Category Archives: Mesilla Valley News
Shoplifter Identified and Arrested
Las Cruces Police Department identified and arrested David Alan Leonard, 32, for shoplifting after a video posted to social media showed a theft at a local retail store. With the assistance of Retail ...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 23, 2024
Retail Crime Operation Nets More than $8,000 in Stolen Merchandise
A retail crime operation conducted by Las Cruces police, the Department of Homeland Security and retail store investigators resulted in one arrest and the recovery of more than $8,000 in stolen mercha...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 21, 2024 Some of the stolen merchandise recovered during the operation included clothing, cleaning supplies, health and beauty supplies, hardware, electronics, household goods and building supplies.
Jack Nixon announces it will be his 45th and final season calling Aggies' games
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 20, 2024
Lunchbox Lemonade Season Finale is Friday
The Las Cruces Police Department's Community Outreach Team hosts its Lunchbox Lemonade season finale Friday at the Unidad Park Splash Pad. The Lunchbox Lemonade series encourages Las Cruces residents ...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 20, 2024 The Lunchbox Lemonade season finale will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at Unidad Park, 1501 E. Hadley Ave.
DOÑA ANA COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE REMINDS RESIDENTS OF WAYS TO CHECK VOTER REGISTRATION
LAS CRUCES, NM-Over the past several days, the Doa Ana County Clerk's office has received calls and emails from concerned residents who received a postcard in the mail about their voter registration s...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 19, 2024 derek@hatfielddesign.com / Depositphotos.com
Police Auditor to Host Community Meeting
The OIR Group, the firm the City of Las Cruces hired in 2021 to audit the police department, will host a community outreach meeting on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Council Chambers at City Hall, 700 N. M...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 19, 2024
Tips Sought to Identify Shooting Suspect
Las Cruces, New Mexico - Shooting suspect at large and the Las Cruces Police Department needs your assistance in identifying the person responsible for the shooting of a 52-year-old man. The Crime Sto...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 16, 2024
LCFD Accepting Applications for Fire Cadets
The Las Cruces Fire Department is now accepting applications for its next training academy that's set to begin in February 2025. The fire academy will begin Feb. 24, 2025. If enough qualified applican...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 16, 2024 The Las Cruces Fire Department is accepting applications for Fire Cadets to fill at least one, possibly two, fire academies that are planned for 2025.
Police Arrest Suspect in Denver Homicide
Las Cruces police arrested a shoplifting suspect Tuesday who had an active warrant for murder out of Colorado. Oscar Martinez, 48, from Denver, Colo., was arrested by Las Cruces police shortly before ...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 15, 2024
Santa Fe Murder Suspect Arrested in Las Cruces
A Santa Fe, N.M., murder suspect was arrested Saturday evening in Las Cruces but not before he and an accomplice allegedly committed an armed robbery at local fast-food restaurant and carjacked a Chev...
Martin Fernandez Jr Aug 12, 2024 Zachary Ryan Babitz, 38, was arrested Saturday, Aug. 10, by Las Cruces police on a warrant from Santa Fe, N.M.