Two men were purposely crashing their cars into one another — with one of those vehicles having a child in the back seat. James Robert Dowell, 19, of Hobbs, was arrested on Thursday and charged with two counts of aggravated battery, both third-degree felonies; and abuse of a child, a fourth-degree felony. Javier Rolando Bosquez Jr., 25, of Hobbs, was …
Almost a month after being arrested for stealing a school vehicle, a Hobbs man was accused of using that stolen vehicle to burglarize another local business in the same night. Colton Wayne Hampton, 29, was arrested on Friday for burglary, a fourth-degree felony. A Lea County Sheriff’s Office report says a victim told officers someone had broken into his shop …
After prior arrests for shoplifting at the same store, a Hobbs man steals $800 in jewelry, according to a Hobbs Police Department Report. Roque Castillo, 37, was arrested on Thursday and charged with shoplifting over $500, a fourth-degree felony. The report states, on April 1, Castillo and an unknown female at the time, went to a department store on the …
A Hobbs man was arrested for breaking into vehicles and stealing people’s belongings, again. Tahjh Traeyvond Collins, 23, of Hobbs, was arrested on Monday and charged with burglary, a fourth-degree felony and resisting, evading, obstructing an officer, a misdemeanor. Police were called to the 200 block West Mesa after a call was made regarding a male subject wearing a black …
Liquor and cigarettes appear to have been the motivation behind two commercial burglaries at the same location by the same suspect. Tony Gomez Vasquez, 24, of Hobbs was arrested in connection to both burglaries on Monday and charged with two counts of commercial burglary, both fourth-degree felonies, and two counts of criminal damage to property, both petty misdemeanors. On Feb. …
Auto thefts in Hobbs have doubled since this time last year. “In 2019, in February there was 10, in 2020, in February there was 20 of them. Year to date last year there was 23 at this time, in 2019 and in 2020 we’ve had 49 year to date,” said Hobbs Police Captain Shane Blevins, as of March 4. According to …
ROSWELL — A Lea County prosecutor in the Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s office was arrested Friday and resigned Saturday. District Attorney Dianna Luce reported in a news release that Jonathan Michael Thomas was arrested near Roswell and charged with aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and negligent use of a firearm. “Mr. Thomas resigned his position on …
A Hobbs salon owner was arrested after allegedly grabbing a woman inappropriately while giving her a pedicure. Tuong Ta, 46, of Hobbs, was arrested Sunday after a woman came forward saying Ta allegedly groped her and held her down when she wanted to leave while she was getting her toes done at a nail salon on the 900 block E. …
Don’t get caught without a designated driver this holiday season. For a free designated driver both before and after consuming alcohol, call 575-391-2982. The Lea County DWI Program’s Tipsy Taxi service began its ninth year the weekend after Thanksgiving and will continue through New Year’s Eve. The program aims to reduce DWI crashes and arrests by offering free transportation to …
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Bail reform is working and New Mexico needs to keep moving toward a stronger justice system, a top official with the state’s court system said Monday. Artie Pepin, director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, testified before a panel of state lawmakers as critics contend the voter-approved reforms have allowed for the release of violent and …
