Category: Government

The Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority has announced the launch of a new online reporting system for non-emergency incidents.

“You load sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don’t you call me, ’cause I can’t go I owe my soul to the company store” –Tennessee Ernie Ford

The Las Cruces Police Department will conduct at least one sobriety checkpoint within city limits before the end of July.

A Ohio man pleaded guilty in federal court to making interstate threats after he left a threatening voicemail message for the District Attorney in Dona Ana County, New Mexico.

Las Cruces Police and New Mexico State Police recently completed a joint project to address property crimes and officers from both departments are initiating a second operation targeting aggravated assaults.

Arrests have been made in separate shootings that critically injured two men in the last couple of weeks.

DOJ’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has updated its Statistical Briefing Book with a new Data Snapshot on major depressive episodes (MDE) among youth.

The man believed to be responsible for a fatal stabbing that occurred Saturday morning has been arrested and charged with murder.

Las Cruces police are investigating a shooting that injured an 18-year-old man Sunday morning.

Police are asking for the public’s help locating a 12-year-old Las Cruces boy who has not been seen by his foster parents since early Sunday evening.

A Mexican citizen was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a dangerous human smuggling conspiracy. 

US Department of Labor recovers $555K for more than 2,500 Intuit employees after software provider’s recordkeeping errors denied overtime wages.

Massive enforcement actions hit Arizona and Texas–miss New Mexico.

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Ramona Marie Gonzales, the 46-year-old Las Cruces woman reported missing on Saturday, June 29, has been located and is safe.

Las Cruces police and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are investigating Sunday morning’s theft of 30 firearms from a local gun shop.

Las Cruces police are continuing to investigate Sunday’s double-homicide on the East Mesa while an arrest has been made in the double-homicide that occurred on Wofford Drive.

The Las Cruces Police Department’s next Bridging the Badge livestream, scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, will discuss what local businesses are proactively doing to improve safety at their properties and for their customers.

The Officer Involved Shooting Task Force was activated immediately after an incident and a full investigation has begun.