EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A use of force incident involving a woman’s arrest is drawing attention after a viral video showed an officer punching her during the encounter. Robert Almonte, a retired deputy chief with the El Paso Police Department and former U.S. marshal for the Western District of Texas, said the situation could
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(UPDATE) — El Paso Police Chief Peter Pacillas addressed the arrest on April 2 that went viral on social media stating his officers “acted within the law and policy of the El Paso Police Department.” Pacillas said that is what he expects his officers to do and that he supports his officers. During the news
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UPDATE (April 9, 2026) — The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission opened an investigation involving the Hope and Anchor bar, TABC confirmed with ABC-7 Thursday. A business usually closes temporarily during investigations if it presents a clear danger to the public or poses a risk to investigators, TABC said. The commission said Hope and Anchor can
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UPDATE (April 9, 2026) — Jeremy Jordan pleaded guilty after a hearing Thursday. Jordan received differed adjudication, according to the court log. Additionally, Jordan was sentenced to 6 months under the County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, court logs show. He was also charged $312 in fees. Jordan was charged for aggravated assault with a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department said it arrested 35-year-old Francisco Javier Solis-Jurado Tuesday in connection to six burglaries in West El Paso. EPPD said officers found Solis-Jurado near the intersection of Doniphan and Montoya Drive with a stolen item. He’s now booked into the county’s detention facility under a $30,000
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office apprehended a 25-year-old man after seeing a social media video allegedly showing him pointing a weapon at people, EPCSO said Wednesday. The sheriff’s office said the video showed an incident that reportedly happened near the intersection of Pellicano Drive and Sunfire Boulevard. Through investigative
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UPDATE (11:02 a.m.) — The secure protocol at El Paso High has been lifted, EPISD said. Classes will resume as scheduled. EPISD said its district police and El Paso police investigated the reported threat and determined it’s not credible. The district added, district police will remain on campus out of caution. Law enforcement present at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A newly filed lawsuit in El Paso County accuses Uber Technologies, Inc. and one of its drivers of false imprisonment, assault, and gross negligence after a ride reportedly spiraled into a violent confrontation, leaving a mother and her two young children traumatized. According to court filings, plaintiff Cynthia Sarabia, acting individually
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Courtesy: EPPD UPDATE (April 6, 2026) — El Paso Police identified the woman punched in the video as Kelcee Hufford, according to documents obtained by ABC-7. They detail the moment officers went to an apartment in South-Central El Paso after a family violence assault report March 31. Documents say Hufford’s roommate said Hufford assaulted her
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police officers arrested a 24-year-old man in the Northeast for a report of shots fired, EPPD said Friday. The arrest happened Wednesday morning at the 3100 block of Titanic Avenue near Devils Tower Circle. According to EPPD, officers conducted a traffic stop on Daniel Reinert. While investigating, officers
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies charged a 31-year-old man for evading arrest and possession of a controlled substance, EPCSO said Wednesday. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop near the intersection of Tierra Este Road and Tierra Arena Drive. The driver drove away at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested two women after being dispatched to the Sparks community for an aggravated assault call, EPCSO said Wednesday. Deputies met with the victims, who said the women became aggressive during a child custody exchange March 31. Deputies met with victims at at the 100
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UPDATE (2:35 p.m.) — El Paso police said the victim, Salome Lares, passed away and the offense is now murder. UPDATE (April 1, 2026) — ABC-7 obtained an affidavit further detailing the incident. According to documents, David Garcia set fire to Salome Lares, kicked him in the head and dropped rocks on him. On March
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CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — A lockdown at Canutillo High School has been lifted after reports of criminal activity near the campus, the Canutillo Independent School District posted on Instagram and Facebook Wednesday. All students and staff are safe. The lockdown lifted at 1:32 p.m. The district said police are investigating the off-campus criminal activity and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso County deputy took a 14-year-old student with a weapon into custody at IDEA Horizon Vista Tuesday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday. According to a press release, the deputy was working an off-duty assignment at the campus when school administrators reported the student with a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Attorney Christina Sanchez obtained a temporary restraining order to shut down the Dirty Laundry bar in East El Paso, Sanchez said Monday. Authorities describe the bar as a “common nuisance” with more than 280 emergency calls to the bar over the last two years. The El Paso
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office released its 2025 Annual Report, which highlights a 14% reduction in crime, EPCSO announced Monday. The report comes after Sheriff Oscar Ugarte’s administration’s first year. In 2025, EPCSO said it responded to more than 153,000 calls and more than 45,000 traffic stops. EPCSO said
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UPDATE: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged Andrew Martinez, 30, with aggravated assault. The sheriff said Martinez was located by deputies and members of the Anthony Police Department in the area with the suspected weapon. After Anthony Police were called out to the 500 block of Franklin Street just after 11 p.m.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Estrella del Paso, a local migrant advocacy center that offers legal services to them and their families, just issued a warning to the community due to a recent scam targeting detainees currently under ICE custody and their family members currently detained at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas. According
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UPDATE– ICE responded to ABC-7’s request from Tuesday, a spokesperson said the department does comply with the National Environmental Policy: “Let’s be honest about this. This isn’t about the environment. It’s about trying to stop President Trump from making America safe again. The left didn’t care about the mountains of litter that illegals aliens dropped
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FORT BLISS, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Homeland Security, through Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), just confirmed as of March 6, there are no active measles infections at Camp East Montana. “As of March 6, 2026, there are no active measles infections at Camp East Montana in Texas. Upon the confirmation of measles at
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV) – The 6th Annual Deputy Peter J. Herrera Memorial 5K Run/Walk will be held at Ascarate Park on March 8. Deputy Peter J. Herrera was shot during a traffic stop in San Elizario and died from his injuries days later. The event honors a sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Wednesday, U.S. Marshals found and apprehended a man suspected of a robbery and shooting in Fabens, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. EPCSO said the robbery happened Jan. 28 just after 4:45 a.m. at a home on Fargrove Street. Deputies found a male victim with a gunshot
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Attorney’s Office says it obtained an injunction ordering the permanent closure of the Boss Lady Pub in Socorro after an investigation revealed human trafficking and prostitution was happening there. The bar is located at 11400 East Gateway Boulevard. The final court order declares the bar a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a 19 year-old El Paso man in connection to a 17 year-old who died after being shot in Fabens on Thursday. According to a release, deputies arrested 19 year-old Kelvin Lee-Armenta on the charge of murder for the shooting death
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A hearing to discuss the case of the second migrant who died while in federal custody at Camp East Montana inside Fort Bliss happened today at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Downtown El Paso. 56-year-old, Geraldo Lunas Campos from Cuba was pronounced dead on Jan. 3 of this year and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 reported less than two weeks ago about the third reported migrant death at Camp East Montana inside Fort Bliss, where 36-year-old Victor Manuel Diaz died by presumed suicide, according to ICE. The attorney representing Diaz’s family from Nicaragua, Randall Kallinen, says they want to start an investigation into what
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today was the second day of the capital murder trial for Atruro Ortega Garcia, the man accused of stabbing and killing a family of three in East El Paso in 1994. As ABC-7 has reported, Dante Santoni, 3, his mother, Connie Villa, 28, and Villa’s longtime partner and Dante’s father,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says a man is pending extradition to El Paso from the Doña Ana County Detention Center after alleged assault and robbery in Canutillo on December 11th. Deputies responded to reports of an assault in progress at 7000 Third St. EPCSO says 36-year-old Miguel Rojero
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