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 Violent crimes per 1,000: 23.4 * Population: 102,357 * 2011 murders: 52 * Median income: $22,672 * Unemployment rate: 18.9%

Do you live in one of the country's most dangerous cities?

The FBI has crunched the numbers and has found out which US cities are the most dangerous. The crimes looked at - violent crimes, murder, population and income. Some of the cities, like Detroit, are expected to be high on the list, but there are others that are included, or ...

Possible homicide investigation at central El Paso residence

Police said they are investigating a possible homicide at a home in the 2600 block of Hamilton Avenue in central El Paso. Police at the scene said they found a 22-year-old man dead at the residence this afternoon. They are treating his death as a homicide because they said circumstances surrounding his death ...

Film aims to raise awareness for cartel youth recruitment

This film is not yet rated, it will never be seen in theaters, the public cannot buy it, but your kids may see it in school. "Most kids today are introduced to drugs before they're introduced to algebra," said Rusty Fleming, a cartel expert. That's a fact Fleming brings into ...

Officials: Man runs from deputies after threatening sister with pellet gun

An 18-year-old Vado man was arrested Wednesday after his sister told deputies he threatened her with a "long rifle." The victim told deputies that her brother, Rudolfo Ontiveros, who was upset made threats towards her with a "long rifle." When deputies got to the scene on the 800 block of ...

Update: FBI agent arrested in wife's shooting death

New details have emerged from a 911 call that was made in Virginia but was routed to Las Cruces, N.M. The man who allegedly made the emergency call claiming that he shot his wife after she threatened him was charged in connection with her death.  On May 10, Arthur Gonzales, ...

West, Texas first responder arrested for possessing bomb-making materials had been EMT in Las Cruces

A paramedic who responded to the West, Texas, explosion and separately was charged with possessing bomb-making materials has ties to Las Cruces. Bryce Ashley Reed, 31, was indicted this week on a federal charge of possessing materials that could be used to make a pipe bomb. He pleaded not guilty ...

Man taken into custody after domestic dispute turns to SWAT situation

A domestic dispute turned into a SWAT situation after a man became combatant with authorities Wednesday afternoon. Deputies were called to a residence on 869 Lechuga Road, and Rudy Ontiveros ran from deputies and flashed a gun, officials said. Ontiveros was subdued by a Taser and arrested, officials said. A ...

35-pound marijuana discovery made at impound; Arrest made

Police said a total of 35 pounds of marijuana were discovered inside an SUV at an impound. Osvaldo Perez was pulled over Tuesday in the 9300 block of Alameda Avenue for a traffic violation, said sheriff's deputies. Perez was placed under arrest for traffic warrants. His Ford Explorer was impounded. ...

Dona Ana County man accused of beating turns himself in

A man who was wanted in connection to a beating has turned himself in to authorities.  Oscar Sagarnaga, 21, was wanted on an aggravated battery charge from a fight that broke out on April 25, said Dona Ana County sheriff's deputies.  According to court documents, Sagarnaga was living with his girlfriend and her stepfather ...

Marijuana found inside central El Paso home; arrests made

A search warrant results with the arrest of two people and a drug seizure, said El Paso police.  Early Tuesday morning, police and SWAT officers entered a home on the 5800 block of Yandell Drive in central El Paso.  Inside, police officers said they found 25 grams of marijuana in ...

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