Category: Public Safety

About 12:20 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, firefighters were dispatched to the report of a structure fire at 1115 Nevada Avenue.

Last night, the Team responded for a mission in the organ mountains for two lost hikers.

Late in 1971, the Defense Communications Agency assumed control of the Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network.

Doña Ana County Fire Rescue crews quickly extinguished a fire at a home on Contreras Street in Berino, NM on Jan. 16. The local Red Cross was called to help the displaced family.

The Town Hall Meeting begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2024, in Council Chambers at Las Cruces City Hall, 700 N. Main St. The meeting is anticipated to last about two hours.

“New Mexico firefighters continue to support the efforts in southern California, working hard to protect structures in neighborhoods. We appreciate their bravery and dedication to protecting lives and property not only in New Mexico, but wherever they are needed.”

The FBI and DHS are concerned about possible copycat or retaliatory attacks due to the persistent appeal of vehicle ramming as a tactic for aspiring violent extremist attackers.

Albuquerqe Fire and Rescue will be joining multiple New Mexico Fire Departments to form a Strike Team that is traveling to California to assist with the firefighting efforts in Los Angeles County.

When the pedestrian exited the business and walked into the parking lot, Gonzalez drove forward and did not see the pedestrian. As a result, the Porsche struck the pedestrian.

The bicyclist was transported to Mountainview Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.

About 2 p.m. on July 17, 2024, officers responded to the report of a vehicle that crashed on the 900 block of south Melendres Street in Las Cruces.

Following a four-day trial and less than three hours of deliberation, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against two Nigerian nationals who participated in an international romance scheme.

Never provide your Social Security number, bank account details, credit card numbers, passwords, or PINs over the phone.

The Las Cruces Police Department has taken reports of eight firearms stolen from vehicles in eight days and, once again, is reminding owners to refrain from leaving guns unattended in vehicles.

Please adjust your travel plans and use alternate routes to avoid the affected areas. Crews are working to address the situation as quickly as possible.

“On this day, four years ago, police officers were brutally assaulted while bravely defending the United States Capitol. They were punched, tackled, tased, and attacked with chemical agents that burned their eyes and skin.”

The initiative aims to enhance motorist safety and decrease the number of crashes by maintaining a strong law enforcement presence.

At 5:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, Las Cruces firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at 675 Avenida de Mesilla. Crews arrived to find heavy fire coming from the commercial building.

Las Cruces Police are investigating an incident involving a local couple who were found deceased in their home on the 4000 Block of Gila Trail at about 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, December 29, 2024.

The FBI is investigating this matter as an act of terrorism. The FBI, the ATF, the Justice Department’s National Security Division, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana will continue to work with our law enforcement partners and will deploy every available resource to conduct this investigation.

State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols; and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during January 2025.

Just before 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, on the 1800 block of S. Espina, a call to report a shooting was made directing LCPD officers to respond to Frenger Park. 

During the four-hour operation, New Mexico State Police officers contacted over 400 drivers, issued 585 citations, and made 15 arrests, 3 of which were DWIs.

In the previous fiscal year, FY2024, DHS removed or returned more than 742,000 individuals, more than any year since FY2010, including four large scale flights to China in the past six months.

The education and training cadets receive during LCPD’s academy exceeds requirements established by the New Mexico Department of Public Safety.

The National Fire Protection Association offers a number of recommendations to help you stay safer while picking, putting up, decorating and disposing of a Christmas tree

A Mexican national extradited to the United States from Mexico in 2023 pleaded guilty today to leading a human smuggling conspiracy operating in Mexicali on the U.S.-Mexico border for several years.

All six graduates will have completed a 24-week state-certified academy and passed comprehensive exams that make them eligible for their New Mexico peace officer certification.

The team competed against HNT teams from Dallas, Phoenix, Portland and Palm Beach amongst other cities.

Diego Leyva has been charged with (4) Open Counts of First-Degree Murder.

Throughout his career, Monty played a crucial role in keeping communities safe, utilizing his keen senses and specialized training to detect explosives and assist in various high-stakes situations

Doña Ana County Fire Rescue crews joined forces with El Paso County firefighters, Friday evening.

The Integrated Protection Exercise which included a Mass Casualty event was designed, developed, and executed under the lens of the Bataan Memorial Death March. [Cover Photo: Courtesy]

If you receive such a call, hang up immediately and report it to local law enforcement.

Vehicle warm-up thefts can happen when, during cold weather months, an automobile is started and left unattended to warm the cabin or defrost the windshield.