EPPD and DPS Joint Citizen's Academy Graduates Fourth Class for 2019

EL PASO – The El Paso Police Department (EPPD) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) are pleased to announce the graduation of the fourth class of our Joint Citizen's Academy. Fourteen students graduated on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. The graduation was held at the El Paso County 911 District Office, loca

Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Steve Lopez Arrested

AUSTIN - Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Steve Garcia Lopez, 53, was captured on Friday, Nov. 8, in Victoria, Texas. Lopez was wanted for failure to register as a sex offender. He was arrested following.........................

DPS Traffic Stop Leads to Marijuana Seizure

AMARILLO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized 140 pounds of marijuana and 11 pounds of assorted THC products Monday, November 28, after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle in Carson County

DPS Special Agents Rescue 15-Year-Old Sex Trafficking Victim

HOUSTON – Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Agents rescued a 15-year-old female victim of sex trafficking and arrested two of her traffickers – an adult female and male –during an investigation that began last week in Harris County. Special Agents assigned to the Human

DPS Traffic Stop Leads to Drug and Cash Seizure

AMARILLO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized more than $846,000 in cash and a small amount of oxycotin and methadone Monday, Oct. 14, after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle in Carson County. At approximately 11:30 p.m., a DPS Trooper s

San Angelo Man Arrested On Multiple Sex Crimes

October 22, 2019 SAN ANGELO – Today, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Agents arrested a San Angelo man for multiple sex crimes dating back to 2012. After a lengthy investigation, DPS Special Agents arrested Dustin McVinnie, 24, of San Angelo. The investigation revealed that in 2012 McVinnie h