Category: Public Safety

The fire academy will begin Feb. 24, 2025. If enough qualified applicants are received, the pool of candidates may be used to fill a second fire academy that’s tentatively set to begin in July 2025. Each fire academy could have as many as 20 Fire Cadets in each class.

BJS released a new Just the Stats report: Socio-Emotional Consequences of Violent Crime, 2022. This brief online report describes the percentages of violent victimizations where the victim reported experiencing socio-emotional consequences of crimes, namely moderate to severe emotional distress, significant problems with friends or family, or significant problems with their job or schoolwork.

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland were in New Mexico today to highlight the work in helping address public safety, including the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) and human trafficking crises throughout Indian Country.

A female accomplice of Babitz, whose name and age are unknown at this time, fled from the crash and has not yet been identified or located. She was last seen on the 2400 block of Missouri Avenue in Las Cruces, and it appears she cut her hair, a braid, to avoid being recognized.

A Santa Fe, N.M., murder suspect was arrested Saturday evening in Las Cruces but not before he and an accomplice allegedly committed an armed robbery at local fast-food restaurant and carjacked a Chevrolet Impala from a woman.

Police Department milestone! Meet our first members of our City’s very own Honor Guard! Source: City of Anthony NM (via Facebook) Sgt. Julian Martinez, Ofc. Sergio Martinez, and Ofc. Lucas Allen. Congratulations on graduating from the El Paso Sector Border Patrol Honor Guard Academy today! The Honor Guard represents the ultimate pride in the law…

Congratulations to 23 new law enforcement officers for choosing to protect our communities. They graduated from the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Academy #28 on Friday, August 9, 2024, and received their badges, pinned by family members.

New Mexico State University Police worked with several regional law enforcement agencies to conduct an active-shooter and suspicious-package training exercise at NMSU’s Branson Library Thursday.

“This victory against Google is an historic win for the American people.”

The Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against TikTok Inc., ByteDance Ltd., and their affiliates (together, TikTok) for violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and its implementing regulations (COPPA) in connection with the popular…

An El Paso contractor could have prevented a 37-year-old employee from suffering fatal injuries in February 2024 by following federally required safety standards to avoid trench collapses, the same failure for which the U.S. Department of Labor has cited the employer six times since 2015.

A 52-year-old woman was rescued by Las Cruces firefighters and transported to a local hospital Monday with potential life-threatening injuries.

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.

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.

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.

Las Cruces Police arrested two 15-year-old students who were in possession of firearms at Organ Mountain High School Thursday morning.

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.

Las Cruces police are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of a 44-year-old man late Wednesday evening.

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.

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.

The Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority has announced the launch of a new online reporting system for non-emergency incidents.

US Department of Labor recovers $555K for more than 2,500 Intuit employees after software provider’s recordkeeping errors denied overtime wages.

The man who witnessed and intervened in the Feb. 11, 2024, fatal attack of Las Cruces Police Department Officer Jonah Hernandez has been identified as 29-year-old Issiah Astorga.

A candlelight vigil in Las Cruces and funeral services in El Paso are planned for fallen Las Cruces Police Department Officer Jonah Hernandez.

“This is an evil world. There is evil in our beautiful city. As officers, we see it every day.”

Police Continue to Ask for Tips in 1990 LC Bowl Case.