El Paso County deputies arrested 48-year-old Eric Rocha in San Elizario; he faces multiple child-sex charges including continuous sexual abuse.

A 76-year-old El Paso man, Manuel Oliva Contreras, died after a hit-and-run on Loop 375 South near Pellicano; police are asking the public for tips.

A 49-year-old El Paso man was arrested after deputies say he failed to meet sex‑offender registration duties for more than two decades.

A Crime Stoppers photo roll call names people wanted on drug, evading and DWI charges; tips may qualify for cash rewards and a fall golf fundraiser is listed.

A Lower Valley trailer fire and explosion destroyed a family's home on Friday; no one was hurt, but six pets were killed or went missing. Officials say faulty wiring sparked the blaze.

A San Elizario couple was arrested after deputies rescued a severely malnourished dog found living in filth on the 12100 block of Socorro Road. Both were booked on animal-cruelty charges and later posted surety bonds.

A hidden camera in a bathroom vent on the 500 block of Talbot Avenue led to the arrest of a 55-year-old man who now faces four invasive-recording counts.

Doña Ana County will add patrols and install license‑plate and surveillance cameras at the NM‑136 entrance after reports of trespassing and stray gunfire near Santa Teresa. Officials say property owners have allowed enforcement on private land.

A Galveston man was arrested at the Santa Teresa port of entry after allegedly trying to drive a car reported stolen out of El Paso into Mexico.

DHS told local reporters on June 17, 2026 that two suspected overdoses at Camp East Montana were linked to psychiatric medication while another was tied to self‑harm. The disclosure arrives amid GAO findings and a civil‑rights lawsuit.

A former Hueco Elementary principal was indicted after video and court records say he grabbed and pulled a 5-year-old student with autism, injuring the child.

Federal agents raided a suspected El Paso stash house in May, arresting 12 people — 11 adults were processed on federal immigration charges and one unaccompanied child was handled administratively.

A 41-year-old man faces multiple felony counts after police say he threatened shoppers with a knife at the Outlet Shoppes at El Paso. No one was hurt.