Two Las Cruces women charged after police find missing teen hiding in closet
Las Cruces police charged two women after finding a teenage runaway who had been missing for more than a year hiding in a closet.
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Court records: Las Cruces teen accused of opening fire after alleged drug-sale encounter
Court records allege an 18-year-old Las Cruces man opened fire on three people after an encounter near an Idaho Avenue gas station. Prosecutors are seeking pretrial detention.
Las Cruces moves toward bringing back automated traffic cameras
Las Cruces officials are moving toward a new automated traffic-enforcement program as the city weighs speed cameras, red-light cameras, mobile units and privacy safeguards.
155 citations issued in joint Las Cruces-NMSU traffic operation
Las Cruces and NMSU police issued 155 traffic citations during a three-hour enforcement operation along University Avenue on the first day of fall classes.
Details emerge in El Paso arrest of Las Cruces crime spree suspect
New details reveal what happened inside an El Paso home before Jesus Angel Cortez, a suspect in a Las Cruces crime spree, was arrested.
Las Cruces councilors push for stronger oversight of Flock surveillance cameras
Las Cruces councilors are calling for stronger oversight of Flock surveillance cameras, including city-level rules, audits and a public data transparency portal.
Las Cruces man accused of threatening girlfriend with rifle while intoxicated
Las Cruces police arrested Treyvon Stigler after investigators say he threatened his girlfriend with a rifle while intoxicated and later refused to come out for officers.
Man accused of second knife-point robbery attempt on North Main in six months
Las Cruces police say Aaron Padilla tried to rob a North Main Street Valero with a knife Sunday while already facing another attempted armed robbery case from February.
Las Cruces man accused in drive-by shooting that injured father, 11-year-old son
Las Cruces police arrested Jesus Angel Cortez, 26, after a drive-by shooting Sunday injured a 34-year-old man and his 11-year-old son near Solano Drive and Missouri Avenue.
