Category: Public Safety

Extended power outages may impact the whole community and the economy.

Two of the service members were killed while one remains in serious condition at a local medical facility.

According to court documents, in the early morning hours of February 9, 2025, the Tesla Albuquerque Showroom was targeted in an arson attack.

Last week, the U.S. Attorneys for Arizona, Central California, Southern California, New Mexico, Southern Texas, and Western Texas charged more than 1,020 defendants with criminal violations of U.S. immigration laws.  

The Bridging the Badge livestream begins at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2025, and can be viewed on the Las Cruces Police Department’s Facebook page and on the City of Las Cruces’ YouTube channel.

In his plea agreement, Sandoval admitted to being an unlawful user of fentanyl at the time of the search and acknowledged selling the fentanyl pills for approximately three to four years, making him a prohibited possessor of firearms and ammunition under federal law.

Leach evaded the agents, drove into a dead-end street, drove into their vehicle causing a collision, and fled again before ultimately being apprehended by the New Mexico State Police.

These cases are prosecuted in partnership with the El Paso Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, along with Homeland Security Investigations El Paso, and assistance from other federal, state, and county agencies.

Officers will also on the lookout for other traffic safety violations such as drivers using cell phones, and those who fail to properly utilize seatbelts and child safety seats.

He was booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center and placed on standard administrative leave with the New Mexico State Police.

Bystanders reported seeing a person inside the building earlier, but a quick search of the building resulted in no one located within the structure.

Sunday marked the groundbreaking of a new chapter as Doña Ana Fire Rescue transitions Station 12 from volunteer to full-staffed career firefighters, strengthening our commitment to the community.

The Defense Department’s No. 1 priority is defending the homeland, said Rafael F. Leonardo, who is performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and hemispheric affairs.

Survivors revealed that smugglers charged approximately $1,500 per person for transportation.

Department officers may be assisted by other law enforcement agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Police or county sheriff’s offices.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requires that any business who assists veterans with benefit claims should be accredited through their agency.

Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN). 

FBI personnel will be assisted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Missing and Murdered Unit, and they will use the latest forensic evidence processing tools to solve cases and hold perpetrators accountable.

Area leaders sat down with KFOX 14 to discuss their reactions to the Young Park shooting.

The Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Dan Driscoll, visited Soldiers from 1-41IR, 2SBCT, 4th Infantry Division, near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, to observe their mission along the southern border.

Fire personnel responded to a vehicle vs. bicyclist this afternoon at McNutt Rd and Sunland Park Dr.

“We will surge resources as long as it takes to assist our federal partners in this effort.”

Instead of letting it cripple operations, it was rebuilt, strengthened safeguards and pressed forward with their mission — streamlining and securing communications for the U.S. military.

An arrest warrant was issued for Mr. Henderson on March 27, 2025, and he was taken into custody the same day by New Mexico State Police Investigation Bureau Agents and officers without incident in Ruidoso.

One person transported to the hospital by AMR with minor injuries.

FBI and Las Cruces Police are asking for the public’s assistance to locate Daniel Guereca.

No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

The Defense Department and a team of interagency partners led by the FBI engaged in an iteration of the Prominent Hunt exercise to validate the team’s ability to gather evidence to support presidential decision-making during a nuclear attack scenario.

China’s military buildup is ramping up, particularly its dual-use military-civilian shipyards and nuclear delivery platforms, adding that China has made its intentions clear that it intends to seize Taiwan by 2027. 

Las Cruces police hosted a news conference Tuesday morning to provide an update on the mass shooting that occurred March 21st at Young Park.

Under current leadership, public safety and a secure border are the top priorities for the District of New Mexico.

A Level 3 CONPLAN is an abbreviated operational plan that requires expansion and alteration to become a full-fledged operational order. 

About 12:20 p.m. Sunday, March 23, police arrested a 15-year-old boy and charged him with three open counts of murder.

Sunday morning, Las Cruces police arrested a third suspect for his involvement in Friday’s mass shooting at Young Park.

Las Cruces police have arrested one adult and one juvenile for their involvement in Friday’s mass shooting at Young Park

The deceased are men ages 19 and 18, and one 16-year-old boy. Names of the deceased and those who were injured will not be released at this time.