Public Safety

A 33-year-old man was fatally shot Wednesday evening at a home in the 800 block of Holly Street. The incident occurred at approximately 9:48 p.m. on Oct. 2, 2024. Officers with the Las Cruces Police Department responded to a report of a shooting and found a man suffering from at…

Las Cruces firefighters extinguished a fire in a two-story home late Monday evening. About 9:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, firefighters were dispatched to the report of a fire at a home on the 6200 block of Cloud Dance Drive. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from the two-story home. Firefighters…

The Las Cruces Police Department is hosting a pair of Shopping Cart Collection Initiatives at two separate locations on Oct. 10 and Oct. 15. The Shopping Cart Collection Initiative is an opportunity for anyone who has possession of a shopping cart to relinquish it without consequences. Officers will accept the…

A warehouse and several stacks of lumber burned before Las Cruces firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze on Saturday. Shortly before noon on Saturday, Sept. 28, firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at L & P Building Supply at 101 N. Archuleta Rd. Crews arrived to find a…

The Las Cruces Police Department and Las Cruces Public Schools are reminding students about the consequences of making, posting or sharing threats of shootings. In the last few weeks, three Las Cruces teenagers have been charged for posting threats to their social media accounts. The students charged were ages 11,…

Sean Heck, a 22-year veteran of the Las Cruces Fire Department, has been named Deputy Chief of Administration. Heck takes over for Deputy Chief Justin Allen who retired in August 2024. “I would like to thank my brothers and sisters at the Las Cruces Fire Department for their support in…

The Las Cruces Police Department’s next Bridging the Badge livestream, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 24, will focus on Operation Not in Vain, a months-long multi-agency project that’s targeting violent and property crimes, persons with outstanding warrants, repeat offenders, traffic enforcement and quality of life crimes. LCPD Deputy Chief Eric Urenda…

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…