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Upcoming Events EPPD Retirees Breakfast
Jul 04, 2022El Sarape Restaurant 5103 Montana Ave.EPMPOA Sponsored Cookout to benefit Officer Ivan Soberanis #3164
Jul 08, 2022Northeast Regional Command Center - Conference Room 9600 Dyer St.EPPD Retirees Breakfast
Jul 18, 2022El Sarape Restaurant 5103 Montana Ave.Board of Directors Meeting
Jul 19, 2022747 E. San Antonio Ave. Suite #103 El Paso Tx 79901El Paso Police & Fire Pension Board Meeting
Jul 20, 2022909 E. San Antonio Ave. El Paso, TX 79901 (915) 771-8111
The El Paso Municipal Police Officer’s Association is proud to support the El Paso Center for Children. Their mission is to “empower youth and families to brave adversity and conflict through constantly evolving, innovative programs, in order to co-create a brighter future.”
The EPMPOA urges its members and everyone in the community to participate in the El Paso Center for Children’s “Kicking Asphalt 5K Fundraiser. The run/walk race will take place at twilight (approximately 7:00 PM) on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Ascarate Park. In addition to the race, they will have live music, food trucks, arts & crafts vendors, wine and beer tasting, and more! All proceeds will directly benefit the center’s programs.
For additional information on helping to sponsor the event click here or download the sponsor form here. Additional information, including a link for registration information is coming soon. Thank you.
An El Paso nurse was arrested and accused of threatening police officers by saying he "would give them fentanyl to end their lives." Officers arrested 30-year-old Steven Holguin on Monday. Holguin was at the Cincinnati Entertainment District on Saturday. While being taken to the regional command he made threats against the officers.
Read More...A El Paso Police Department (EPPD) officer responding to a call of a ‘man walking with a sword’ in Northeast El Paso, t-boned a second car, sending both drivers to the hospital. EPPD officials say the crash happened around 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning, at the intersection of Transmountain and Rushing.
Read More...Last month, the FBI released its 2021 Statistics on Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty. According to the report, 129 officers were killed in the line of duty in 2021, which is 27 more than the previous year. Of those 129 deaths, 73 were related to felonious acts and 56 were accidents.
Read More...Richard Trejo, Jr., or just “Rick” to his colleagues, has worked for the El Paso 911 Dispatch Center for about 17 years now. Trejo used to be an officer with the El Paso Police Department, but his life was forever changed when he was paralyzed in an ATV accident in November of 2003. “I like this version of myself. I wish it didn’t take this for me to learn.
Read More...El Paso area law enforcement agencies along with the El Paso Fire Department, participated in an active shooter training at a local elementary school Tuesday afternoon. Participating agencies include El Paso Police, El Paso Fire, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security, and other local police departments in the area.
Read More...The City of El Paso on Thursday recognized El Paso public safety personnel who responded to a call of an individual standing on an I-10 west overpass, with the presumed intent to jump into traffic, according to the city. Officers from the El Paso Police Department, the El Paso Independent School District Police Department, and staff from the El Paso Fire Department responded to the incident.
Read More...A national poll by the University of Massachusetts Amherst found support dropping for the Black Lives Matter movement and a number of police reform policies — from bans on police use of military-grade equipment to bans on officers using chokeholds — which had seen rising popularity in recent years. OFFICER.
Read More...A mother and son were arrested and accused of assaulting an off-duty officer after a crash in west El Paso. Officers arrested 18-year-old Shaughn Gonzalez and 40-year-old Josephine Gonzalez Rosales.
Read More...El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser filed to veto a plan to extend the city manager's contract, which was passed by the City Council earlier this week. In a 5 to 3 vote, City Council approved to authorize Leeser to execute an amendment to Tommy Gonzalez’s contract.
Read More...The second suspect in connection to the death of Deputy Peter Herrera made a plea deal Monday morning. Arlene Leeann Piña was in the vehicle with Facundo Chavez moments before Chavez allegedly shot Herrera on March 22, 2019 in San Elizario. Herrera died at the hospital two days later.
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