"Signs aren't going to do much for people who are out here breaking the law," said Sandy Rodriguez, who lives in East Montana and often rides go-carts with her family at Red Sands.
Live Feed Listing for El Paso County To listen to a feed using the online player, choose "Web Player" as the player selection and click the play icon for the appropriate feed. Watch Queue Queue "We have these unique challenges," said Perez, who represents the eastern portion of the county. At the same time, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office would have to determine whether it has the resources to patrol the area and cite violators.Residents of unincorporated areas have reported that stray bullets have struck their homes.Rubén Pérez said the situation fuels constant stress that he, his wife and 12-year-old grandson might be hit by a stray bullet.“Once we hear gunshots, we have to throw ourselves to the floor,” said the 61-year-old Pérez, who said his home has been struck several times.Pérez has lived near the intersection of Montana Avenue and Desert Storm Street for the past two decades.But he said it has been a nightmare in the past year-and-a-half since Jobe Materials Co. closed down two quarries behind his and five other homes.Without the business there, dozens of people gather in the area almost daily to shoot, he said.“It gets worse during the weekends and holidays. "That's also what Jamil Moutran, owner of Rent an ATV: Off-Road Adventures, would like to see happen. But there's still fences out there.
Now, it's seamless. "Hopefully, we can correct the problem without having to arrest anybody," he said. "We were blessed that no one was hit.
There are many things to do like mountain bike riding, off road Moutran said ATV riders by law are required to register their vehicles and take a safety course, but that's seldom enforced. However, there are many privately owned areas within Red Sands that are off-limits to visitors. "Perez said that county authorities are hampered by several factors, including law-making limits and state regulations.The desert, including the land behind the SAC and Mission Ridge, is a checkerboard of plots with various owners that make enforcing trespassing laws nearly impossible, the commissioner and sheriff officials said. Investigators said Esaul Campos, 54, was riding in the […]
I hear from everyone that free legal shooting is doable though. RAW VIDEO: Arrest of suspect in El Paso mass shooting - Duration: … The desert basked in moonlight looks gray as an El Paso County sheriff's four-wheel drive truck slowly rumbles across land that was once miles from anywhere but is now next to new neighborhoods.The nighttime patrol was part of a sheriff's operation launched this week to curb recreational desert shooting after a woman and a child were nearly hit by bullets that pierced the walls of two homes last month in the Mission Ridge area in far East El Paso.The sandy hills east of the El Paso city limits, which generations have used for off-roading, target practice and bonfire parties, are now jarringly close to rapidly growing middle-class neighborhoods off Paseos Del Este Boulevard, heightening fears that residents in the area can be hit by stray bullets.“They will be sitting at home eating and watching TV and they start hearing gunshots.
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The bullets came from the same rifle and a resident reported seeing a muzzle flash, Haack said. Maybe somewhere near Hueco Tanks.
Erecting "no trespassing" signs could help keep people out, but there's only certain areas where that can be done.The county's Public Works Department would have to identify where the signs can be installed and at what cost, and whether they can be placed along state-owned Montana Avenue. KTSM — A man was killed in a rollover crash late Saturday night in Red Sands, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
RULES.
Thing is almost everything is private or federal property.
"Signs aren't going to do much for people who are out here breaking the law," said Sandy Rodriguez, who lives in East Montana and often rides go-carts with her family at Red Sands.
Live Feed Listing for El Paso County To listen to a feed using the online player, choose "Web Player" as the player selection and click the play icon for the appropriate feed. Watch Queue Queue "We have these unique challenges," said Perez, who represents the eastern portion of the county. At the same time, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office would have to determine whether it has the resources to patrol the area and cite violators.Residents of unincorporated areas have reported that stray bullets have struck their homes.Rubén Pérez said the situation fuels constant stress that he, his wife and 12-year-old grandson might be hit by a stray bullet.“Once we hear gunshots, we have to throw ourselves to the floor,” said the 61-year-old Pérez, who said his home has been struck several times.Pérez has lived near the intersection of Montana Avenue and Desert Storm Street for the past two decades.But he said it has been a nightmare in the past year-and-a-half since Jobe Materials Co. closed down two quarries behind his and five other homes.Without the business there, dozens of people gather in the area almost daily to shoot, he said.“It gets worse during the weekends and holidays. "That's also what Jamil Moutran, owner of Rent an ATV: Off-Road Adventures, would like to see happen. But there's still fences out there.
Now, it's seamless. "Hopefully, we can correct the problem without having to arrest anybody," he said. "We were blessed that no one was hit.
There are many things to do like mountain bike riding, off road Moutran said ATV riders by law are required to register their vehicles and take a safety course, but that's seldom enforced. However, there are many privately owned areas within Red Sands that are off-limits to visitors. "Perez said that county authorities are hampered by several factors, including law-making limits and state regulations.The desert, including the land behind the SAC and Mission Ridge, is a checkerboard of plots with various owners that make enforcing trespassing laws nearly impossible, the commissioner and sheriff officials said. Investigators said Esaul Campos, 54, was riding in the […]
I hear from everyone that free legal shooting is doable though. RAW VIDEO: Arrest of suspect in El Paso mass shooting - Duration: … The desert basked in moonlight looks gray as an El Paso County sheriff's four-wheel drive truck slowly rumbles across land that was once miles from anywhere but is now next to new neighborhoods.The nighttime patrol was part of a sheriff's operation launched this week to curb recreational desert shooting after a woman and a child were nearly hit by bullets that pierced the walls of two homes last month in the Mission Ridge area in far East El Paso.The sandy hills east of the El Paso city limits, which generations have used for off-roading, target practice and bonfire parties, are now jarringly close to rapidly growing middle-class neighborhoods off Paseos Del Este Boulevard, heightening fears that residents in the area can be hit by stray bullets.“They will be sitting at home eating and watching TV and they start hearing gunshots.
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The bullets came from the same rifle and a resident reported seeing a muzzle flash, Haack said. Maybe somewhere near Hueco Tanks.
Erecting "no trespassing" signs could help keep people out, but there's only certain areas where that can be done.The county's Public Works Department would have to identify where the signs can be installed and at what cost, and whether they can be placed along state-owned Montana Avenue. KTSM — A man was killed in a rollover crash late Saturday night in Red Sands, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
RULES.
Thing is almost everything is private or federal property.
"Signs aren't going to do much for people who are out here breaking the law," said Sandy Rodriguez, who lives in East Montana and often rides go-carts with her family at Red Sands.
Live Feed Listing for El Paso County To listen to a feed using the online player, choose "Web Player" as the player selection and click the play icon for the appropriate feed. Watch Queue Queue "We have these unique challenges," said Perez, who represents the eastern portion of the county. At the same time, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office would have to determine whether it has the resources to patrol the area and cite violators.Residents of unincorporated areas have reported that stray bullets have struck their homes.Rubén Pérez said the situation fuels constant stress that he, his wife and 12-year-old grandson might be hit by a stray bullet.“Once we hear gunshots, we have to throw ourselves to the floor,” said the 61-year-old Pérez, who said his home has been struck several times.Pérez has lived near the intersection of Montana Avenue and Desert Storm Street for the past two decades.But he said it has been a nightmare in the past year-and-a-half since Jobe Materials Co. closed down two quarries behind his and five other homes.Without the business there, dozens of people gather in the area almost daily to shoot, he said.“It gets worse during the weekends and holidays. "That's also what Jamil Moutran, owner of Rent an ATV: Off-Road Adventures, would like to see happen. But there's still fences out there.
Now, it's seamless. "Hopefully, we can correct the problem without having to arrest anybody," he said. "We were blessed that no one was hit.
There are many things to do like mountain bike riding, off road Moutran said ATV riders by law are required to register their vehicles and take a safety course, but that's seldom enforced. However, there are many privately owned areas within Red Sands that are off-limits to visitors. "Perez said that county authorities are hampered by several factors, including law-making limits and state regulations.The desert, including the land behind the SAC and Mission Ridge, is a checkerboard of plots with various owners that make enforcing trespassing laws nearly impossible, the commissioner and sheriff officials said. Investigators said Esaul Campos, 54, was riding in the […]
I hear from everyone that free legal shooting is doable though. RAW VIDEO: Arrest of suspect in El Paso mass shooting - Duration: … The desert basked in moonlight looks gray as an El Paso County sheriff's four-wheel drive truck slowly rumbles across land that was once miles from anywhere but is now next to new neighborhoods.The nighttime patrol was part of a sheriff's operation launched this week to curb recreational desert shooting after a woman and a child were nearly hit by bullets that pierced the walls of two homes last month in the Mission Ridge area in far East El Paso.The sandy hills east of the El Paso city limits, which generations have used for off-roading, target practice and bonfire parties, are now jarringly close to rapidly growing middle-class neighborhoods off Paseos Del Este Boulevard, heightening fears that residents in the area can be hit by stray bullets.“They will be sitting at home eating and watching TV and they start hearing gunshots.
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The bullets came from the same rifle and a resident reported seeing a muzzle flash, Haack said. Maybe somewhere near Hueco Tanks.
Erecting "no trespassing" signs could help keep people out, but there's only certain areas where that can be done.The county's Public Works Department would have to identify where the signs can be installed and at what cost, and whether they can be placed along state-owned Montana Avenue. KTSM — A man was killed in a rollover crash late Saturday night in Red Sands, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
RULES.
Thing is almost everything is private or federal property.
"Signs aren't going to do much for people who are out here breaking the law," said Sandy Rodriguez, who lives in East Montana and often rides go-carts with her family at Red Sands.
Live Feed Listing for El Paso County To listen to a feed using the online player, choose "Web Player" as the player selection and click the play icon for the appropriate feed. Watch Queue Queue "We have these unique challenges," said Perez, who represents the eastern portion of the county. At the same time, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office would have to determine whether it has the resources to patrol the area and cite violators.Residents of unincorporated areas have reported that stray bullets have struck their homes.Rubén Pérez said the situation fuels constant stress that he, his wife and 12-year-old grandson might be hit by a stray bullet.“Once we hear gunshots, we have to throw ourselves to the floor,” said the 61-year-old Pérez, who said his home has been struck several times.Pérez has lived near the intersection of Montana Avenue and Desert Storm Street for the past two decades.But he said it has been a nightmare in the past year-and-a-half since Jobe Materials Co. closed down two quarries behind his and five other homes.Without the business there, dozens of people gather in the area almost daily to shoot, he said.“It gets worse during the weekends and holidays. "That's also what Jamil Moutran, owner of Rent an ATV: Off-Road Adventures, would like to see happen. But there's still fences out there.
Now, it's seamless. "Hopefully, we can correct the problem without having to arrest anybody," he said. "We were blessed that no one was hit.
There are many things to do like mountain bike riding, off road Moutran said ATV riders by law are required to register their vehicles and take a safety course, but that's seldom enforced. However, there are many privately owned areas within Red Sands that are off-limits to visitors. "Perez said that county authorities are hampered by several factors, including law-making limits and state regulations.The desert, including the land behind the SAC and Mission Ridge, is a checkerboard of plots with various owners that make enforcing trespassing laws nearly impossible, the commissioner and sheriff officials said. Investigators said Esaul Campos, 54, was riding in the […]
I hear from everyone that free legal shooting is doable though. RAW VIDEO: Arrest of suspect in El Paso mass shooting - Duration: … The desert basked in moonlight looks gray as an El Paso County sheriff's four-wheel drive truck slowly rumbles across land that was once miles from anywhere but is now next to new neighborhoods.The nighttime patrol was part of a sheriff's operation launched this week to curb recreational desert shooting after a woman and a child were nearly hit by bullets that pierced the walls of two homes last month in the Mission Ridge area in far East El Paso.The sandy hills east of the El Paso city limits, which generations have used for off-roading, target practice and bonfire parties, are now jarringly close to rapidly growing middle-class neighborhoods off Paseos Del Este Boulevard, heightening fears that residents in the area can be hit by stray bullets.“They will be sitting at home eating and watching TV and they start hearing gunshots.
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The bullets came from the same rifle and a resident reported seeing a muzzle flash, Haack said. Maybe somewhere near Hueco Tanks.
Erecting "no trespassing" signs could help keep people out, but there's only certain areas where that can be done.The county's Public Works Department would have to identify where the signs can be installed and at what cost, and whether they can be placed along state-owned Montana Avenue. KTSM — A man was killed in a rollover crash late Saturday night in Red Sands, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
RULES.
Thing is almost everything is private or federal property.
"What they should do is adopt this area and turn it into an official park. Some residents near Desert Storm Road have complained that the problem has worsened in the past year-and-a-half after Jobe Materials Co. closed down two quarries behind their homes.The complaints and the incidents led the sheriff''s office to begin an operation this week targeting desert shooting near homes, noise disturbances, underage drinking, bonfires and other open burning.On Wednesday night, deputies on all-terrain vehicles and four-wheel drive trucks patrolled as about 30 off-road vehicles roared up hills and a crowd hung out behind the Socorro Student Activities Center.It was a party atmosphere mixing the roar of engines, car stereo music, dust clouds and colorful lights of decked-out dune buggies.As Haack drove past people sitting on truck beds, a man flagged him down. The county is proposing erecting no-trespassing signs on county-owned land in the area to reduce recreational shooting. "If they get video of the people shooting in the direction of their home, it will help us in the case," he said.Because off-roading and firearms are a pastime for many people, Haack hopes residents will comply and stop firing near homes. Project Picture Day In Between The Lines Environmental Portraits San Fransicso FACES Red Sands. Robert Rojas likes the idea.“It will, at least, give us the ability to enforce some sort of criminal trespass regulation,” he said.Rojas said recreational shooting in the eastern part of the county has been an ongoing problem for many years in county and privately owned areas.
"Signs aren't going to do much for people who are out here breaking the law," said Sandy Rodriguez, who lives in East Montana and often rides go-carts with her family at Red Sands.
Live Feed Listing for El Paso County To listen to a feed using the online player, choose "Web Player" as the player selection and click the play icon for the appropriate feed. Watch Queue Queue "We have these unique challenges," said Perez, who represents the eastern portion of the county. At the same time, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office would have to determine whether it has the resources to patrol the area and cite violators.Residents of unincorporated areas have reported that stray bullets have struck their homes.Rubén Pérez said the situation fuels constant stress that he, his wife and 12-year-old grandson might be hit by a stray bullet.“Once we hear gunshots, we have to throw ourselves to the floor,” said the 61-year-old Pérez, who said his home has been struck several times.Pérez has lived near the intersection of Montana Avenue and Desert Storm Street for the past two decades.But he said it has been a nightmare in the past year-and-a-half since Jobe Materials Co. closed down two quarries behind his and five other homes.Without the business there, dozens of people gather in the area almost daily to shoot, he said.“It gets worse during the weekends and holidays. "That's also what Jamil Moutran, owner of Rent an ATV: Off-Road Adventures, would like to see happen. But there's still fences out there.
Now, it's seamless. "Hopefully, we can correct the problem without having to arrest anybody," he said. "We were blessed that no one was hit.
There are many things to do like mountain bike riding, off road Moutran said ATV riders by law are required to register their vehicles and take a safety course, but that's seldom enforced. However, there are many privately owned areas within Red Sands that are off-limits to visitors. "Perez said that county authorities are hampered by several factors, including law-making limits and state regulations.The desert, including the land behind the SAC and Mission Ridge, is a checkerboard of plots with various owners that make enforcing trespassing laws nearly impossible, the commissioner and sheriff officials said. Investigators said Esaul Campos, 54, was riding in the […]
I hear from everyone that free legal shooting is doable though. RAW VIDEO: Arrest of suspect in El Paso mass shooting - Duration: … The desert basked in moonlight looks gray as an El Paso County sheriff's four-wheel drive truck slowly rumbles across land that was once miles from anywhere but is now next to new neighborhoods.The nighttime patrol was part of a sheriff's operation launched this week to curb recreational desert shooting after a woman and a child were nearly hit by bullets that pierced the walls of two homes last month in the Mission Ridge area in far East El Paso.The sandy hills east of the El Paso city limits, which generations have used for off-roading, target practice and bonfire parties, are now jarringly close to rapidly growing middle-class neighborhoods off Paseos Del Este Boulevard, heightening fears that residents in the area can be hit by stray bullets.“They will be sitting at home eating and watching TV and they start hearing gunshots.
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The bullets came from the same rifle and a resident reported seeing a muzzle flash, Haack said. Maybe somewhere near Hueco Tanks.
Erecting "no trespassing" signs could help keep people out, but there's only certain areas where that can be done.The county's Public Works Department would have to identify where the signs can be installed and at what cost, and whether they can be placed along state-owned Montana Avenue. KTSM — A man was killed in a rollover crash late Saturday night in Red Sands, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
RULES.
Thing is almost everything is private or federal property.
