Category: Public Safety

The indictment accuses the defendants of various crimes, including engaging in a conspiracy to commit racketeering (RICO) activity and committing violent crimes in furtherance of the gang such as murder, attempted murder, and assault.

By activating the United States Military to engage in specifically military acts while on American soil rubs against Constitutional guardrails; however, once the Secretary of Defense makes the initial determination of what is, or isn’t, allowed, the next line of defense it the Judicial Branch of our government.

Chavez was wanted by the El Paso Police Department in connection with a shooting that occurred in El Paso, TX, on February 15, 2025.

Contractors, working nearby, witnessed and recorded video of Cobos throwing rocks at what appeared to be at least one dog in the backyard of the residence.

Traffic investigators believe the Trailblazer ran a stop sign before it was struck.

During a Feb. 15, 2025, discussion at the Munich Security Forum in Germany, Brown said the military is meeting its recruiting numbers. Source: Department of DefenseBy C. Todd LopezPhoto: Courtesy The military has no plans to bring back conscription as the all-volunteer force has served the United States well for decades, said Air Force Gen.…

Shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, Las Cruces police and fire were called to the report of a stabbing victim at a business on the 300 block of south Telshor Boulevard.

A Sunday morning mobile home fire displaced three residents and damaged electrical lines causing a temporary power outage to nearby homes.

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U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez announced his resignation today at the request of President Donald J. Trump, becoming one of over 20 U.S. Attorneys asked to step down amid the transition of presidential administrations.

Guantanamo Bay is “phenomenal”–a place built for migrants.

A Salvadoran national was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for biting a U.S. Border Patrol agent, and Mexican national faces federal charges for allegedly attempting to bribe a U.S. Border Patrol Agent after being apprehended for illegal re-entry into the United States.

U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command’s most senior leader pointed out three topics that have “direct implications for homeland defense” during a posture hearing today before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill.

A 5.0 earthquake hit Toyah, Texas at 10:23PM, and was followed by a 2.6 aftershock at 10:28PM. Facebook posts reporting shaking was felt in our broader community of Las Cruces all the way to Ruidoso.

Just after 3:30 a.m., DAFR crews responded to the fire at the 3300 Block of Winterhaven Drive.

LCFD assisted Dona Ana County Fire with a structure fire at the 3300 block of Winterhaven Dr early Friday morning.

Doña Ana County Fire Rescue hosted an advanced NFPA 1400 training session on February 7, offering regional fire service instructors hands-on drills, compliance strategies, and risk management techniques.

A former student doctor pleaded guilty to producing and possessing child sexual abuse material.

About 3:20 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, Las Cruces police and fire were dispatched to a two-vehicle rollover crash at the intersection of Griggs Avenue and Hermosa Street.

Upon graduation, each cadet will have successfully completed a 19-week law enforcement academy with 764 hours of rigorous and intensive training in state law, proper arrest procedures, mental health and de-escalation tactics, DWI training, physical agility, firearms qualifications, extensive use-of-force training and many other necessary skills required on the job.

On the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, LCFD’s Technical Rescue Team joined Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue, Organ Mountain Technical Rescue and New Mexico State Police with the search and recovery of a 63-year-old man who died as a result of a fall in the Organ Mountains.

United States Defense Secretary traveled to the southern border to see operations firsthand and interact with service members. U.S. Northern Command is the Defense Department’s operational lead for the employment of U.S. military forces.

The suspect is described only as a male with no additional information available at this time. The Criminal Investigations Section of the Las Cruces Police Department is actively investigating the incident.

The RTCC will use real-time information and technology to help law enforcement personnel better respond to priority callouts.

The five officers – three who previously retired from LCPD and returned to duty and two who are lateral hires from other agencies – completed an abbreviated four-week academy on Thursday and were sworn in by Third Judicial District Judge Conrad Perea.

The first flight of high-threat illegal aliens out of the United States arrived at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, today.

About 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, police received a report that a 20-year-old Las Cruces man became sick after consuming a drink allegedly delivered from a local fast-food restaurant.

A Mexican national faces federal charges after U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested him for allegedly attempting to smuggle two undocumented juveniles through New Mexico.

Last October, Ohio’s 192nd Quartermaster Company was attached to the “Tough Hombres” of the 90th Sustainment Brigade out of Arkansas. Their mission, to provide logistical support at the southern border.

DAFR crews arrived to the apartment within four minutes of being dispatched. Crews found a well-developed fire and called for backup from the Las Cruces Fire Department.

James Michael Melendrez, 31, is charged with an open count of murder and is initially being held without bond at the Dona Ana County Detention Center.

Las Cruces police are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred Tuesday near the intersection of Seventeenth Street and Picacho Avenue.