‘Sweet Tooth’ bandit captured by El Paso police
EL PASO, Texas — A fugitive dubbed the ‘Sweet Tooth’ bandit by El Paso police has been captured, authorities announced Thursday afternoon. The…
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City Council questions EPPD’s handling of homeless man’s ‘forceful’ arrest caught on video
UPDATE, Sept. 29: Questions arose at this week’s El Paso City Council meeting about an interaction between police and a homeless man that went viral…
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EPISD police promote 1st woman to sergeant
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District has promoted its first female police sergeant for the district’s police department. Sgt.…
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Father acquitted of killings threatens to sue SISD for leaving son alone in park
EL PASO, Texas — A father outraged after learning his six-year-old son was left alone at a park by a school bus driver is threatening to sue the…
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Texas inmate executed in deadly stabbings of 2 brothers over 30 years ago
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas inmate has been executed for fatally stabbing two Houston-area brothers during a robbery in their home more than 30…
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Abandoned dog found tied to post behind east El Paso business
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police said Tuesday they were investigating the case of an abandoned dog that was tied to the back of an eastside business.…
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FBI says serious crime in El Paso continues to drop
EL PASO, Texas — The number of serious crimes reported to El Paso police in 2020 declined by 18% compared to the previous year, continuing a…
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Man who killed 5 in Capital Gazette shooting gets multiple life sentences
By Kiely Westhoff and Jason Hanna, CNN A man who killed five employees of Maryland’s Capital Gazette newspaper in 2018 was sentenced Tuesday to…
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Woman arrested for stabbing of 13-year-old child in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police arrested a 34-year-old California woman Monday on charges she stabbed and wounded a 13-year-old child multiple times…
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52-year-old northeast El Paso man was accidently shot, wounded by friend
UPDATE, Sept. 27: A man seriously wounded in northeast El Paso over the weekend was accidentally shot by a friend, police said Monday. Investigators…
Continue Reading FBI says murders up sharply in 2020 in US, largest rise on record
By Priya Krishnakumar, CNN The FBI released its annual Uniform Crime Report for 2020 on Monday, showing that the number of homicides increased nearly…
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Victim hospitalized after northeast El Paso stabbing
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police said one person was hospitalized after being stabbed in the northeast early Monday morning. Police were…
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7 shot & killed at Juarez house party; home burned down
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A group of armed men shot and killed seven people at a party and then burned the house down in Juarez early Sunday morning,…
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Amber Alert for Texas 7-year-old girl, man wanted in disappearance
WALNUT SPRINGS, Texas — Authorities issued a statewide Amber Alert on Saturday morning to find a missing 7-year-old girl from central Texas. Jessie…
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Amber Alert issued for missing Texas teen believed to be with older man
BAY CITY, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety late Friday issued a statewide Amber Alert for Alicity Erevia, 17, reported missing and…
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Gunman in Tennessee grocery store mass shooting was vendor
UPDATE: COLLIERVILLE, Tennessee — The gunman in Thursday’s deadly shooting at a western Tennessee grocery store was a third-party vendor for…
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$1,000 reward to catch Las Cruces High School vandals
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — One week after vandals struck Las Cruces High School, police asked for help finding those responsible and offered a $1,000…
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2nd man sought in deadly Las Cruces drive-by shooting is arrested in California
UPDATE, Sept. 23: LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police have now arrested the second suspect wanted in a fatal drive-by shooting last month in Las…
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Boyfriend of slain Gabby Petito charged with bank card fraud
By MATTHEW BROWN and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials say the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, whose body was…
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El Paso FBI sees disturbing trend of online school threats
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has seen a disturbing trend of online threats against public…
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Woman arrested after police chase from El Paso to Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A woman was arrested Wednesday after leading police on a car chase from El Paso County up toward Las Cruces, authorities…
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Arrest made in shooting of 32-year-old Las Cruces man
UPDATE #2: Las Cruces police announced the arrest of a Roswell man Wednesday who is accused in Tuesday afternoon’s shooting that wounded a…
Continue Reading Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito were involved in an incident in Wyoming restaurant in late August, witnesses say
By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson, Amanda Watts, Randi Kaye and Kari Pricher, CNN A couple from Louisiana who were vacationing in Jackson, Wyoming,…
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Bipartisan police reform talks end with no Congressional deal
WASHINGTON, DC — After months of negotiations, bipartisan police reform talks are officially over without a deal, sources familiar with…
Continue Reading Body found in Wyoming confirmed to be Gabby Petito, death ruled a homicide
DENVER, Colorado — Autopsy results have confirmed that the remains found over the weekend near Grand Teton National Park are those of Gabby Petito,…
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Houston officer dead, another wounded while serving warrant
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a Houston police officer was killed and another was wounded during a shooting that also killed a 31-year-old man who…
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8 men from El Paso, Las Cruces arrested in DPS prostitution sting
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Department of Public Safety officers and federal agents arrested eight men in a prostitution sting in the El Paso area last…
Continue Reading FBI spends hours searching family home of Gabby Petito’s fiancé Brian Laundrie as he remains missing
By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson and Leyla Santiago, CNN The FBI searched the family home of Gabby Petito’s fiancé, Brian Laundrie, in…
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2 bodies found in vehicles in separate El Paso discoveries
EL PASO, Texas — Police found bodies in vehicles in a pair of unrelated incidents on Sunday. The first body discovery came in a car parked in the…
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TikTok’s new craze: ‘Devious lick’ challenge leads to school thefts
EL PASO, Texas — A viral TikTok challenge has led to damaged property and stolen items from schools across the nation, including some in Texas who…
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