Crime & Safety

Deputies arrest man after box of puppies found in desert

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A 54-year-old man was arrested for animal cruelty, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. His arrest happened after the county's animal welfare department found seven puppies abandoned in Fabens in March.

The El Paso angle: These stories never stay clean. Expect the follow-up over the next week to change what the headline is worth.


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Reporting by Gabrielle Lopez. Photo: KVIA.

Community ReportAutomatedSource: Community ReportPublished: Apr 28, 2026, 1:46 PMView source

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Another reason to pay attention to what's happening locally.

u/taco_run_tx·

Shared this with my neighborhood group chat. People need to know.

Does anyone know if there's an update on this? Asking for my neighborhood.