Category Archives: Mesilla Valley News
LCPD Plans Sobriety Checkpoint, Saturation Patrol for September
Las Cruces police will conduct at least one sobriety checkpoint and one saturation patrol within city limits before the end of September. Sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols are intended to re...
Sep 06, 2024
'Not in Vain' Records More Than 120 Arrests and 320 Citations in First Month
Operation Not in Vain, a months-long crime reduction project in memory of fallen Las Cruces Police Department Officer Jonah Hernandez, has generated 77 felony arrests, 50 misdemeanor arrests and more ...
Sep 05, 2024 Law enforcement officers from several local and federal agencies are participating in Operation Not in Vain, a months-long project in memory of fallen Las Cruces Police Department Officer Jonah Hernandez.
LCPD Accepting Applications for Upcoming Academy
The Las Cruces Police Department is accepting applications for its training academy that is tentatively set to begin in March 2025. Applications for Police Cadet must be submitted no later than Dec. 2...
Sep 03, 2024
NMSP Investigates OIS involving the Las Cruces Police Department
Note: Las Cruces Police Department is sharing this news release issued by New Mexico State Police. Alamogordo, NM - On August 29, 2024, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was requested ...
Sep 02, 2024
Suspect Arrested in Buchanan Avenue Stabbing Death
Police have arrested the suspect believed to be responsible for Thursday morning's stabbing death of a 30-year-old man in Las Cruces. Selena Carrillo, 28, was arrested Thursday and is charged with mur...
Aug 30, 2024
Update with Bureau of Land Management
Mesilla Valley News welcomes our friends from the Bureau of Land Management to give us an update on the latest that is happening with the public lands and what folks can anticipate heading into the la...
Aug 30, 2024
Automatic Aid Agreement Signed by Fire Departments
In a landmark initiative to enhance regional emergency response capabilities, Doa Ana County and the New Mexico State University Fire Department, the City of Sunland Park, the City of Las Cruces, the ...
Aug 28, 2024 Chiefs from local fire departments have signed an Automatic Aid Agreement to help enhance public safety and emergency services throughout Dona Ana County. Pictured, left to right, are Las Cruces Fire Department Chief Jason Smith, New Mexico State University Fire Chief Johnny Carrillo, Mesilla Fire Chief Greg Whited, Dona Ana Fire Rescue Chief Shannon Cherry, Sunland Park Fire Chief Daniel Medrano and NASA/WSMR Deputy Fire Chief Jimmy Herrera.
Bridging the Badge to Focus on Youth Services
The Las Cruces Police Department's next Bridging the Badge livestream, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 27, will focus on youth services provided by the City of Las Cruces. Ryan Steinmetz and Sofia Hughes,...
Aug 27, 2024
Shoplifter Identified and Arrested
Las Cruces Police Department identified and arrested David Alan Leonard, 32, for shoplifting after a video posted to social media showed a theft at a local retail store. With the assistance of Retail ...
Aug 23, 2024
Retail Crime Operation Nets More than $8,000 in Stolen Merchandise
A retail crime operation conducted by Las Cruces police, the Department of Homeland Security and retail store investigators resulted in one arrest and the recovery of more than $8,000 in stolen mercha...
Aug 21, 2024 Some of the stolen merchandise recovered during the operation included clothing, cleaning supplies, health and beauty supplies, hardware, electronics, household goods and building supplies.
