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A one-year-old was found alone in a running vehicle at a Horizon Walmart, and an off-duty Socorro officer helped summon emergency assistance.
Socorro ISD trustee Ryan Reid Woodcraft was booked July 25 on an assault causing bodily injury charge and released later that day, according to jail records. Local reporters say the district has not yet commented.
A cable on Western Playland’s Southwest Slinger snapped Friday, leaving two riders suspended above the park while video circulated online. Park officials had not immediately released injury details.
A 22‑year‑old was booked after his roommate was stabbed 26 times at an Anthony RV park on July 2; the suspect later told first responders, “Yes, I brutally stabbed him.”
Crime Stoppers of El Paso posted 11 names for the week of July 25, including allegations of child sexual abuse and a major marijuana‑possession case. Tipline data show tips have produced thousands of arrests.
A roommate dispute in Northeast El Paso ended in a fatal shooting; police say 41-year-old David Daniel Hall was arrested after his 33-year-old roommate, Joshua Lopez, was shot and later died. Detectives are investigating.
Horizon City police released photos of two people they say started a July 2 house fire on Desert Silver Drive. No injuries were reported and tips are being sought.
State police freed 14 people in Ciudad Juárez, including two children held for ransom, and arrested eight suspects after a tip led them to a Bellavista home.
A hiker is in critical condition after a Black Hawk hoist rescue in the Franklin Mountains; local teams and CBP worked together to bring the person to a hospital.
Enrique “Kiki” Guajardo López pleaded guilty to racketeering and drug charges tied to the 2010 Ciudad Juárez consulate murders and acknowledged acting as a lookout. He faces a possible life sentence.
A late-night shooting in northeast El Paso sent one person to the hospital; police responded to the 3600 block of Fred Wilson and are investigating.
A trooper’s traffic stop near Geronimo recovered about 156,000 fentanyl pills and led to one arrest, authorities say.
A Texas DPS trooper found a 6-year-old hidden in a vehicle during a Maverick County traffic stop; the driver was arrested on smuggling charges.
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