Category: Public Safety
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![Police Seek Missing 12-year-old Las Cruces Boy [UPDATE: MISSING BOY FOUND]](https://lascrucesdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Document-5.jpg)
Police Seek Missing 12-year-old Las Cruces Boy [UPDATE: MISSING BOY FOUND]
Police are asking for the public’s help locating a 12-year-old Las Cruces boy who has not been seen by his foster parents since early Sunday evening.
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Human Smuggling Guide Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison
A Mexican citizen was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a dangerous human smuggling conspiracy.
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Intuit, makers of popular payroll software, deprived more than 2,500 employees of more than $555,000 in overtime pay
US Department of Labor recovers $555K for more than 2,500 Intuit employees after software provider’s recordkeeping errors denied overtime wages.
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National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in 193 Defendants Charged and Over $2.75 Billion in False Claims
Massive enforcement actions hit Arizona and Texas–miss New Mexico.
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National Institute of Justice Term of the Month — Short Tandem Repeats
Welcome to NIJ’s Term of the Month. Each month we are featuring a term from our scientific research portfolios informing significant American justice system issues and solutions.
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Las Cruces Woman Located
Ramona Marie Gonzales, the 46-year-old Las Cruces woman reported missing on Saturday, June 29, has been located and is safe.
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Our Broader Community Peppered with Reports of Stabbings and Shootings: Crimes Against Persons and Entities Dispatch Report (Blotter 6/12-6/18)
Our broader community saw over 7,000 dispatch records created for the week ending June 18, 2024.
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![Police, ATF, Investigate Gun Shop Burglary [UPDATED 1:11 PM, June 25]](https://lascrucesdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Document-8.jpg)
Police, ATF, Investigate Gun Shop Burglary [UPDATED 1:11 PM, June 25]
Las Cruces police and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are investigating Sunday morning’s theft of 30 firearms from a local gun shop.
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Boy, 2, Drowns in Backyard Swimming Pool in Las Cruces
A 2-year-old Las Cruces boy drowned Monday evening in a backyard swimming pool.
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Las Cruces Police Seek Suspect in Telshor Shooting
Las Cruces police are asking for the public’s help locating 30-year-old Sergio Guadalupe Jacquez who is believed to be responsible for a shooting that critically injured a man Sunday afternoon on Telshor Boulevard.
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Police ID Four Killed in Separate Double-Homicides
Las Cruces police are continuing to investigate Sunday’s double-homicide on the East Mesa while an arrest has been made in the double-homicide that occurred on Wofford Drive.
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Business and Community Safety is Topic of “Bridging the Badge” Livestream by Las Cruces Police
The Las Cruces Police Department’s next Bridging the Badge livestream, scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, will discuss what local businesses are proactively doing to improve safety at their properties and for their customers.
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Las Cruces Police Investigate Two Separate Double-Homicides–PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT
Las Cruces police are investigating two separate double-homicides that occurred Sunday morning within a span of less than 11 hours.
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![Man shot and dies after reportedly fleeing from Mesilla Marshal’s and Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Officers [Updated–Video Content]](https://lascrucesdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/638525104275100000.jpeg)
Man shot and dies after reportedly fleeing from Mesilla Marshal’s and Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Officers [Updated–Video Content]
The Officer Involved Shooting Task Force was activated immediately after an incident and a full investigation has begun.
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Theft Remains Prevalent Across Our Broader Community: Crimes Against Persons and Entities Dispatch Report (Blotter 6/5-6/11)
Below, please find those responses involving possible crimes against people and/or entities–including theft, robbery, assault and more.
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FDA Contends Dollar Tree Continued to Sell Potentially Lead-Laced Applesauce for Months After Recall
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is continuing to take steps following the investigation of lead and chromium in apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches this past fall that was prompted by findings of elevated blood lead levels in children.
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Deceased man found in river
On Sunday June 16 at approximately 8:12 p.m. Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch received a call of a possible drowning involving one adult and two children.
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Man Charged in Picacho Shooting that Injured Woman
Las Cruces police arrested the man believed to be responsible for Saturday evening’s shooting that injured a woman on west Picacho Avenue.
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Theft Prevalent Across Our Broader Community: Crimes Against Persons and Entities Dispatch Report (5/29-6/4)
Follow Las Cruces Digest on Facebook to get weekly updates. Our broader community saw close to 4,000 dispatch responses by public safety officers for the week ending June 4, 2024.
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Methamphetamine Trafficking Offenses in the Federal Criminal Justice System
The United States Sentencing Commission today released a new report examining trends in methamphetamine trafficking offenses and sentencing and the effects of increasing purity of methamphetamine over time.
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Justice Department Secures More Than 500 Prosecutions Under New Firearms Statutes Enacted by Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
The Justice Department announced it has charged more than 500 defendants under the new criminal provisions of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which Congress enacted, and the President signed in June 2022.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RECOVERS $253K FOR 19 RESTAURANT WORKERS WHOSE ALBUQUERQUE EMPLOYER WITHHELD TIPS, WAGES AT TWO FRANCHISE LOCATIONS
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employers violated federal law by keeping part of the employee’s tips.
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Police Investigate Death of Man
Las Cruces police are investigating the death of a 35-year-old man whose body was discovered Saturday morning in an undeveloped area off Valley View Avenue.