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Hobbsan accused of shooting at vehicle

By Hobbs News-Sun
December 22, 2020
in :  Law and Courts, Local News
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A man told police he fired several shots at a vehicle to “save” a kidnapped woman, according to a police report. Christopher Ray Webb, 42, of Hobbs, was arrested Sunday after allegedly shooting at a truck multiple times while it attempted to flee. According to a Hobbs Police Department criminal complaint, a driver and passenger were at a convenience store …

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Suspect arrested twice within five days on separate burglaries

By Hobbs News-Sun
December 3, 2020
in :  Law and Courts
5,395

A Hobbs man was arrested twice in five days for burglarizing separate homes. Ryan Anthony Davis, 21, of Hobbs, was arrested on Monday for burglary of a dwelling, a third-degree felony. He was also arrested on Nov. 25 for burglarizing a separate home in an unrelated incident. According to a Hobbs Police Department criminal complaint, on Nov. 25 officers found …

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High court blocks NY coronavirus limits on houses of worship

By Hobbs News-Sun
November 26, 2020
in :  Law and Courts, National/World News
3,807

WASHINGTON (AP) — As coronavirus cases surge again nationwide the Supreme Court late Wednesday barred New York from enforcing certain limits on attendance at churches and synagogues in areas designated as hard hit by the virus. The justices split 5-4 with new Justice Amy Coney Barrett in the majority. It was the conservative’s first publicly discernible vote as a justice. …

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Man found in stolen car, claiming he rented the vehicle

By Hobbs News-Sun
November 13, 2020
in :  Law and Courts
2,165

Police say a man who claimed he “rented” a stolen car was caught with more than 80 grams of drugs and arrested for trafficking. Ernest Pineda, 35, of Hobbs, was found in a car reported stolen on Monday after the victim used On Star to locate the vehicle and notified police. According to a Hobbs Police Department criminal complaint, Pineda …

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Two charged in theft from construction site

By Hobbs News-Sun
November 6, 2020
in :  Law and Courts
3,634

After allegedly trying to sell stolen appliances on Facebook, two men were arrested and charged in the crime. Joel Garcia Espinoza, 28, and Tomas Valenzuela-Hernandez, 24, were both arrested after attempting to sell stolen kitchen appliances online. According to a Hobbs Police Department criminal complaint, a contractor of a home contacted police on Monday when he noticed stolen appliances being …

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HPD: Auto burglaries up, many due to unlocked vehicles

By Hobbs News-Sun
October 20, 2020
in :  Law and Courts
2,345

More auto burglaries have been reported this year compared to 2019. A common theme Hobbs Police Department has noticed in 2020 is firearms are being taken in the process. Hobbs has seen a major spike in auto burglaries from last year – up more than 200% in August alone. Reports decreased in September, but are still 65% more than the …

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Man arrested for shooting at HPD

By Hobbs News-Sun
October 6, 2020
in :  Law and Courts
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Officers with the Hobbs Police Department were called to a motel on the 600 block of N. Marland in reference to a subject with a gun on Thursday. “The initial dispatch report was the subject was going to different rooms and pointing the gun at them, it was also reported the subject had kicked the front door open and entered …

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Left-behind bike leads to burglary arrest

By Hobbs News-Sun
September 22, 2020
in :  Law and Courts
2,594

Hobbs Police officers identified a car burglar by a bicycle on Saturday. Dustin Harper, 35, of Hobbs, was arrested on Saturday after a car window was smashed in and the vehicle rummaged through at a business on the 2200 block North Turner. According to a Hobbs Police Department criminal complaint, officers found the car while patrolling the area and found …

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Jury finds inmate attacked Lea County detention officer in escape attempt

By Hobbs News-Sun
September 16, 2020
in :  Law and Courts
3,225

An inmate at the Lea County Detention Center was found guilty of kidnapping and beating a prison officer to escape from jail. On Friday, Gabriel Rodriguez, 29, of Hobbs, was convicted of kidnapping, a first-degree felony; assault with intent to commit a violent crime on a peace officer, a second-degree felony; and attempt to escape from jail and conspiracy to …

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Two juveniles accused of 18 vehicle burglaries

By Hobbs News-Sun
September 10, 2020
in :  Law and Courts
5,301

Police officers suspect two thirteen-year-old juveniles of burglarizing 22 vehicles in a neighborhood before they were arrested. According to the HPD criminal complaint, two 13-year-old juveniles were arrested after a homeowner’s surveillance video caught them breaking into vehicles, including break-ins along West Coal, North Vista, North Jade, West Iron and North Cielo Streets. The report states on Sept. 5 officers …

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