AMMUNITION SHOPLIFTING AT BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS From Hobbs Police Department On May 8, 2023, around 1:45 p.m., officers with the Hobbs Police Department responded to 1814 N. Turner, Big 5 Sporting Goods, in reference to a shoplifting. It was discovered that a male subject came into the store, grabbed a black bag, and stepped over the firearm counter. He …

AMMUNITION SHOPLIFTING AT BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS From Hobbs Police Department On May 8, 2023, around 1:45 p.m., officers with the Hobbs Police Department responded to 1814 N. Turner, Big 5 Sporting Goods, in reference to a shoplifting. It was discovered that a male subject came into the store, grabbed a black bag, and stepped over the firearm counter. He …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun In the last few weeks, Hobbs Police Department Chief August Fons said there has been a dramatic decrease in the number of auto burglaries. According to police call logs, HPD’s calls for auto burglaries decreased to only one to two incidents per day, whereas before they were averaging two to four calls a day. Fons attributes the decrease …

At about 3:09 p.m. today, Alexis Avila, the Hobbs 19-year-old who was arrested for throwing her newborn baby in a dumpster in January 2022, was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder and guilty of abuse of a child resulting in great bodily harm, by the jury in the Fifth Judicial Courtroom of Judge William Shoobridge. Shoobridge polled each juror individually, …

At about 3:09 p.m. today, Alexis Avila, the Hobbs 19-year-old who was arrested for throwing her newborn baby in a dumpster in January 2022, was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder and guilty of abuse of a child resulting in great bodily harm, by the jury in the Fifth Judicial Courtroom of Judge William Shoobridge. Shoobridge polled each juror individually, …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun Enrique Jaramillo, 32, of Hobbs, plead guilty to second-degree murder on Monday and is facing up to 26 years in the New Mexico Department of Corrections. He also plead to intimidation of a witness, and two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, all third-degree felonies. Fifth Judicial District Attorney Dianna Luce told the News-Sun Monday, …

The following video was recorded by a Hobbs Police Department dash cam on March 25 after HPD received reports of a fight. As the officer exited his unit, the suspect accelerated again, towards the officer, according to police. The officer discharged at his department issued sidearm, striking the suspect who then stopped, exited, and was taken into custody. New Mexico …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun It was spring break week and children were supposed to be enjoying time away from school. But a shootout in broad daylight ended with two people injured and more than a dozen bullet casing scattered over an area where children play. Shortly after 3 p.m. March 15, a Hobbs police officer received information about multiple gunshots being heard north …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun A traffic stop that happened on Feb. 27 lead to a drug seizure of more than $2,000 when a 59-year-old Hobbs man was found with fentanyl, crack, and meth. Felix Rainey was arrested Feb. 27 and charged with trafficking a controlled substance, a second-degree felony; possession of methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance, both fourth-degree felonies; and …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun LOVINGTON — In a seemingly ironic turn of events, a Lovington man was arrested after he called dispatch, said there was an emergency, and when police located him he lead them on a high-speed chase. Francisco Vasquez-Martinez Jr., 41, was arrested Feb. 26 and charged with aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, a fourth-degree felony; aggravated DWI, reckless …