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Posted on: September 22, 2023

Multi-Agency Operation Reaches 480 Contacts

2 Police Vehicles

Las Cruces Police Department, New Mexico State Police and Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office have completed an eight-week operation targeting high-crime areas that resulted in 480 interactions with the public. The operation was...

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Public Safety
Posted on: September 22, 2023

Smoke Leads to Fire of La Fonda Drive Apartment

LCFD

Initially dispatched for an investigation of smoke early Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, Las Cruces firefighters instead found an apartment on fire in the 1100 block of La Fonda Drive. Las Cruces Fire Department arrived at the apartment shortly after 3:3...

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Public Safety
Posted on: September 18, 2023

Fire to unoccupied house on Almendra Street

Firefighters standing in front of damaged house on Almendra Street

A fire reported to the Las Cruces Fire Department shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, is believed to have caused an estimated $25,000 in damages to an unoccupied house in the 900 block of Almendra St. The first-arriving LCFD unit repo...

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Public Safety
Posted on: September 7, 2023

Saturation Patrols, Sobriety Checkpoints Planned

Traffic Stop Officer Walking

The Las Cruces Police Department will conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols within city limits through September.  Sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols are intended to reduce and eliminate the number of moto...

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Public Safety
Posted on: August 29, 2023

Drivers, Pedestrians Asked to Refrain from Impeding Traffic

Traffic at a stop light

Las Cruces police want drivers and pedestrians to know that it is against City ordinance to delay or impede the flow of traffic in any manner.  The impedance of traffic is often seen when a pedestrian walks onto a roadway to receive a ha...

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