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Longtime Sheriff’s officer arrested for bringing drugs into Jail Annex
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 35-year veteran of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office was arrested and charged Tuesday, July 30 in connection with bringing illegal drugs into the El Paso County Jail Annex, the Sheriff’s Office said. Detention Lt. Lance Brown was arrested and charged with organized criminal activity under a $10,000 bond, […]
PD: Teen flees in woman’s car in Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 19-year-old man was arrested after fleeing in a woman’s car that was left unattended on Monday morning, July 29 in a Northeast El Paso neighborhood, El Paso Police say. Police say Andrew Gabriel Hernandez, 19, was charged with theft of property and evading arrest or detention with a vehicle […]
FBI El Paso brings awareness to World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Jul. 30—This World Day Against Trafficking of Persons, FBI El Paso wants to raise awareness about human trafficking and the forms they see it in, their work to combat this crime, and resources the FBI has available for victims. Human trafficking is the illegal exploitation of a person. Under the human trafficking program, the FBI investigates: — Sex trafficking: When individuals are compelled ...
Crime of the Week: Man shot in home invasion robbery in West El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Crime Stoppers of El Paso and the El Paso Police Department are asking for your help in identifying two men involved in a home invasion robbery that led to the shooting of an 18-year-old man earlier this month in West El Paso. Crime Stoppers said at 9:37 p.m. Sunday, July […]
PD: Man arrested after he knocks on door, stabs resident
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 23-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly went up to a home in far East El Paso and began stabbing the person who answered the door on Sunday, July 28 in an attack that appears random. Jorge Miguel Perez, a 23-year-old from Horizon City, has been arrested and […]
El Paso Family Alleges Retaliation by Police After Filing Lawsuit Over Arrest
An El Paso family, the Holguins, claims they are being targeted by the El Paso Police Department following a lawsuit they filed over an alleged illegal arrest in 2022. This case has garnered attention due to its implications for police conduct and accountability, and its proximity to the Big Bend Region makes it particularly relevant to our readers.
Northeast restaurant burglarized twice in a month
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A Northeast El Paso restaurant has been burglarized for the second time in a month and the owner wants to bring attention to the crime. Lucy’s Cafe North, 10025 Dyer St., was burglarized at about 1 a.m. on Friday, its owner Ivan Lepe said. Surveillance video captured the thief breaking […]
6 people hurt in crash along U.S. 54 South
UPDATE: All lanes are now open on U.S. 54 at Transmountain after a crash closed the highway for about an hour Tuesday afternoon, July 30. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Six people were injured in a two-vehicle crash that has closed part of U.S. 54 South in Northeast El Paso. The crash happened at U.S. […]
‘El Mayo’ attorney: Client kidnapped, brought to U.S. against his will
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The attorney for alleged Sinaloa drug cartel co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada said his client did not enter the country voluntarily and was kidnapped by a rival, according to a statement from his attorney which was sent to KTSM on Sunday morning, July 28. Zambada, along with the reported son […]
El Paso to unveil new memorial on 5-year Walmart shooting anniversary
For Albert "Tino" Ortega, Aug. 3 will forever remain a solemn date on the calendar. It holds sobering significance for many El Pasoans as on that date in 2019, 23 people were killed in a terrorist attack at an El Paso Walmart, a tragedy fueled by racism that — with nearly 50 federal hate crime charges — became one of the country's largest hate crime cases.
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