Off duty Los Cruces Police Officers Aid Motorist, Truck Fire
LOS CRUCES, NM – For the police officers of the Los Cruces Police Department, the job seems to never end and for three off-duty officers, this was true last Wednesday as they…
Las Cruces man charged after FBI traces school shooting threat to social media post
Albuquerque, NM – A Las Cruces man is facing federal charges after investigators linked him to an online threat to “shoot up a school” and later discovered a loaded firearm and ammunition…
La Oficina Regional de Laredo alienta los permisos de viaje en línea y consulta los tiempos de espera en la frontera a medida que comienzan los viajes de verano
LAREDO, Texas —Con el inminente fin de semana del Día de los Caídos a punto de dar inicio a la temporada de viajes de verano, la Oficina de Operaciones Aduaneras (OFO) de la…
One dead; five injured in rollover crash near Las Cruces, New Mexico
On February 6, 2023, at approximately 12:05 a.m., a black GMC Yukon SUV approached the U.S. Border Patrol immigration checkpoint located near mile marker 26 on State Highway 185, approximately 23 miles…
Las Cruces man faces federal firearms charge
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and James VanVliet, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Division of the Bureau of…
Las Cruces man charged after standoff with police
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and James VanVliet, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Division of the Bureau of…
CBP Observa una Cantidad Significativa de Violaciones de Inmigración en los Puertos de la Oficina de Operaciones Aduaneras de Laredo; Advierte sobre las Consecuencias Legales de las Violaciones de la ley de Inmigración
LAREDO, Texas – Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP) de EE. UU., Oficina de Operaciones Aduaneras, La Oficina Regional de Laredo informa al público sobre una cantidad significativa de violaciones de la ley…
Man charged with coercion of a minor in Las Cruces
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Shah Mahmood Selab made an initial appearance in federal court on a criminal complaint…
Las Cruces man charged for threatening to burn New Mexico State University
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that John Oliver…
Mississippi Abortion Clinic Defeated By SCOTUS Must Officially Close
Mississippi Abortion Clinic Defeated By SCOTUS Must Officially Close Blake Mauro on July 7, 2022 Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the abortion clinic that was the subject of the Supreme Court case overturning…
Two Las Cruces men face federal firearms charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Ruben Martha, 40, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, appeared in federal court today facing a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Pablo Vargas,…
A Las Cruces, New Mexico, Drug Leader Sentenced to 270 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking in Sitka, Alaska
JUNEAU – A Las Cruces, New Mexico woman was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess today to 270 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release on…
Woman shot inside Las Cruces Planet Fitness
LAS CRUCES, NM – Las Cruces police are investigating a shooting that injured a woman inside a gym on El Paso Road Tuesday morning. About 8 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, police were…
Las Cruces man sentenced to 16 years for kidnapping and gun charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Samuel Chavez, 61, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court today to 16 years and eight months in prison for kidnapping and firearms charges. Chavez pleaded…
New Mexico crime spree killer gets life after Best Buy parking lot murder
A months-long trail of violence that began with a bank robbery and ended in a fatal shooting has resulted in a life sentence for a New Mexico man. ALBUQUERQUE, NM – A…
Joel Arciniega-Saenz Guilty of Decapitating Man, Playing Soccer With His Head at Public Park
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A New Mexico man has been convicted of first-degree murder for stabbing another man 84 times, beheading him, and then kicking the severed head around a public park,…
Agents fire service weapons on non-compliant man after he strikes agent with wooden club; man dies at scene
On April 2, 2023, at approximately 8:37 p.m., a Border Patrol agent observed a white Nissan Rogue sports utility vehicle circumvent a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint located on Interstate 10, approximately 23…
Smugglers Get More Than A Decade In Prison For Holding Illegal Immigrants Hostage
Smugglers Get More Than A Decade In Prison For Holding Illegal Immigrants Hostage Jennie Taer on February 21, 2023 Two individuals involved in a smuggling operation that held illegal immigrants hostage were…
Noodles & Company Announces Multi-Unit Franchise Agreement to Expand in West Texas and Southern New Mexico
Broomfield, CO (-) Noodles & Company (Nasdaq: NDLS) has entered into a multi-unit franchise and area development agreement with Carlos Hill, the President of Tsunami Enterprises, LLC. Four new Noodles & Company…
Drug trafficker sentenced to 23 years in prison
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Richard Orlinski “Sugar” Sanchez, 44, of Dexter, New Mexico, was sentenced to 23 years in…