Hobbsan charged in October arson Andy Brosig/News-Sun Hobbs Police arrested a Hobbs man on Monday on a warrant alleging he set fire to a local residence in October. Edgar Flores-Valenzuela, 35, was charged with arson causing damage of more than $20,000, a second-degree felony, in connection with a residential fire Oct. 20 in the 400 block of West Byers in …

Hobbsan charged in October arson Andy Brosig/News-Sun Hobbs Police arrested a Hobbs man on Monday on a warrant alleging he set fire to a local residence in October. Edgar Flores-Valenzuela, 35, was charged with arson causing damage of more than $20,000, a second-degree felony, in connection with a residential fire Oct. 20 in the 400 block of West Byers in …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun Three dumpster divers saved the life of a newborn child after hearing its cries Friday. As the trio were searching through dumpsters at the 1400 block of North Turner Street at about 7:44 p.m. on Friday they came across the newborn placed in a trash bag. According to the HPD report, when the baby was evaluated at Covenant …

After a babysitter, a now twelve-year-old girl, made accusations she was forced to smoke “ice” and then was sexually assaulted, Miguel Angel Rodriguez, 32, of Hobbs, was arrested and charged on Thursday after Hobbs Police Department investigated the allegations. According to the HPD arrest report, officers were called about the assault in January after the victim told her family she …

After a babysitter, a now twelve-year-old girl, made accusations she was forced to smoke “ice” and then was sexually assaulted, Miguel Angel Rodriguez, 32, of Hobbs, was arrested and charged on Thursday after Hobbs Police Department investigated the allegations. According to the HPD arrest report, officers were called about the assault in January after the victim told her family she …

Raul Juarez, 34, of Lovington was arrested for shoplifting and was found to have a warrant for stealing more than $17,000 worth of electric motors from a repair shop. Juarez was arrested on June 6 and charged with larceny over $2,500, a third-degree felony; possession of a controlled substance, a fourth-degree felony; shoplifting, a misdemeanor; and possession of marijuana, a …

A murder suspect with a face full of tattoos apparently found it difficult blending into the crowd while on the lam last weekend. Police said Steven A. Salazar hid out in his cousin’s apartment complex southeast of Hobbs High School after allegedly shooting and killing a man in cold blood Thursday morning. After receiving numerous tips, Hobbs police and later …

A Hobbs man who allegedly shot and killed a Lovington man in early February after reportedly kidnapping the victim with a group of men has been charged with murder. Justin P. Bates, 24, forcibly took Josue Orosco to a field off Stiles Road between Hobbs and Lovington on Feb. 3 where he battered and murdered Orosco, according to a criminal …

A third alleged suspect wanted by Hobbs police since December after a string of porch burglaries has been arrested and charged with receiving stolen property valued at more than $20,000. Shawn Darwin Calapp, 34, of Hobbs, was arrested on the second-degree felony charge Wednesday after police searched his mother’s home in the 400 block of West Park Street late last …

Booze thief steals 15 bottles of brandy A Hobbs man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing $300 worth of brandy from a local bar. Tony G. Vasquez III, 23, was charged with commercial burglary, a fourth-degree felony, for allegedly stealing 15 bottles of top shelf brandy July 31 at a bar in the 200 block of North Marland Boulevard. Vasquez …