CRIME & SAFETY
Las Cruces mother mourns death of 14-year-old son as case against teen shooter wraps up
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14) — Zachariah Guzman, or Zach, as he was known by his friends and family, died after being shot by a 15-year-old boy in a Las Cruces neighborhood near Organ Mountain High School. KFOX14 sat down exclusively with Guzman's mother, who said her son was sweet,...
Las Cruces man found guilty of possessing an unregistered firearm and illegally receiving ammunition while under indictment
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A Las Cruces man, 32-year-old Delbert Tyler Trevino, has been found guilty by a federal jury of possessing an unregistered short-barreled AR-15, and illegally receiving ammunition while under indictment. Court documents say the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office issued a search warrant for Trevino's home in connection to a homicide The post Las Cruces man found guilty of possessing an unregistered firearm and illegally receiving ammunition while under indictment appeared first on KVIA.
Migrants-turned-smugglers told to drive through Border Patrol checkpoint
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Two Mexican migrants are facing federal charges for allegedly agreeing to drive 11 other unauthorized non-citizens through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint last week. Tuesday’s arrest of Antonio Ordaz Garcia and Manuel Olivares Rodriguez on a highway west of Las Cruces, New Mexico,...
Officials investigate cause of fire that damaged vacant warehouse in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — A fire that broke out Wednesday at a vacant warehouse in Las Cruces is currently being investigated after firefighters found signs of "recent activity inside the building," the Las Cruces Fire Department announced Friday. According to LCFD, a vacant warehouse in the 1700 block...
Crime Stoppers offers reward for information on February shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Crime Stoppers of Las Cruces-Dona Ana County is offering up to $1,000 for information that helps identify the person or people responsible for severely beating and shooting a man back in February, according to the Las Cruces Police Department. The Police Department says during the early hours of Tuesday morning, […]
Las Cruces police tackle rising violent crime, unveil new strategies at town hall
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14) — The Las Cruces Police Department hosted a town hall to discuss crime statistics Thursday evening. In a packed city hall, members of the Las Cruces community gathered to hear LCPD's plans to reduce crime in the city. People who attended the town hall told...
El Paso man sentenced to over 21 years for deadly kidnapping
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso man was sentenced Wednesday, April 24 to 262 months in prison for kidnapping resulting in death, the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas announced in a press release. According to court documents, Armando Leonardo Moreno aka Cholo, 21, served as a soldier in a transnational […]
Train crash blocks several railroad crossings in Las Cruces
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A crash involving a train and a vehicle is expected to temporarily close several railroad crossings in Las Cruces. According to the Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD), the crash happened around 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24 at the intersection of South Main Street and West Union Avenue. LCPD says […]
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