Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun Many businesses, churches, and other buildings found themselves “tagged”last weekend. Hobbs Police and the Lea County Sheriff’s Office are working towards finding the vandals who are responsible for thousands of dollars worth of damages the weekend of Feb. 17-19. Around 6:48 a.m., Feb. 19, at St. Helena Catholic Church, at 100 East Bender Boulevard, a call came in …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun The Hobbs man accused of murdering his 29-year-old ex-girlfriend and who fled to Mexico, is back in Lea County. Tony Guadalupe Navarrete, 36, of Hobbs, was charged in Nov. with the first-degree murder of  Vanessa Najera, of Hobbs. He was extradited from Cuidad Juarez, Mexico back to Lea County on Jan. 10.  Navarrete was scheduled for a preliminary …

Gabrielle Arsiaga News-Sun A Hobbs man will serve probation for stealing from two local businesses.  Keith Wayne Sanders, 27, of Hobbs pleaded guilty to fraud, a fourth-degree felony, on Dec. 8, for taking $3,600 from local businesses Lobo Nut and Bolt and Cavitt Land and Cattle, belonging to Wade Cavitt. He was sentenced to 18 months supervised probation and ordered …

Gabrielle Arsiaga News-Sun A Hobbs man will serve probation for stealing from two local businesses.  Keith Wayne Sanders, 27, of Hobbs pleaded guilty to fraud, a fourth-degree felony, on Dec. 8, for taking $3,600 from local businesses Lobo Nut and Bolt and Cavitt Land and Cattle, belonging to Wade Cavitt. He was sentenced to 18 months supervised probation and ordered …

Gabrielle Arsiage/News-Sun Hobbs police say a Hobbs man was found with almost $100,000 worth of stolen items after he allegedly stole a vehicle from the 1400 block of North Turner Street. Rogelio Cervantes, 37, of Hobbs, was arrested on Sept. 15 on a warrant for unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony. A second man was also arrested …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun A Hobbs man threw a rock through a window at a convenience store and told officers “it was nothing personal, (I) just needed a big enough crime to go to jail and be taken out of Hobbs.” Roberto Rivera, 33, of Hobbs, was arrested on Sept. 4 and charged with criminal damage to property, a fourth-degree felony. On …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun A Hobbs woman was arrested on a charge of fraud after she allegedly stole $95,000 from another woman’s bank account. Priscilla Silva, 52, of Hobbs, was arrested Thursday on two warrants for fraud, both second-degree felonies; and failure to appear, a misdemeanor. On May 21, 2021, HPD officers responded to the 3000 block of Gantt Avenue in reference to …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun In the wee early morning hours of Aug. 21, Hobbs Police were called to an apartment complex located on the 1400 block of East Marland in reference to a gunshot victim. When officers arrived at the home, they found a woman lying in a bedroom bleeding from her abdomen and leg, suffering from two gunshot wounds. “(Officers) heard …

Andy Brosig/News-Sun Two individuals, including a 17-year-old, were charged this week in connection with a May shooting of a 3-year-old boy. Amy Lee Flores, 30, of Hobbs, was arrested by deputies from the Lea County Sheriff’s Office on Monday and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a fourth-degree felony, in connection with the shooting. Hobbs Police on …

Andy Brosig/News-Sun Two individuals, including a 17-year-old, were charged this week in connection with a May shooting of a 3-year-old boy. Amy Lee Flores, 30, of Hobbs, was arrested by deputies from the Lea County Sheriff’s Office on Monday and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a fourth-degree felony, in connection with the shooting. Hobbs Police on …