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Murder Suspect Located, Arrested in California

Jimmy Levi Rogers, the 29-year-old man suspected in the Aug. 16 shooting death of Ezekiel Diaz on Lohman Avenue, was located and arrested Wednesday in California.   Rogers was arrested on a warrant Wednesday, Sept. 22, by law enforcement...

Police Seek Suspects Who Vandalized School

Police are hoping to identify several individuals responsible for last week’s vandalism at Las Cruces High School.   Surveillance videos show several people – believed to be teenagers or young adults – jumping a wrought iron fence and en...

Suspect in Tuesday Afternoon Shooting Arrested

Las Cruces police have arrested a Roswell man who is believed to be responsible for Tuesday afternoon’s shooting that injured the 32-year-old passenger of a fleeing car.   Raul Angel Castillo-Hernandez, 24, of the 600 block of east Apple...

Police Offer Safety Tips for Realtors

Realtors often work alone in unfamiliar spaces, at unusual hours and with customers they may not necessarily know.  Those circumstances often make their work risky, at best, and potentially dangerous.  September is Realtor Safety Month, ...

Tuesday Afternoon Shooting Injures Man

Las Cruces police are investigating a Tuesday afternoon shooting that injured a 32-year-old man.   Just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, police and fire personnel were dispatched to the report of a gunshot victim on the 2400 block of Son...

Fire Damages Vehicle and Mobile Home

Las Cruces firefighters extinguished a blaze that damaged a vehicle and a mobile home on 14^th Street early Saturday morning.  About 2:20 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, firefighters were dispatched to 809 14^th Street where they found a vehicle and near...

Crime Stoppers Seeks Info on 2017 Homicide

Las Cruces/Dona Ana County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information that helps solve the April 2017 shooting death of Benjamin Montoya.   At about 6 a.m. Saturday, April 22, Las Cruces police were dispatched to...

Police Warn of Fictitious Calls Purportedly by Law Enforcement

Law enforcement personnel have learned that someone is attempting to perpetrate a scam using the name of a Las Cruces Police Department officer.   In at least two instances, a caller has identified himself as “Detective Michael Henke” fr...

Sexual Assault Suspect May Have Additional Victims in Las Cruces, West Texas

Police have arrested a 53-year-old man suspected of sexually assaulting a Las Cruces teenager, and investigators believe there may be additional victims in New Mexico and possibly in three west Texas cities.   Carlos Ovalle, 53, of the 1...

Volunteers Sought for Crisis Intervention Response Team

The Las Cruces Police Department’s Victims’ Assistance Unit is accepting applications for volunteers interested in joining CIRT – the Crisis Intervention Response Team.  The Crisis Intervention Response Team works with police officers and detecti...

Valley Drive Fire Under Investigation

Fire in a vacant building was quickly extinguished by Las Cruces firefighters late Tuesday evening.  Shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, Las Cruces firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at 1400 S. Valley Dr. Crews arrived to find...

LCPD Plans Sobriety Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols in September

Sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols – intended to reduce and eliminate the number of motorists who drive while intoxicated – will be conducted by Las Cruces police within city limits through the month of September. 

Police will also be on ...