The El Paso County Most Wanted Program
Crime Stoppers of El Paso works with the El Paso Police Department and El Paso County Sheriff's Office to distribute a weekly feature about selected fugitives. Agencies submit cases for public awareness; the Sheriff's Fugitive Warrants and Apprehension Unit and partner officers handle enforcement. Selection for the feature does not make it a comprehensive list of every open warrant.
Use the official Crime Stoppers of El Paso program for current information. This page describes the program and links its official channel. It does not reproduce names, photographs, mugshots, or a roster.
El Paso County Weekly Program Partners
The Sheriff's 2022 public release describes a weekly Most Wanted feature sent to media by Crime Stoppers with selected cases from EPPD and EPCSO. It names the program partners and tip route, but the county research found no complete current public roster or reward cap. Use the agency's live program pages rather than saving or reposting an old display.
The official Crime Stoppers landing page carries the program controls and current tip instructions.
The screenshot is limited to the program and tip interface, not to an individual profile.
How the Most Wanted and Warrant Roundup Lists Work
Agencies select cases for a weekly public-awareness feature; the research does not describe a fixed eligibility test or a guaranteed refresh time for each profile. Arrest, surrender, or a court recall can change the status after an agency has submitted material. The public feature is not a real-time status check.
Note: The weekly feature is a selected snapshot; confirm a current warrant with the issuing court because a name's presence or absence does not prove today's status.
El Paso County Tip Rewards Need Verification
The Sheriff's release says a tip may remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward if it leads to an arrest. It does not state a current maximum or explain the present claim steps, and the research did not locate a current official reward schedule. Read the live Crime Stoppers instructions before sending a tip or expecting a payment.
A tip submission is not a way to clear a warrant. A person asking about their own case should contact counsel or the court, while someone with information about another case should use the program's official channel and let officers assess it.
How to Report a Tip Safely
Crime Stoppers lists 915-566-8477 as its TIPS phone line and also accepts tips through its official online route. The Sheriff's description says a tip may remain anonymous. Give information through the program and avoid posting it on social media or contacting the person yourself.
- Use the official Crime Stoppers phone or web form, not a personal message to an officer.
- Share the facts requested by the program and follow its instructions for any reference number.
- Do not approach, follow, or try to detain anyone; leave contact and enforcement to law enforcement.
- Ask the program directly about reward eligibility and claim rules, since no current cap was located in the county source.
Key Point: Use the official tip channel, then step away. Do not confront or pursue a person; the program and law enforcement handle follow-up.
El Paso Sheriff's Roundup Has a Date
The Sheriff's Operations Safe Streets PDF from 2023 is a dated County Court misdemeanor roundup, distinct from the weekly Crime Stoppers feature. Its notice says the list was accurate only at compilation and later actions may change whether a warrant remains. The document also names Fast Track Booking as a clearing route, open 24 hours by its notice.
Linking to a public source does not make it current. Check with the Sheriff's warrant line or the issuing County Court before relying on any old roundup announcement. No person-level entries are reproduced here.
Read the official Operations Safe Streets notice for its date and process instructions.
Most Wanted vs an Active Warrant
A Most Wanted feature is a curated public tip program. An active warrant is court process that remains outstanding in an issuing system. Many warrants never become a featured item, and a featured profile does not tell a reader whether the underlying court status has changed. The Sheriff search and issuing court answer different questions.
| Feature | Most Wanted List | Active Warrant |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Selected cases for tips and public awareness | Open court process awaiting execution or recall |
| Who maintains it | Crime Stoppers and participating agencies | Issuing court and the law-enforcement system |
| How to check | Official program page for tip instructions | Search the relevant court or Sheriff's channel |
| How to resolve | Contact the court or counsel about the warrant | Ask the issuing court about appearance, bond, or recall |
El Paso County Warrant Unit Executes Process
The Sheriff's Fugitive Warrants and Apprehension Unit handles criminal warrants from the Sheriff's Office, JP, District, and County Courts, as well as unexecuted indictments and criminal, traffic, extradition, state, and nationwide process. That operational role is broader than the Most Wanted program, which selects a smaller number of cases for tips.
The annual report describes aggregate execution and arrest categories, but aggregate activity cannot confirm whether one person's warrant is active. For a personal case, call 915-273-3762, option 1, or the court named on the record.
El Paso County Tips and Warrant Checks
Crime Stoppers of El Paso lists 915-566-8477 for tips, which may be submitted anonymously under the program's instructions. That line is for information about a case, not for checking a person's own status. The Sheriff's warrant confirmation line, 915-273-3762, option 1, answers questions about records held by that office; a court remains the source for its own case.
Use the Crime Stoppers program for tips and the Sheriff's bond and warrant contact route for its search questions. Neither channel can recall a court's warrant.
If You Believe You Are on a List
If a person believes a profile concerns their case, use a lawyer or the issuing court to confirm the warrant and its status. The Sheriff's confirmation line can explain county-held process and booking instructions; the court decides bond, recall, and the underlying case. Crime Stoppers is for tips, not a personal case-status desk.
Important: Contact counsel before surrendering or paying; do not approach a person or agency based only on an old online feature.