EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The principal at IDEA Edgemere Academy in East El Paso was arrested and charged for driving while intoxicated, according to jail records. Arrest documents said she crashed into a road divider in Far East El Paso. On April 18, an El Paso County deputy saw Nubia Lizette Salinas failing to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 39-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for smuggling more than six kilograms of cocaine, according to a press release from District Attorney Hames Montoya. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper arrested Jose Villa in October 2023 after stopping his truck near the I-10 Clint exit.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people, including a teenager, Sunday after stopping a wrong-way driver. EPCSO said the stop led to a narcotics and weapons seizure. Deputies issued a traffic stop near N Zaragoza Road and Pellicano Drive after seeing a silver vehicle driving in the wrong
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County secured a temporary injunction against the Dirty Laundry bar in East El Paso, County Attorney Christina Sanchez announced Monday. The bar must stay closed until its owners can provide a safe environment for the public, the county said. The county obtained a temporary restraining order in March
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — Socorro police arrested a 35-year-old man Saturday after an alleged aggravated assault and standoff. The City of Socorro said he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s house while she wasn’t home. At 7:40 a.m. May 2, police went tot he intersection of Flor Bonita Avenue and Peters Road for an aggravated assault call.
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HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — Horizon City police arrested and charged a man for injuring a 10-year-old child. Raul David Reyes was charged with injury wo a child with intent to cause bodily injury, which is a felony offense. According to documents, on April 25, Raul David Reyes allegedly argued with Flor Aldaba Soto at
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UPDATE (1:52 p.m.) — Police documents ABC-7 obtained said an undercover El Paso police officer arrested Gallardo using an ad for soliciting prostitution. Arrest documents said Gallardo contacted the undercover officer using an adult escort website and agreed to pay $100 for a 30-minute service. When Gallardo arrived to the agreed location, the Wyndham Hotel
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents arrested and charged two people in El Paso after searching a home with conditions “consistent with operations of a stash house,” the Justice Department said Wednesday. On April 20, agents detained Edith Marie Dominguez, a U.S. citizen, and Gregory Jose Daniel Martinez-Tovar, a Venezuelan migrant. Agents then
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said it charged a 30-year-old woman for driving while intoxicated with children in her vehicle. EPCSO said the arrest happened Sunday just before 1 a.m. in Canutillo. Deputies stopped Cristina Zeigler because her vehicle didn’t have license plate lights, EPCSO said. Deputies said she
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 54-year-old man was arrested for animal cruelty, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. His arrest happened after the county’s animal welfare department found seven puppies abandoned in Fabens in March. According to EPCSO, detectives found Carlos Flores responsible for abandoning the puppies, which were three weeks old.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sherriff’s Office deputies arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly refusing to stop for a traffic stop Sunday. According to EPCSO, deputies tried to stop Mario Alberto Marquez on Bachimba Drive near N Darrington Road in Far East El Paso. Marquez didn’t stop and kept driving until he
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A traffic stop for speeding escalated after El Paso police used a stun gun on the driver, documents said. According to police documents, Gene Morales was driving 47 mph in a 30 mph zone. Officer D. Mobbley turned his unit’s lights on to start a traffic stop and asked for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested a 31-year-old man for leaving a traffic stop and allegedly almost hitting an officer with his vehicle. EPPD said on April 17, police tried stopping Jacob Williams at the 300 block of W San Antonio Avenue near the Abraham Chavez Theatre. When an officer made contact
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested a woman after attempting a traffic stop Wednesday. A viral video of the arrest shows one of the officers punching her face. According to arrest documents, Regina Viramontes was charged for harassing a public servant, resisting and evading arrest and possession of marijuana. Police tried stopping
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police said its Sex Offender Registration and Tracking unit arrested a 47-year-old man Tuesday. He had several registration violations, police said. Jesus Alfredo Cuellar faces three charges for violating sex offender registry duties, police said. Police started investigating Cuellar after he allegedly met with a 9-year-old. The SORT
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two people were arrested in El Paso in connection to a deadly a deadly shooting that happened in Albuquerque, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. BCSO said the El Paso Police Department and U.S. Marshals Service helped find the suspects at a home in El Paso. They took Rory
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A former El Paso Police Officer was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated Friday, according to jail records. EPPD confirmed 29-year-old Jasson Isrrael Medina Rivera worked with the department. “Yes, he is an EPPD officer, and he has been relieved of duty,” EPPD confirmed with ABC-7 Tuesday. It said he
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FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jose Serrano, who has been stationed at Fort Bliss for two years, says that ICE detained his wife, who could now face possible deportation after being taken into custody during an immigration interview. Serrano has served for 27 years and has deployed to Afghanistan on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A former business owner pleaded guilty to attempted theft, El Paso County Attorney Christina Sanchez said in a press release Friday. Aryan Marivani used to be the owner of the now-closed FCS Wrought Iron. Sanchez said an investigation into Marivani and the business found deceptive business practices dating to at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council voted and approved a resolution earlier this month to ask the City Attorney’s Office to forward its concerns and request an investigation into the three deaths reported at Camp East Montana. According to El Paso City Representative Lily Limón, El Paso City Council is the only
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday it arrested a man after he allegedly crashed into an electric pole in San Elizario and left the scene. On Wednesday, deputies arrived at the crash, which was near the intersection of Glorieta Road and Luisa Guerra Drive, EPCSO said. Deputies saw
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies charged a 30-year-old woman for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following a road rage incident, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Deputies responded to a report of a person with a weapon at the 13600 block Eastlake Boulevard near Horizon Heights Elementary April 8, EPCSO said.
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UPDATE (April 15, 2026) — EPPD said a fight happened at the park and a 16-year-old boy discharged a gun. No injuries were reported. EPPD’s gang unit learned during the fight, a person brandished and fired a gun into the air several times, EPPD said Wednesday. Police arrested the boy and referred him to the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Law enforcement arrested two individuals on separate incidents of deceptive business practices targeting elderly victims, the El Paso County Constable’s Office, Precinct 4, said Wednesday. First Incident A 70-year-old man told a deputy constable he needed help with a missing vehicle on Jan 4. According to the constable’s office, the man
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested a man for the second time after he allegedly threatened deputies during the first. 25-year-old Jon Christian Orozco was originally arrested for a second offense DWI after running a red light and making a wrong turn, EPCSO said. EPCSO said during
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UPDATE (April 14, 2026) — Sanchez admitted to posting the threatening Facebook post to police, according to police documents obtained by ABC-7. According to documents, Sanchez allegedly posted “I’m going to war myself for the United States” and invited others to join. “We are gonna kill everybody at the police station and even go into
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Hope and Anchor bar issued a statement Monday in response to the death of Jaime Andrade, the man who died after 19-year-old Ambar Chavira crashed into his vehicle April 7. “Our hearts go out to the Andrade family. Jaime Andrade was a member of this community and his loss
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 29-year-old woman after deputies received reports of a 2-year-old walking alone in a Far East El Paso neighborhood Sunday, EPCSO said. After the call, deputies went to the 500 block of Kearney Way near Eastlake Boulevard. EPCSO said the child’s mother, Andrea
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said a 26-year-old man was arrested at the Ysleta Port of Entry Wednesday after fleeing a traffic stop in Far East El Paso. EPCSO said a deputy conducted a traffic stop April 4 on the 13100 block of Eastlake Blvd. near Eastlake High School.
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UPDATE (3:29 p.m.) — Soria had a BAC above the legal limit, standing at 0.154, according to an affidavit obtained by ABC-7. Documents said she was driving at 117 mph, then just under 89 mph when she crashed. Fifteen-year-old Sophia Eliza Ramirez was not wearing a seatbelt in the SUV and was ejected, documents said.
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