Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun Stephen Rodriguez, 38, of Hobbs, who has a history of allegedly taking things that don’t belong to him, was arrested for the eighth time after he allegedly stole a car, lead police on a high speed chase, and held a woman hostage. Rodriguez was arrested Feb. 16 and charged with burglary of a dwelling, receiving or transferring stolen …

Andy Brosig/News-Sun Hobbs police arrested a 14-year-old male on Thursday in connection with an early morning shooting. Officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of North Breckon in Hobbs following a report of a man who’d been shot multiple times, according to a Hobbs Police Department report. The victim was discovered inside the residence. The man’s former spouse told police …

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 …

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. …