Be sure to lock your car doors. The Hobbs Police Department has alerted citizens to a recent uptick in auto burglaries and advised people to, “hide your things, lock your car, take your keys,” to protect against such types of theft. In recent weeks, Lea County Communication Authority dispatch logs showed multiple calls for auto burglaries throughout Hobbs neighborhoods. It’s …

From Hobbs Police Department: Officers responded to a request to check the welfare of an individual at a home in the 1000 block of East Snyder on Monday, June 26 at approximately 10:54 am. While conducting the welfare check, officers noticed that the female resident of the home appeared to have an injury to her leg, as well as other …

The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator released its findings in the Feb. 5 deaths of Hobbs couple John McGraw, Sr., and Amanda McGraw. On the evening of Feb. 5, Hobbs police responded to the 300 block of West Coal where Amanda McGraw, 48, was found deceased. The department stated it was “apparent the death was not natural.” Her …

On Wednesday, at approximately 2:46 a.m., Hobbs police officers responded to the 600 block of North Marland in reference to a domestic disturbance. Officers contacted a 22-year-old female who stated she was battered and strangled by Markell Sweargin, 19, of Lubbock after refusing to have sex with an unknown male. The investigation has revealed that Sweargin attempted to entice the …

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — The discount chain Dollar General is being accused by the attorney general of New Mexico of false advertising and unfair trade practices for selling what he describes as obsolete motor oil. A lawsuit filed Monday in state district court in Santa Fe follows numerous other legal complaints levied against the company in recent years over the sale of …

Hobbs Police Department officers responded to a pedestrian hit by vehicle Monday morning. Around 5:28 a.m. officers found Gary Lopez, 51, was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Turner and Llano. Lopez was traveling west bound on Llano and was walking his bike crossing the intersection of Turner when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Lorenzo …

NEWS-SUN STAFF REPORT A Lovington man linked by DNA to a 2016 burglary scene was arrested Monday by Hobbs police after a woman reported her Toyota Tundra truck missing from her residence. Ubaldo Anchondo, Jr., 38, was charged with unlawful taking of motor vehicle and four counts of burglary,both fourth-degree felonies. He was booked at the Hobbs City Jail. The …

Kelly Farrell NEWS-SUN The felony human trafficking charges filed against a West Texas man in late November were dismissed “without prejudice” last week in Hobbs Magistrate Court. Lubbock resident Anthony Edric Thomas, 47, was arrested Dec. 12 by the Lea County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant for two counts of human trafficking, a third-degree felony. The Hobbs Police Department filed …

Suspect could serve full suspended sentence   Kelly Farrell NEWS-SUN Hobbs resident David Coelho is back in jail on an alleged probation violation less than a week after being sentenced to supervised probation in the June 2015 homicide of Julio Gonzalez. Coelho, 34, was arrested on a warrant Monday by Hobbs police and charged with probation violation, a fourth-degree felony. …

News-Sun Report A Hobbs woman was arrested Saturday morning on a drunk driving charge after her 12-year-old child called authorities while riding in the car as a passenger. Bobbie Sue Smith, 49, was charged with abandonment or abuse of a child, a third-degree felony; and driving while under influence of intoxicating liquor, a petty misdemeanor. Smith was booked at the …