News Flash

W. Picacho Avenue Structure Fire

Las Cruces Fire Department responded to a structure fire Thursday evening at a motel on the 1700 block of W. Picacho Avenue. The occupants of a New Mexico State Police unit (NMSP) passing by the location, noticed smoke and fire coming from the rear of the...

Officers Help Restore Basketball Court at Buena Vida Apartments

Several officers from the Las Cruces Police Department’s Community Outreach Unit recently partnered with staff from Buena Vida Apartments to repair and replace basketball goals on their property. LCPD officers learned the basketball court at Buena Vida A...

Pedestrian Critically Injured in Friday Crash

Las Cruces police are continuing to investigate a Friday evening crash that critically injured a 37-year-old pedestrian. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Friday, June 11, Las Cruces police and fire were dispatched to the crash that occurred near the intersectio...

FEMA Grant will Add 12 Certified Paramedics to Fire Department

The Las Cruces Fire Department has received a nearly $400,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help train 12 firefighters to become certified paramedics. The Assistance to Firefighter Grant, awarded by FEMA, is for $393,186. To accep...

Man Suspected of Sexually Assaulting Young Girl

Police have arrested a 46-year-old Las Cruces man suspected of sexually assaulting a young girl who was only 10 years old when the incidents first occurred. Alan Duane Dodson, 46, of the 1700 block of west Hadley Avenue, is charged with two first-degree ...

Las Cruces Fire Department is Now Certified to Provide Ambulance Service

The Las Cruces Fire Department (LCFD) has received a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission to provide ambulance service.

The Certificate was issued May 12, 2021. It will enable&am...

Alamogordo Man Suspected of Firing Rounds from Vehicle

An Alamogordo man suspected of firing multiple rounds from his vehicle as he drove along north Telshor Boulevard has been arrested and charged with a felony. Baldemar Maynez Jr., 20, of the 600 block of south Florida Avenue in Alamogordo, N.M., is charge...

“LCPD Cares” Mural Set in Stone

The Las Cruces Police Department’s “LCPD Cares” campaign is set in stone – quite literally – at the East Mesa Public Safety Complex. On Wednesday, June 9, individuals from various organizations helped LCPD set more than seven tons of colored rock into a ...

Cadets Undergo Domestic Violence Training

Cadets from the Las Cruces Police Department’s 50^th Training Academy underwent a series of realistic training scenarios, complete with paid actors in newly constructed site-built homes, as part of their domestic violence curriculum. LCPD’s Academy provid...

Applicants Sought for Wrecker Rotation Program

The City of Las Cruces is accepting applications for its Wrecker Rotation Program that allows for towing services to be on a rotational system for crashes, traffic obstructions and other circumstances where a wrecker – or tow truck – is needed. Prior to ...

LCPD Recruiters in El Paso this Weekend

Recruiters from the Las Cruces Police Department will be at the Bassett Crafts Market in El Paso this weekend. Las Cruces police are recruiting for the department’s next Academy that is set to begin in January 2022. Applications are being accepted until ...

LCPD Accepting Applications for Police Cadets

The Las Cruces Police Department is now accepting applications for its 51st training academy that is tentatively set to begin in January 2022. Applications for Police Cadet must be received no later than July 4, 2021. The starting salary for police cade...