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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez pushed back after a judge ordered a new trial in the police manslaughter case of former Las Cruces officer Brad Lunsford, arguing that juror-bias claims rely on publicly available record and should not undo a February conviction.
Las Cruces police arrested four teenagers in connection with a weekend burglary at a local gun store that resulted in several firearms being stolen.
Las Cruces police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and three people injured during a house party late Saturday on Bugatti Drive. Detectives are seeking cellphone video from attendees.
Police say a 28-year-old man was killed and a 37-year-old suspect wounded after a confrontation turned deadly outside Whiskey Dicks in Las Cruces early Saturday.
A Las Cruces man on probation for assaulting a peace officer was arrested this week on multiple felony warrants, including a 2024 domestic violence case and a separate 2025 shooting incident.
Chris Joe Apodaca, 51, was arrested after police say he choked and threatened a woman with a knife inside an East University Avenue apartment.
Las Cruces police identified Highway 70 and Red Hawk Golf Road as two of the city’s worst speeding corridors and will increase enforcement in the coming weeks.
Police say Caleb Dane Jaramillo caused nearly $18,000 in damage inside a Las Cruces home during a domestic incident that led to his felony arrest.
Las Cruces police issued 61 citations in a one-hour operation Thursday morning on Main Street, targeting speeders and other traffic offenses.
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