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EL PASO, TEXAS – Sammy Ontiveros, who was initially featured on the Crime Stoppers Most Wanted on September 16, 2022, has been apprehended.  Ontiveros was wanted for ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENT El Paso, Texas - Sheriff Richard D. Wiles and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office invite you to the upcoming graduation ceremony for Basic Detention Officer Class 22-03 on Friday, September 23, 2022. This group of hard-working individuals will be ...

September 20, 2022 El Paso, TX - On September 20, 2022, at 05:48 am deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call in reference to a person who had possibly been shot. As officers were investigating, they were directed to a residence near the intersection of Fawn and Bull Elk Dr. where several subjects were detained. ...

SHERIFF’S OFFICE On behalf of Sheriff Richard D. Wiles and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office we recognize our Crime Scene Investigators, Latent Print Examiners, Forensic Examiners and Forensic Scientists. “HAPPY FORENSIC SCIENCE WEEK!” National Forensic Science Week brings recognition to the role that proper forensic science plays in ...

September 19, 2022 El Paso, TX - On September 18, 2022, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies assigned to the Montana Patrol Station were dispatched to 3900 block of N. Zaragoza in reference to a burglary in progress. Deputies arrived and located the male subject, identified as 47-year-old Brucker Michael James, inside the property and placed ...

September 19, 2022 UPDATE:::  El Paso, TX - Through the course of the investigation the victim was identified as 30- year- old Edward Angarita. Mr. Angarita had been stabbed in his abdomen and taken to a local hospital where he later died. It was determined that the victim and his brother, Jose Antonio Angarita 28- years- of age, had ...

September 19, 2022 El Paso, TX - El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to host “Ballin’ with Badges” Event. This event is an effort by the Sheriff’s Office to break barriers and build community trust through youth sports. The deputies of the Peter J Herrera Patrol Station will be coordinating and coaching youth baseball teams in Fabens, Texas. The hope ...

September 17, 2022 El Paso, TX - On September 17, 2022, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies assigned to the Montana Patrol Station responded to a drive-by shooting at the 13000 block of Goucher Dr. Through the course of the investigation, deputies located and arrested four subjects in connection with the shooting. 19-year-old Elijah ...

EL PASO, TEXAS – Javier Eduardo Fernandez, who was featured on the Crime Stoppers Most Wanted for the week of September 9, 2022, has been apprehended.  Fernandez was wanted for DWI 3RD OR MORE/ ASSAULT PEACE OFFICER/JUDGE.

September 17, 2022 El Paso, TX - On September 17, 2022, at approximately 3:52 AM, the Socorro Police Department was dispatched to the canal bank near the 11000 block of Gem Valley in reference to a male subject who had been stabbed. The male victim was taken to a hospital but died as a result of his injuries. The El Paso Sheriff's Office, ...