EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies charged a 23-year-old man with evading arrest and crashing into a vehicle during a pursuit, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. According to EPCSO, deputies tried to stop Carlos Calvillo’s vehicle in the Horizon area Saturday after midnight. Calvillo allegedly failed to yield and led deputies on
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UPDATE (Aug. 18, 2026) — According to Gallegos’ arrest affidavit, he allegedly admitted to drinking 13 to 14 beers before the crash. Right before the crash, Gallegos allegedly cut off another driver at a high rate of speed, documents said. The witness told investigators Gallegos’ truck didn’t follow the road’s curve and jumped a curb.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, U.S. Senator John Cornyn said the Department of Justice awarded $189,848 in federal grant funding to El Paso County to support local law enforcement. Sen. Cornyn said the money will go into: Technology and equipment upgrades Law enforcement investigations involving domestic violence and child sexual abuse Officer and public
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UPDATE (Aug. 18, 2026): The El Paso Police Department confirmed it arrested and charged Jesus Angel Cortez for an alleged home burglary. In a news release sent Tuesday, EPPD said it went to a home on Upson Drive near Downtown El Paso on Sunday. Officers met with the homeowner, who said his family could hear
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UPDATE (1:51 p.m.): The Crime Stoppers of El Paso said it identified the suspect, but did not publicly share his name. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police are looking for a man who allegedly walked around a Lower Valley El Paso middle school. According to the Crime Stoppers of El Paso, on July
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UPDATE (5:55 p.m.) — According to arrest affidavits ABC-7 obtained, Christian Forest Carbajal allegedly exposed himself in public on three separate occasions. The victims who reported him took pictures of his car, which helped investigators find and arrest him, documents said. First Incident One affidavit said on April 30, a victim alleged Carbajal touched his
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 25-year-old man from San Elizario faces an intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle charge after a crash killed a 72-year-old man on the Loop 375 Friday, police said. According to an arrest affidavit ABC-7 obtained, Julian Lujan allegedly drove his truck the wrong way while intoxicated. Documents said the truck
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After a jury was selected Friday, opening statements started Monday in a capital murder trial for a man accused of killing his aunt and girlfriend on Christmas in 2022. Police said both alleged murders happened in separate locations. That day, El Paso Police went to a house on Truman Avenue
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HORIZON, Texas (KVIA) — According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPCSO) two minors were arrested after allegedly taking deputies on chase in El Paso County. Officials say that on August 9, 2026, around 10:24 p.m., El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called out to the area of Buck Street and Mule Deer
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — Three men pleaded guilty to federal firearm charges after September 2025 shooting near Hermosa Heights Elementary School and Young Park in Las Cruces. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico, John Anthony Orta, 24, Steven Mendoza, 22, and Luis Angel Ruiz, 23, pleaded guilty. Court
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By Aaron Katersky and Peter Charalambous Luigi Mangione admitted to shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as he pleaded guilty Friday to two federal stalking counts. Mangione, wearing tan prison clothes, addressed the court himself, saying, “After years of enduring severe pain from a broken back … I learned UnitedHealth would be holding an investor conference in New York City.”
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UPDATE (Aug. 14, 2026): Rep. Escobar said she recently toured La Tuna and spoke with its current employees and union members. She said the facility serves many people in the Borderland, and that it mainly focuses on rehabilitation. “Almost any employer in the community that that, that, that we do business with as a community
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Horizon City party led to the arrest of twin brothers for allegedly driving while intoxicated, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Deputies received reports of a fight and possible assault at the house party Aug. 8, which took place on Laguna Azul Avenue in the Agua Dulce
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ROSWELL, N.M. (KVIA) — The FBI Albuquerque Division seeks information about three murders that happened in Roswell, New Mexico, between June and July. According to an FBI poster, authorities found two men’s bodies in a river channel and a third outside of Roswell. The FBI hasn’t identified any suspects yet. The FBI Albuquerque Division provided
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Wednesday, deputy constables arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly violating his parole and having fentanyl on hand, according to the El Paso County Constable’s Office for Precinct Six. According to the constable’s office, it helped agents with the Texas Office of the Inspector General trying to find Milton Smith, who
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office could face a $2.5 million budget shortfall by the end of the fiscal year. El Paso County Budget Director Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria said the sheriff’s office only has has $23.4 million left to spend for the fiscal year. She said the money would have to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Chuco Tango gang member has been arrested and charged for allegedly failing to identify himself, the El Paso County Constable’s Office Precinct Six said Wednesday. Tuesday at 5:35 p.m., an associate at the Cielo Vista Walmart flagged down a an off-duty constable to report a theft, the constable’s office
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — A man in his 20s was arrested Tuesday under several active criminal warrants, the San Elizario Marshal’s Office said. The marshal’s office said it arrested Isaac Isaiah Vargas near 13000 Alarcon Rd. near Ted Richardson Park. Vargas reportedly had active warrants from the Socorro Police Department and the El Paso
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A 17-year-old pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Monday for the shooting death of a 21-year-old during a house party in Las Cruces, the Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced. Kenneth Perez also pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon for shooting three other teens
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 43-year-old man who operates a daycare pleaded guilty to felony wage theft after issuing bounced checks, the El Paso County attorney announced Wednesday. Attorney Christina Sanchez said Antonio Resendiz has been ordered to serve three years of deferred adjudication and pay $2,195.99 after pleading guilty to four counts of
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UPDATE (4:59 p.m.): The defendant has been sentenced to the maximum of two years in a Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) facility. “The respondent took the life of another 13-year-old because of his actions,” said District Attorney Fernando Macias. “That more than justifies a two-year commitment.” During Tuesday’s sentencing, Macias showed a picture taken the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Crime Stoppers of El Paso and the city’s fire marshal’s office asked the public for help to identify suspected arsonists. According to Crime Stoppers, two met set two vehicles on fire in an East El Paso neighborhood. It happened at 4:09 a.m. at the 12100 block of Saint Armand Court.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso federal jury convicted a man from Mexico of five counts for his role in a deadly conspiracy to smuggle undocumented migrants, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas said Monday. Juan Juan Carlos Lara-Quezada — also known as “Ironman” — led a human smuggling
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector issued a warning last month to rideshare drivers about manipulation by transnational criminal organizations involved in human smuggling. Popular rideshare platforms include Uber and Lyft. Federal officials warned drivers who accept suspicious fares risk severe physical danger and federal felony charges, as they said
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CLINT, Texas (KVIA) — An allegedly intoxicated driver hit two pedestrians during a church bazaar in Clint, Texas, Saturday, according to the El Paso County Constable’s Office for Precinct Six. According to a news release, a Precinct Six Constable did a routine patrol at the 600 block of Avenida de San Lorenzo Ave. when someone
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to Juarez officials, a 19-year-old man was arrested by elements of the State Secretariat of Public Security (SSPE) during the follow-up to an investigation into a homicide that occurred on August 1 in Ciudad Juárez. Officials say that the homicide occurred August 1, when a man was reported injured
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San Elizario, Texas (KVIA) — One hundred animals have been rescued and transported to a ranch after an investigation led to a man’s arrest and an animal cruelty charge, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The animals were transported to a nonprofit animal rescue called Gracey’s Rescue Ranch. Santos Gordillo Torres allegedly neglected dozens
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LAS CRUCES, N.M.(KVIA) — Twice in a week, former New Mexico State University basketball player Deshawndre Washington failed to appear in court for an ongoing hazing case. Washington is accused of 15 felonies tied to a hazing scandal during the 2023-23 NMSU basketball season. Part of the season was cancelled, and NMSU’s men’s basketball coach
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — A multi-agency gang investigation in Las Cruces led to federal charges and the seizure of firearms and narcotics, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico said Friday. Federal, state and Las Cruces law enforcement officers finished a months-long investigation targeting gang activity in the city. During the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 36-year-old man has been charged with sexual assault of a child after his teenage step-daughter alleged he sexually assaulted her for years, according to an arrest affidavit. Documents from the El Paso Police department alleged Adam Salvador Martinez committed the offense from February 2024 to June 2026. The El
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