to set up sex encounter with 12-year-old
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is accused of trying to set up a sexual encounter with a 12-year-old girl on social media, police said Thursday.…
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Caught on camera: El Paso man charged with attacking police officer with a hatchet
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is jailed and being held on over $125,000 bond after he attacked an officer with a hatchet, police said Thursday.…
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Calls grow for El Paso police accountability as city task force examines reform options
EL PASO, Texas — Members of a group calling for police accountability marched on the streets of El Paso, calling, among other things, for Police…
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‘El Paso is a ground zero for much of this’: DEA chief says meth is Borderland’s top drug threat
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Drug Enforcement Administration has seized hundreds of pounds of meth in the West Texas/New Mexico region already this…
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Las Cruces man struck & killed while trying to retrieve dog; hit & run driver facing charges
UPDATE: A 28-year-old pedestrian struck by a car in a hit-and-run has died from his injuries, Las Cruces police said Wednesday, adding that the…
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El Paso teen arrested in Juarez after he allegedly fired shots with high-powered rifle
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — An El Paso teenager was arrested in Juarez after municipal police responding to a shots fired call said they found him with…
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Shooting outside U.S. courthouse in Phoenix wounds federal officer; suspect in custody
PHOENIX, Arizona — Authorities say a drive-by shooting has wounded a federal court security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in downtown Phoenix…
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Louisville settles Breonna Taylor’s wrongful death lawsuit for $12 million
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor and institute a series of police reforms to settle…
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Texas police officer indicted after fatally shooting schizophrenic woman
BAYTOWN, Texas — A police officer has been indicted on charges of aggravated assault more than a year after fatally shooting a schizophrenic…
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Phone scammers claiming to be with Social Security, IRS and immigration agencies target El Pasoans
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says residents are continuing to receive fraudulent phone calls from scammers impersonating…
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Alamogordo man convicted of dug dealing as ‘habitual offender’ gets 44 1/2 years in prison
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – An Alamogordo man with prior drug convictions has been sentenced to 44 ½ years in prison on new drug charges. The…
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