Three alleged burglars picked the wrong residence to burglarize early Monday, when Lea County Commissioner Dean Jackson pointed a .22 caliber rifle at a suspect he allegedly caught robbing his garage. Jackson said he called authorities while pointing his gun at a suspect from about 150 feet away, as two more suspects sprinted away from his property on Western Trail …

Homeowner holds B&E suspect at gunpoint Hobbs police officers responded to a break-in call at a East Copper residence on Monday and found the homeowner holding the suspect at gunpoint. Around 12:12 a.m. Monday, Hobbs officers were dispatched to a residence in the 500 block of East Copper for breaking and entering. Officers found a front window of the home …