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The Las Cruces Police Department’s Victims’ Assistance Unit is accepting applications for individuals interested in becoming a volunteer advocate through the Victim Advocate Team. The VAT program works with advocates, police officers and detectives by helping victims of crime. Volunteering for the team is a unique opportunity for those interested…

Las Cruces police will host an Ident-A-Child event on July 25 at the East Mesa Public Safety Complex on Sonoma Ranch Boulevard. The Ident-A-Child program gives parents and legal guardians a free identification card of their child, with vital and up-to-date information, that can be used if a child becomes…

Chief Jeremy Story and the Las Cruces Police Department will host a unique town hall meeting on Wednesday, July 16, with multiple breakout sessions that will allow participants to interact with LCPD section and team leaders. The town hall meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2025,…

Las Cruces police believe someone, a pair or possibly a group of serial thieves have been targeting centralized rooftop HVAC systems at large commercial buildings since January and, so far, the total losses have surpassed $1.5 million. The thefts have been reported at multiple commercial and residential structures throughout Las…

Las Cruces police continue to investigate what appears to be a murder-suicide that occurred Tuesday at a home in a Sonoma Ranch neighborhood. Shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2025, Las Cruces police and fire were dispatched to the report of two gunshot victims inside a home on the…

The Las Cruces Police Department will discuss school safety during the next Bridging the Badge livestream to be held July 15. Las Cruces Public Schools begins its 2025-26 academic year July 25 for kindergarten, 6th and 9th grades. All other students begin fall classes on July 28. Bridging the Badge…

The Las Cruces Police Department is now accepting applications for its training academy that’s tentatively set to begin in January 2026. Applications for Police Cadet must be submitted no later than Sept. 8, 2025. The starting salary for police cadets, those who are accepted into the academy, is $24 per…

Early morning construction work will take place beginning at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at 3900 Central Avenue (corner of Sonoma Ranch Boulevard and Central Avenue). The contractor will be placing concrete for the new Fire Station 9 building. Road closures and traffic detours will not be necessary….

A structure fire damaged an apartment complex on Majestic Ridge early Saturday morning. Just after 1:15 a.m., Saturday, July 5, 2025, Las Cruces firefighters responded to a reported smoke smell on the 3000 block of Majestic Ridge. First-arriving crews discovered a working structure fire in a third-floor apartment unit. The…

The Las Cruces Police Department’s Community Outreach Team and Raising Cane’s are hosting a Lunchbox Lemonade event Thursday at the Splash Pad on Plaza de Las Cruces. The Lunchbox Lemonade event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 10, 2025, at the Splash Pad on Plaza…

Las Cruces Utilities (LCU) is making a plan for the future of natural gas. Right now, most homes and businesses in Las Cruces use natural gas for heating, cooking, and hot water. But to meet goals set by the City of Las Cruces Climate Action Plan, we are looking at…

‘Operation Not in Vain 2025 is rolling into its fourth month and now has accounted for 94 felony arrests, 98 misdemeanor arrests and the seizure of more than 2,300 fentanyl pills between April and June. The months-long crime reduction operation has also accounted for more than 800 traffic stops and…

The Las Cruces Utilities East Mesa Customer Service Center, at 5195 Bataan Memorial West, is set to reopen tomorrow, July 3, 2025, after repairs were completed to the building’s air conditioning system. Representatives will be available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays in-person at this location (Please note: The East…

This fall, getting behind the wheel of an electric vehicle in Las Cruces will be as easy as reserving a ride and plugging in. Thanks to a partnership between the City of Las Cruces, El Paso Electric and Forth Mobility, a new EV car sharing program is launching and will…

Members of the Las Cruces Fire Department’s Swiftwater Rescue Team joined several emergency response crews to help save the driver of a pickup that was swept down an arroyo by floodwaters and submerged in the Rio Grande Monday about 25 miles north of Las Cruces. Shortly before 6 p.m. Monday,…