Category: Public Safety
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Las Cruces Firefighters Rescue Woman from Burning Home
A 52-year-old woman was rescued by Las Cruces firefighters and transported to a local hospital Monday with potential life-threatening injuries.
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Move Over BAT-Mobile; Make Room for the Mobile Crime Scene Vehicle (the “Hash”-Mobile)
This latest addition to the DASO fleet is a state-of-the-art vehicle, designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of crime scene investigations.
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Sheriff’s Office will conduct sobriety checkpoints through August
The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office will conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols during the month of August, in an effort to reduce the number of crashes, injuries and deaths related to driving while intoxicated.
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Justice Department Reaches Settlement with City of El Paso, Texas, and Its Contractors for Auctioning Over 170 Vehicles Owned by Servicemembers
The United States’ complaint, which was filed on Feb. 2, 2023, alleges that the City and its contractors auctioned or otherwise disposed of over 170 vehicles owned by protected servicemembers without first obtaining court orders allowing them to do so.
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Las Cruces Fire Department to Host Public Meetings in August
The Las Cruces Fire Department is hosting at least three public meetings in August to share information on current services provided and gather feedback on how the department can best serve its community.
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Public Safety Composite Blotter July 17 to July 23, 2024
Subscribe to the Daily Las Cruces Digest to receive details of the public safety events listed in this blotter.
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Las Cruces Police Arrest Two Students for Possessing Firearms at a School
Las Cruces Police arrested two 15-year-old students who were in possession of firearms at Organ Mountain High School Thursday morning.
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LCFD, Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue Help in ATV Crash
Las Cruces firefighters and Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue helped save a 24-year-old man who was injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash Tuesday evening.
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Las Cruces Police Investigate Fatal Shooting
Las Cruces police are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of a 44-year-old man late Wednesday evening.
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‘Operation Not in Vain’ Begins Aug. 5
The Las Cruces Police Department is teaming with several local and federal law enforcement agencies for Operation Not in Vain, a months-long crime reduction project in memory of fallen Officer Jonah Hernandez.
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Cooperative Operation Targets Retail Theft, Nets 14 Arrests
Officers from New Mexico State Police and the Las Cruces Police Department teamed together on a retail theft operation held Friday that resulted in 14 arrests – nine physical arrests and five criminal citations that mandate a court appearance.
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Departamento de Trabajo recupera $475K para 32 empleados a los que dueño de Juan’s Flaming Fajitas & Cantina en Las Vegas no pagó sobretiempo (Bilingual Post)
El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. ha recuperado $475,385 en salarios no pagados y compensación por daños del dueño de tres restaurantes Juan’s Flaming Fajitas & Cantina en Las Vegas y Henderson que no combinó las horas trabajadas por 32 empleados en más de una ubicación y negó inapropiadamente los salarios por sobretiempo ganados por…
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Twelfth Defendant Pleads Guilty in Transnational Scheme to Defraud Spanish-Speaking U.S. Consumers
A Peruvian national pleaded guilty today for his participation in a transnational mail and wire fraud conspiracy.
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Departamento de Trabajo busca a 72 trabajadores de costura para entregarles salarios, compensación tras recuperar $1,1M en investigación en Los Ángeles (bilingual post)
El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. ha recuperado más de $1,1 millones en salarios no pagados y compensación por daños de operadores de un contratista textil de Los Ángeles que negó deliberadamente el pago de horas extras a sus empleados.
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Sheriff’s Office asks for help identifying man
Late in the evening of July 23 and early July 24, a man wearing black shorts, a gray shirt with white shoes and a black coat with the hood pulled over his head broke the glass doors of the Circle K in the 2600 block of Doña Ana Road.
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Las Cruces Police Department encourages “Laterals” and Recently Retired to apply
The Las Cruces Police Department is accepting applications for lateral transfers and recent retirees who have been retired for less than eight years.
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Possible Hit-and-Run Injures Bicyclist
Las Cruces police are investigating what’s believed to be a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a bicyclist early Tuesday morning. Source: City of Las Cruces Shortly before 5 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, police and fire were dispatched to the corner of Amador Avenue and Motel Boulevard, in front of the TA Travel Center, after a…
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Bridging the Badge to Feature Chief, Deputy Chiefs
The Las Cruces Police Department’s next Bridging the Badge livestream, scheduled for Tuesday, July 30, will give viewers the opportunity to meet Chief Jeremy Story and his two deputy chiefs, Sean Mullen and Eric Urenda.
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FinCEN, OFAC, and FBI Issue Joint Notice on Timeshare Fraud Associated with Mexico-Based Transnational Criminal Organizations
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice to financial institutions on the methodologies, financial typologies, and red flag indicators associated with timeshare fraud orchestrated by Mexico-based transnational criminal organizations (TCOs).
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Sheriff’s Office warns of scam arrest orders
The Sheriff’s Office is aware of fake orders of arrest being sent via smartphones.
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Raising Awareness of Efforts to Disrupt “Trafficking in Persons”
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons–OVC is the largest federal funder of services for human trafficking victims in the Nation.
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Volunteers Sought for Las Cruces Victims Advocate Team
The Las Cruces Police Department’s Victims Assistance Unit is accepting applications for individuals interested in becoming a volunteer with the Victims Advocate Team.
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Google Insists on Promoting Old News
Albuquerque PD’s Child Exploitation Detectives arrested Dr. Kevin Weiss, Manuel Gomez, and Irick Charles during “Operation Phoenix.”
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New Mexico Department of Justice launches investigation into Memorial Medical Center
At the Doña Ana County Government Center in Las Cruces, Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced that the New Mexico Department of Justice is launching an investigation into Memorial Medical Center following allegations including refusing to treat cancer patients, failing to screen patients for financial assistance and more.
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Meet the Chief and Deputy Chiefs in July’s Bridging the Badge
The Las Cruces Police Department’s next Bridging the Badge livestream, scheduled for Tuesday, July 30, will give viewers the opportunity to meet Chief Jeremy Story and his two deputy chiefs, Sean Mullen and Eric Urenda.
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Department of Labor announces settlement with Dollar General requiring corporate-wide safety investments in stores nationwide
Agreement will facilitate safer environments for thousands of workers nationwide.
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Justice Department Leads Efforts Among Federal, International, and Private Sector Partners to Disrupt Covert Russian Government-Operated Social Media Bot Farm
Russia’s State-Run RT News Network Developed and Federal Security Service Operated the Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Bot Farm to Disseminate Disinformation to Sow Discord in the United States and Elsewhere
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MVRDA Launches Non-Emergency Online Reporting Platform
The Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority has announced the launch of a new online reporting system for non-emergency incidents.
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According to the Department of Labor, at lease one company is using the courts to enforce “Sixteen Tons” labor standards
“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
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Sobriety Checkpoint Planned for July
The Las Cruces Police Department will conduct at least one sobriety checkpoint within city limits before the end of July.
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Racism Reaches Far and Hits Close to Home: Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Our Local District Attorney
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.
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State an Local Police Team Together on Crime Reduction Projects
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.
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Two Men Arrested in Separate Shootings
Arrests have been made in separate shootings that critically injured two men in the last couple of weeks.
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Data Snapshot Reveals Alarming Depression Rates Among Youth
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.
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Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Stabbing
The man believed to be responsible for a fatal stabbing that occurred Saturday morning has been arrested and charged with murder.
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Sunday Morning Shooting in Las Cruces Injures Young Man [UPDATE: ARREST MADE]
Las Cruces police are investigating a shooting that injured an 18-year-old man Sunday morning.