El Paso city leaders responded to nationwide concerns over policing with a resolution that “seeks to encourage the elimination of racial disparities and improve law enforcement interactions” and called for a review of use-of-force policies ...
The El Paso County Republican Party posted a photo of new state party Chairman Allen West with El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen and other law-enforcement officials gathered close together and without face coverings on ...
By Rick Carlos The author became an El Paso police officer in 1981 and served for six years. He shared a patrol car with another officer, Greg Allen, who today is chief of the El ...
El Paso City Council members engaged in a heated debate Monday over police reform and the use of force by police officers at a May 31 protest. Some council members and El Paso residents suggested ...
UPDATE: The trial for this lawsuit has been postponed because of COVID-19. District Judge Philip Martinez has said he will set a new trial date sometime after May 31. A jury should decide whether a ...
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By Carmen E. Rodríguez Many El Pasoans who have not had run-ins with the police may think local protests against our El Paso Police Department are unwarranted and that protestors are trying to address problems ...