Public Safety

An 11-year-old student has been charged for allegedly posting a threat on social media that suggested gun violence would occur Tuesday at Sierra Middle School. The 11-year-old girl, who police will not publicly identify because of her age, was charged with making a threat of a school shooting. She received…

Las Cruces police have arrested two students suspected of making online threats to carry out shootings at local schools. A 13-year-old boy was arrested for making online threats to carry out a shooting at Camino Real Middle School. A 15-year-old girl was arrested for making a similar threat directed toward…

The Las Cruces Fire Department will host three practice Physical Ability Tests designed to provide valuable insight into what is required, physically, to become a firefighter. The practice tests, open to the public, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on three consecutive Saturdays: Sept. 28, Oct. 5 and…

The City of Las Cruces will break ground Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, on Fire Station 9, a $9.4 million project approved by voters in 2022 through a General Obligation Bond and intended to service the fast-growing neighborhoods north of Highway 70 on the City’s East Mesa. The groundbreaking will take…

Las Cruces firefighters will recognize the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the U.S. with the raising of a Garrison Flag and a commemorative bell ringing ceremony. Beginning at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, firefighters will hold silent watch at Fire Station 1, 201 E. Picacho Ave….

Las Cruces police will host a Town Hall Meeting Sept. 12 to discuss how drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine are affecting the community. The Town Hall Meeting begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in Council Chambers at Las Cruces City Hall, 700 N. Main St. The meeting is anticipated…

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 reduce and eliminate the number of motorists who drive while intoxicated or impaired. Las Cruces police encourage those who plan…

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, 2024. The starting salary for police cadets, those who are accepted into the academy, is $20 per…

The City of Las Cruces will hold a Shopping Cart Ordinance Overview Meeting to help local businesses navigate through the compliance components of the Shopping Cart Ordinance. Las Cruces City Council recently adopted the Shopping Cart Ordinance to make the removal of shopping carts from the premises of a business establishment…

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 to investigate an officer-involved shooting involving the Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD). Investigations Bureau agents learned that at…

Correction Note: Day of week has been corrected to Thursday, highlighted below. 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 murder. At approximately 11:45 a.m. Thursday, August…

In a landmark initiative to enhance regional emergency response capabilities, Doña Ana County and the New Mexico State University Fire Department, the City of Sunland Park, the City of Las Cruces, the NASA/White Sands Test Facility and the Town of Mesilla have signed an Automatic Aid Agreement for fire services….

The City of Las Cruces would like to invite all residents that are interested in learning more about the City to our “Know Your City Seminar Series.” The seminar series begins September 4, and runs through November 13, 2024. Each session in the series will take place from 6 – 8…

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, both from the City’s Parks and Recreation Department, will join LCPD hosts to discuss the many services provided…

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 Asset Protection partners, the Community Outreach Unit of LCPD identified Leonard as the masked individual responsible for…