Las Cruces Crime Stoppers has increased its reward for information that leads to an arrest in the Aug. 2 explosions outside a pair of local churches. The reward now stands at $15,000, but that amount is good only through Sept. 18, 2015. The deadline to claim the $15,000 reward was set to preserve the integrity […]Read More
The man believed to be responsible for the evacuation of several businesses after walking into Staples with a bag he claimed held explosives, has been charged with a felony and is currently being held without bond. 44-year-old Robert Schaffer, who is believed to be homeless, is charged with one count of intentionally delivering a facsimile […]Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 10.25 pounds of cocaine Tuesday. The estimated street value of the seized contraband is $328,000. “CBP personnel used a variety of tools and techniques to identify this drug load,” said Beverly Good, CBP El Paso Port […]Read More
El Paso Police arrest four people for allegedly selling pirated music at a well-known Lower Valley swap meet. According to the El Paso Police Department, officers from the Mission Valley Regional Command, assisted by Investigators with the Recording Industry Association of America, made the arrests on Saturday morning at Bronco Swap Meet located at 8404 Alameda. […]Read More
U.S. Border Patrol agents working in southern New Mexico rescued four immigrants from a potentially deadly situation. Early Monday, August 17th, Border Patrol agents from Lordsburg conducted a traffic stop near the Arizona state line. According to officials, agents were alerted to suspicious activity in an area known for illicit activity due to remoteness of the […]Read More
The El Paso Police’s Gang Unit is investigating a Sunday morning stabbing at a Westside hotel. According to police, a 30-year-old man was staying at the Mesa Inn, along the 4000 block of North Mesa. The man told police that two men broke into his room shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 16th, and […]Read More
NEW MEXICO – U.S. Border Patrol Agents assigned to New Mexico Stations in the El Paso Sector seized almost $183,000 in marijuana, recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested a convicted child molester over the weekend period. Late Friday night, agents assigned to the Border Patrol Checkpoint on Interstate 10 just west of Las Cruces were […]Read More
EL PASO, TX – An early-Saturday morning shooting in Downtown El Paso injures two men and triggers a manhunt by El Paso Police. According to EPPD officials, the shooting happened along the 100 block of Anthony, just west the Civic Center. Officers say that two groups of people may have been involved in some sort of verbal […]Read More
The suspicious device found Friday morning on the grounds of First Presbyterian Church in Las Cruces has been rendered safe while a team of local, state and federal investigators looks into its origin. The Dona Ana County Bomb Squad rendered the device safe at around 11:30 a.m. A portion of Boutz Road between El Paseo […]Read More
The El Paso Police Department’s Crimes Against Person’s Unit, along with the Texas Rangers, continue to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred on August 6, 2015. Investigators from both agencies, to include the El Paso Police Department’s Shooting Review Team, along with the El Paso County Medical Examiner’s Office are conducting this investigation. EPPD […]Read More
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