State investigators in Chihuahua arrested a suspect after a Juárez mom‑and‑pop store was set ablaze following extortion demands. Multiple people, including children, were hurt.

Crime Stoppers of El Paso published its Most Wanted roster for the week of April 11, naming 11 people wanted on charges from theft to arson and urging anonymous tips to 915-566-8477.

A Laredo man was sentenced to 11 years after prosecutors said he ran a cartel‑linked smuggling “one‑stop shop” that moved more than 1,900 people. The case included trailers, stash houses and seized ledgers.

Police arrested 35-year-old Francisco Javier Solis‑Jurado after officers found him with property tied to a string of West Side commercial burglaries.

A social-media video helped deputies identify and arrest a 25-year-old in Las Cruces; he now faces two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

El Paso High briefly entered Secure protocol on April 8 after a vague threat referencing the campus. District police and local officers investigated and later called the report non‑credible.

A mother says an Uber driver trapped and attacked her and a child during a July ride; she filed suit in early April seeking more than $1 million. The petition accuses the company of failing to protect riders.

El Paso County ordered an immediate evacuation within a half-mile of 20710 Outback Vw after a nearby fire. Residents were told to leave the area and follow official alerts.

Homes over the Woodland Avenue bridge into Santa Teresa face extra fire risk as brush and lot sizes grow, and 915‑area 911 routing can send calls to El Paso dispatchers.

A pedestrian was struck in downtown El Paso Monday and investigators closed nearby streets while Special Traffic Investigations probed the crash.

An El Paso grand jury declined to indict a woman in the Feb. 7 Lower Valley crash that killed a Jefferson High paraprofessional. The DA said prosecutors presented the facts to the panel.

El Paso police arrested a 24-year-old after a traffic stop in the 3100 block of Titanic Avenue turned up handguns and ammunition; he told officers he fired shots into the air.

A custody exchange in El Paso's Sparks community escalated into a vehicle assault that endangered a 2‑year‑old; two women have been booked on aggravated‑assault and child‑endangerment charges.