A Las Cruces man suspected of using a hammer to critically injure his stepfather on Friday has been charged with attempted murder. Alejandro Nevarez, 28, of the 1100 block of Lees Drive, is charged with a second-degree felony count of attempted murder, a third-degree felony count of aggravated battery againstRead More →
Mother Suspected of Exposing Children to Meth, Failing to Report Abuse Police arrested a Las Cruces woman suspected of exposing her young daughters to methamphetamine and interfering with the investigation of sexual assault allegations made against her uncle, who was arrested in October. Kaylee Robyn Scoughton, 25, ofRead More →
Woman Suspected of Using Vehicle as Weapon in Sunday Incident Las Cruces police arrested a woman suspected of intentionally ramming her vehicle into a home Sunday while trying to run over two women who know her ex-boyfriend. Amanda Gonzales, 25, of the 2200 block of Holiday Avenue, is charged withRead More →
Las Cruces Utilities Warns of Possible Scam Regarding Water Sample Collection Las Cruces Utilities (LCU), which provides gas, water, wastewater, and solid waste service to the Las Cruces area, is advising that an unknown person may be approaching citizens stating they need to collect a water sample to test forRead More →
DASO Requests Public Assistance The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID) is requesting the help of the public in identifying the male and female seen in the photographs. The male and female recently walked out of a store in Mesquite, NM with several hundred dollars worth ofRead More →
UTVs Stolen from Valley Drive Kubota Dealership Police are looking for the suspect or suspects who stole three new utility terrain vehicles from a Las Cruces dealership earlier this week. On Wednesday, Oct. 14, Las Cruces police learned that three UTVs were stolen from the Kubota dealership at 1675Read More →
Avoid Being Victim of Vehicle Warm-up Theft Las Cruces Police remind drivers who warm up their vehicles to refrain from leaving them unattended as they can be stolen within seconds. Surveillance video from an Oct. 6 incident on Sombrero Court shows that it took less than 15 seconds for theRead More →
Crime Stoppers is offering up to $1,000 for information that helps identify the man suspected of stealing a shotgun during a residential burglary on Hernandez Road. The burglary occurred about 2 Friday afternoon, on the 1400 block of Hernandez Road. A video surveillance camera recorded the man as a walkedRead More →
Solano Crash Injures Three Teens The Sunday morning single-vehicle crash that closed a portion of Solano Drive sent three teenagers to area hospitals. About 4:20 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, Las Cruces police were dispatched to the crash that occurred near 130 north Solano Drive. Officers arrived to findRead More →
The Las Cruces utility payment drop box located in the parking lot between City Hall and Thomas Branigan Memorial Library was vandalized late Wednesday, or early Thursday, of last week. Oct. 1. If you made a payment late last week, it would be a good idea to check with theRead More →
