{"id":481136,"date":"2026-10-30T06:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T06:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/481136\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T06:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T06:08:21","slug":"dangerous-social-media-trend-leads-to-14-arrests-in-el-pasos-upper-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/481136\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dangerous\u2019 social media trend leads to 14 arrests in El Paso\u2019s Upper Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\u2018Dangerous\u2019 social media trend leads to 14 arrests in El Paso\u2019s Upper Valley\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"286\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktsm_articles_153\/6f4474659dd6a00e81292e789fcf5ba3.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Dangerous\u2019 social media trend leads to 14 arrests in El Paso\u2019s Upper Valley<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a data-ylk=\"slk:KTSM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"http:\/\/ktsm.com\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">KTSM<\/a>) &#8212; 14 individuals were arrested after allegedly trespassing and damaging property at the permanently closed family entertainment center, Adventure Zone, according to the El Paso Police Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:El Paso family entertainment center Adventure Zone closes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/news\/west-side-family-entertainment-center-adventure-zone-closing\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0El Paso family entertainment center Adventure Zone closes\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the <a data-ylk=\"slk:social media post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DfGLITSg951\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">social media post<\/a>, officers responded to four separate incidents, which resulted in 14 total arrests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here&#8217;s a list of the individuals arrested and charges:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to EPPD, a dangerous social media trend was encouraging people to trespass and break into the entertainment center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Participating in these online challenges is not a game\u2014it&#8217;s a crime. These actions carry severe legal consequences, including felony charges for burglary and evading arrest,&#8221; El Paso Police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Additionally, EPPD is advising parents and youth that trends involving illegal entry or property destruction are criminal offenses, not &#8220;harmless pranks&#8221;. As a result, individuals involved in said offenses can face detention, arrest and long-term criminal records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">El Paso Police is asking residents to report suspicious activity around closed commercial properties immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<a data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018Dangerous\u2019 social media trend leads to 14 arrests in El Paso\u2019s Upper Valley EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) &#8212;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":481137,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-481136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}