FBI seeks information in three Roswell homicide investigations
The FBI, Roswell police and Chaves County sheriff’s deputies are seeking information in three homicide investigations involving men found dead in and near Roswell this summer.
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17-year-old pleads guilty to second-degree murder in Las Cruces house party shooting
Kenneth Perez, 17, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and three aggravated battery charges in a 2025 Las Cruces house party shooting that killed Lance Chavez.
13-year-old sentenced to two years in CYFD custody in Chris Carnero shooting death
A 13-year-old was sentenced to two years in CYFD custody after pleading no contest in the shooting death of 13-year-old Chris Carnero in Las Cruces.
Las Cruces gang investigation leads to federal charges, seizure of guns and drugs
A multi-agency gang investigation in Las Cruces led to federal and state charges, the seizure of 19 firearms and large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Deming man sentenced to more than eight years for machine gun, cocaine trafficking offenses
A Deming man was sentenced to 101 months in federal prison after admitting he carried a machine gun during cocaine trafficking and fled a Border Patrol checkpoint at about 140 mph.
Las Cruces man accused of kidnapping girlfriend, leading police on high-speed pursuit
A Las Cruces man faces kidnapping and other charges after police say he threatened and assaulted his girlfriend, then led officers on a high-speed pursuit.
Man accused of stabbing roommate 26 times at Anthony RV park
Alejandro Mustafat is accused of stabbing a friend at an Anthony RV park, leaving the victim with 26 knife wounds across his body and head.
Las Cruces police warn of copper wire thefts from light poles, construction sites
Las Cruces police are asking residents to report suspicious activity near light poles and construction sites after roughly 100 copper wire thefts since November.
Republican Party official charged in fatal hit-and-run near Las Cruces
Kimberly Skaggs, identified in court filings as RPNM treasurer, was charged after deputies say she left the scene of a fatal crash near Las Cruces.
