Category: Public Safety

The Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) today announced a settlement with Hilcorp Energy Company resolving Clean Air Act and New Mexico state law violations at the company’s oil and gas production operations in New Mexico.

Those who wish to ask Mayor Eric Enriquez questions are encouraged to submit those queries as a comment on this post on LCPD’s Facebook page.

The Swift Water Rescue Team includes Battalion Chief Jeremiah Lay, Lt. Daniel Eckhart, Driver Operator/Paramedic Nathan Tracey and Firefighter Paramedics Juan Joseph “YT” Ytuarte and Tyler Aguirre. The EMS team includes Driver Operator/Paramedic James VonSchriltz and Advanced EMT Ariana Reyes.

Fake medications can lead to serious health risks including harmful side effects, ineffective treatment and even death.

The pilot who died Sunday, Oct. 20, during the second day of the 2024 Las Cruces Air and Space Expo has been identified as Charles Thomas “Chuck” Coleman who was based out of California.

Zuñiga fue extraditado desde Perú en marzo para enfrentar cargos relacionados con el entramado y se declaró culpable de conspiración para cometer fraude postal y electrónico en julio.

“Our joint motion to terminate additional provisions of this consent decree demonstrates that the Justice Department has come even closer to its ultimate goal of ensuring constitutional and effective policing in Albuquerque.”

Las Cruces police collected 133 shopping carts during the two-day collection period before enforcement of the new Shopping Cart Ordinance is initiated. Source: City of Las Cruces On Oct. 10, the first day of the Shopping Cart Collection Initiative, 60 carts were relinquished at two separate locations within Las Cruces. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, another…

The Las Cruces Fire Department encourages residents and apartment dwellers to check their smoke alarms, and ensure they are properly working.

Most of the shopping carts relinquished Thursday, Oct. 10, belonged to seven retail establishments. The ownership of three of the carts could not be determined.

New Mexico State University student Aubrey Marie Owen has been located and is safe in Nevada. NMSU Police want to thank the community for help in this situation.

Police-initiated contact includes being stopped by police while driving or riding as a passenger in a motor vehicle (a traffic stop), being stopped by police while in a public place or parked vehicle (a street stop), being arrested and being contacted for some other reason.

Federal prosecutors have filed charges against several individuals for assaulting U.S. Border Patrol agents in separate incidents along the southern border, highlighting an ongoing concern for officer safety.

This essential training is part of the department’s commitment to equipping its cadets with the skills to respond to domestic violence situations, which are often complex and dangerous.

Residents should be aware that there may still be some residual smoke in the air as it clears.

The temporary storage of personal belongings is free of charge for the unhoused population.

Despite the fire burning for nearly 24 hours, crews have successfully contained it to the original building.

Officers with the Las Cruces Police Department responded to a report of a shooting and found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound.

The Shopping Cart Collection Initiative is an opportunity for anyone who has possession of a shopping cart to relinquish it without consequences.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, on June 18, 2019, while working as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer at the Columbus Port of Entry, Oscar Orrantia, 38, encountered John Doe, a 63-year-old U.S. citizen.

Firefighters entered the building and located flames within the walls of the home.

Shortly before noon on Saturday, Sept. 28, firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at L & P Building Supply at 101 N. Archuleta Rd.

The Las Cruces Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Jazlyn Diaz, who was last seen on September 28, 2024, near the 1700 block of Dogwood St.

Exposed and vulnerable OT/ICS systems may allow cyber threat actors to use default credentials, conduct brute force attacks, or use other unsophisticated methods to access these devices and cause harm. 

In the last few weeks, three Las Cruces teenagers have been charged for posting threats to their social media accounts. The students charged were ages 11, 13 and 15.

In recent years, many cities, towns, and counties across the country have experienced substantial increases in community gun violence.

This funding will go to support a wide range of efforts, from hiring new law enforcement officers and keeping our schools safe, to expanding programs that support law enforcement mental health and wellness services and combating the distribution and trafficking of illicit drugs.

This year marks the fifth anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart that claimed the lives of 23 and wounded 22 more.

The 11-year-old girl, who police will not publicly identify because of her age, was charged with making a threat of a school shooting.

Las Cruces police have arrested two students suspected of making online threats to carry out shootings at local schools.

The introductory information provided was general in nature, but it was stated how much of the general crime in our broader community it linked to the trafficking of, and addiction to, narcotics.

Sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols are intended to reduce and eliminate the number of motorists who drive while intoxicated or impaired.