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House Rules Committee Debates Israel Aid Package, House Speaker Confronts Right Flank

House Rules Committee debates Israel aid package, as House speaker confronts right flank

Drugs and More

El Paso area CBP officers find drugs and more during busy week

Man Dies in Police Custody (Click-bait Title)

You won’t like my advice on what we need to do as a community because of Edden’s death: We need to wait.

DUI, Hit & Run, Get Out of Jail Free

The Department and DA gave these officers an early Christmas present. They know they can get away with it now. This is not policing; this is corruption at its finest.

‘Spectacular, Embarrassing Failure’

A presidential adviser denied reports that Washington had forewarning of the attack and said the administration continues to oppose a standalone aid package for Israel.

Police Did Not Respond to All Calls

“Think of it as a busy corner that needs a traffic light, or a stop sign,” wrote Mr. Escobar. “You can petition the City Council all you want for a safety device to be installed, but nothing will happen until someone is killed. The El Paso Police Department is administered by a rogue element. No one in this city—City Council, Texas Rangers, even the citizens of the city will care until someone dies from lack of a police presence.”

Rape and Stalking: the EPPD Saga Continues

Slow-moving justice for Police Officers who commit criminal acts seems to be the norm in El Paso.

Arrested, Repayment, Back to Work

The El Paso Police Department arrested Ron Martin, the former president of the El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association, on a misapplication of fiduciary property charge on January 5, 2023. They then dropped charges in exchange for repayment of monies.

El Paso Police Department IS NOT in Compliance

Brady list is a list compiled usually by a prosecutor’s office or a police department containing the names and details of law enforcement officers who have sustained incidents of untruthfulness, criminal convictions, candor issues, or some other type of issue that has placed their credibility into question.