Supervisor at downtown jail fired after being arrested for indecency with a child
UPDATE: According to documents obtained by ABC-7, a 12-year-old girl told a counselor she had been abused by SGT. Lorenzo Morales, when she was six…
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Man arrested for striking several people in Gallup parade had previous DWI; hate not suspected as motive
UPDATE: New Mexico State Police say there is no reason to suspect a man driving into a parade in Gallup was motivated by hate. Police add there were…
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Police say El Paso man posed as juvenile, shared child porn; victims sought over invasive recordings
EL PASO, Texas — A 34-year-old El Paso man posed as a “local juvenile” on social media, using that account to share images of child pornography,…
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Officials: 15-year-old U.S. girl with migrants in trunk drove car that crashed at west El Paso intersection
UPDATE: Texas Department of Public Safety officials say a 15-year-old girl, who is a U.S. citizen, was driving the car that crashed at N Mesa and…
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Four current, former Louisville police officers federally charged in Breonna Taylor’s death
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Sonia Moghe and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Four current and former Louisville police officers involved in the deadly raid on…
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Grief continues to grip victims of Walmart shooting on third anniversary of August 3rd
EL PASO, Texas — Three years after the August 3rd Cielo Vista Walmart shooting, Cecilia Medina still carries the emotional wounds from that day. She…
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Family of 5 shot at while driving; El Paso man charged with aggravated assault
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after police say he fired upon a family of five inside a…
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Las Cruces police officer shoots suspect after beer theft investigation escalates into physical confrontation
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police say a beer theft investigation escalated into a deadly shooting that took the life of a 36-year-old man…
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WATCH LIVE: Recent Las Cruces shots fired incidents turn everyday locations into dangerous situations
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Residents in Las Cruces have been near shootings in well-known areas. The most recent shooting happened Tuesday night at…
Continue Reading 8-year-old boy wounded in Highland Park shooting is transferred to a rehab facility
By Rebekah Riess and Ashley Killough, CNN Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy left paralyzed in the 4th of July parade mass shooting in Highland Park,…
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Officer-involved shooting near gas station in Las Cruces; one man shot and killed
UPDATE: Las Cruces police say no officers were injured in this incident. One man was shot and killed. According to Dan Trujillo, Las Cruces Police…
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Doña Ana County DA says he learned of 6-year-old dog mauling death through media, not Sheriff’s Office
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Doña Ana County Grand Jury indicted three people in the dog mauling incident involving the Nov. 22, 2021, death of…
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Almost 600 Texas youth are trapped in a juvenile prison system on the brink of collapse
Texas’ juvenile prison system is nearing total collapse. Its five lockups are dangerously understaffed, an ongoing problem that worsened…
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Juarez man facing charges in deadly Santa Teresa rollover
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A 19-year-old man is facing multiple charges in connection to a deadly crash in Santa Teresa, where two people believed…
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County implements curfew for juveniles after uptick in crime
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso county commissioners approved a late-night curfew for juveniles who are found in public places. The new curfew extends an…
Continue Reading Jan 6. rioter who carried gun to US Capitol and threatened Nancy Pelosi gets more than 7 years in prison
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge on Monday sentenced Guy Reffitt, who brought a gun to the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot and…
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Man convicted in death and dismemberment of New Mexico girl
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man was convicted Monday in the 2016 death of an Albuquerque girl who was strangled, dismembered and set on fire in the…
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Threat against County Courthouse prompts caution; some may be working remotely
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County workers have been asked to work remotely for the week after a threat was made to the courthouse, officials said. The…
Continue Reading A mass shooting in downtown Orlando leaves 7 people hospitalized. The assailant is still at large
By Tina Burnside and Holly Yan, CNN At least seven shooting victims were hospitalized Sunday after a melee in downtown Orlando, Florida. The violence…
Continue Reading A US dentist is accused of killing his wife on safari in Zambia. He says she accidentally discharged the gun
By Faith Karimi, CNN Lawrence and Bianca Rudolph shared a passion for big game hunting. In late September 2016, the couple traveled from their…
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Fight leads to shots fired in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A fight broke out Saturday afternoon at a Hooters resulting in a shooting, according to officials at the Las Cruces Police…
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Shooting at Anthony Flying J: No injuries reported, shooter still at large
ANTHONY, Texas — Shots were fired in the parking lot of the Flying J truck stop in Anthony, TX Friday evening. Police believe that around 6:30 p.m.,…
Continue Reading 28 women file suit over ‘night of terror’ in Indiana jail, alleging incarcerated men bribed jail officer for keys​. Two women say they were raped
By Emma Tucker, CNN Twenty-eight incarcerated women in Indiana have alleged in two separate federal lawsuits that they were ​threatened or sexually…
Continue Reading $2.1 million in liquid meth seized at Texas border crossing
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Officials found more than $2 million in methamphetamine hidden in a vehicle at the Rio Grande City Port of Entry in Texas, US…
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String of burglaries target several stores in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Several stores near the Resler Marketplace were broken into and vandalized overnight Friday. A partner for the Jamba Juice Store…
Continue Reading Wisconsin activist says he committed voter fraud to expose potential voter fraud
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Wisconsin Elections Commission plans to meet next week to consider making a criminal referral against a Racine County…
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Bucking other Texas Democrats, Cuellar and Gonzalez vote against U.S. House bill that would ban semi-automatic weapons
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved the Assault Weapons Ban on Friday, a bill that would impose the first ban in decades on semi-automatic…
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ACLU again questions Border Patrol pursuits, investigations after rollover leaves 2 dead
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — Civil rights advocacy groups are again raising concerns about high-speed pursuits by U.S. Border Patrol agents after a…
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Family members of murder-suicide victim speak out
EL PASO, Texas – A family member of a murder-suicide victim speaks out days after the incident. On Tuesday, a 911 call came in regarding a domestic…
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Las Cruces police department defines pursuit policies
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces police department was involved in a pursuit Wednesday night, ending with an alleged robber being arrested…
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