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…
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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…
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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 than 320 traffic citations in its first month of operation. “Although we have many challenges to tackle, the first month…
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Thomas Branigan Memorial Library hosts a Romance Book Discussion Group that meets the first Thursday of every month. The September Romance Book Discussion will feature books by Hispanic authors. The discussion will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library. Each month will feature a…
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Tell the City of Las Cruces what you would like University Avenue to look like. The City is conducting a corridor study for University Avenue from I-10 to I-25. Use our interactive Map to leave your comments and complete a survey.
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Las Cruces Public Libraries host Socrates Cafe the last Saturday of each month to promote critical thinking and understanding among people as they ponder the nature of the world around them. The Socrates Cafe programs begin at 1 p.m. Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 30, and Dec. 28, 2024, at Thomas Branigan Memorial…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries is hosting six sessions in September on crafting zinnia flowers out of paper. The weekday sessions each begin at 1:30 p.m. and will be held Friday, Sept. 6, Tuesday, Sept. 10, Wednesday, Sept. 11, and Friday, Sept. 13. There will be an evening session at 5:30 p.m….
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The City of Las Cruces Public Works Department will host a public engagement event from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at the downtown Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces on Main Street to review the University Avenue Corridor Study. Please join City staff near…
READ MORE 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…
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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…
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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…
READ MORE Artist finalists for the proposed art project at the new East Mesa Public Recreation Complex will present their design concepts to the Quality of Life/Las Cruces Public Art selection committee on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. The presentations begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, in Conference Room 2007-A at City…
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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…
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At a news conference Friday morning, Las Cruces City Manager Ikani Taumoepeau addressed a Notice of Material Breach that was delivered to Memorial Medical Center and LifePoint Health on Thursday, August 30, 2024. Taumoepeau expressed that the City would hold itself and its partners accountable to their commitments. Other speakers…
READ MORE 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…
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