Operation Not in Vain concluded its 2025 run with more than 250 arrests, more than 1,000 traffic stops and more than 800 consensual contacts with residents during its five-month exercise. The months-long crime reduction operation, now in its second year, is in memory of fallen Las Cruces Police Department Officer…
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The Las Cruces Police Department’s Traffic Unit issued 46 citations during a one-hour enforcement operation Wednesday morning near Mayfield High School. Of the 46 traffic citations, 11 were issued to motorists who exceeded the posted speed limit and 10 to drivers operating a motor vehicle without proper registration. Other citations…
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NOTE: The City of Las Cruces is sending out this news release as a partner with the New Mexico Economic Development Department. LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A Canadian steel processing and manufacturing company is evaluating Las Cruces as the site of its first U.S. facility, a project that could bring…
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Las Cruces police have arrested one individual believed to be involved in Thursday’s shooting at Salopek Park that resulted in the death of a young woman and serious injury to a man. The shooting took place shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, near Salopek Park on the 400…
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Las Cruces Fire and Las Cruces Police will recognize the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the U.S. with a static display to include the Garrison Flag, a fire apparatus and police unit, a commemorative bell ringing ceremony, and closing out with a 3-volley salute followed by…
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Police are investigating a shooting that injured two individuals Thursday afternoon near a park on Salopek Boulevard in southwest Las Cruces. Las Cruces police were dispatched to reports of shots fired near Salopek Park about 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Officers arrived to find two victims. One victim was…
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Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 12-year-old Las Cruces girl who has been reported missing. Jocelyn Morales was last seen about 5 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, on the 3200 block of Oak Street in Las Cruces. Morales is about 5-feet-2-inches tall and weighs approximately 135…
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Note: As a partner with the State of New Mexico, the City of Las Cruces is sharing this information with residents. Funding part of statewide push to expand attainable housing, reduce homelessness Las Cruces and Doña Ana County will receive $11 million for housing initiatives as part of a $120…
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The deadline to apply for the Las Cruces Police Department’s next academy is approaching fast. Applications for Police Cadet must be submitted no later than Sept. 8, 2025. The academy is set to begin in January 2026. For the first time, qualified students in New Mexico State University’s Criminal Justice…
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The OIR Group, the firm the City of Las Cruces hired in 2021 to audit the police department, will host a community outreach meeting on September 8. The meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, at City Council Chambers, 700 N Main St. The meeting…
READ MOREA fire damaged a mobile home and resulted in the death of one person on Friday evening. Just before 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, Las Cruces firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire on the 3300 block of Conlee Lane. Crews arrived to find fire with high heat and no…
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Las Cruces police will conduct at least one sobriety checkpoint and one saturation patrol within city limits during the Labor Day Weekend. DWI enforcement will continue throughout September. Las Cruces police encourage those who plan on consuming alcoholic beverages to utilize a ride-share or designated driver – someone who will…
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Note: As a partner with the State of New Mexico the City of Las Cruces shares this information with residents. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Visit Las Cruces Executive Director Rochelle Miller-Hernandez to the New Mexico Tourism Commission, bringing leadership experience from the state’s second-largest destination to the seven-member planning…
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The City of Las Cruces is proud to announce it has earned three Government Programming Awards (GPAs) of Excellence and three Awards of Distinction from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA). The NATOA Government Programming Awards honor excellence in broadcast, cable, multimedia, and electronic programming produced by…
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The Branigan Cultural Center is honored to host a multi-cultural, collaborative exhibit focusing on six Indigenous groups in our area, that will open on Saturday, September 6, 2025, and run through May 2027. Land of the People: Shimba Tainin kau natheure wein – Tierra Sagrada – Ndende bì Ke’ya –…
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