Shoplifting Part II : Police respond to skyrocketing shoplifting problem GABRIELLE ARSIAGA NEWS-SUN Shoplifting, and in some cases shoplifting with assault, has gained a local spotlight with retailers reporting an uptick heading into the Christmas holiday shopping season, and some shop owners allowing workers to carry concealed weapons to protect themselves. There were 68 shoplifting incidents reported for the months …

Tired of being a victim In this part one of  our series on the skyrocketing problem of  shoplifting in southeast New Mexico, Hobbs business owners say shoplifters are becoming more aggressive and leaving them with big losses GABRIELLE ARSIAGA NEWS-SUN According to the FBI, each year around 27 million people are involved in shoplifting incidents in the United States. Of …

Hobbs Police Department officers arrested three individuals after they were allegedly caught shoplifting from a retail store. Jerry Nessmith, 33, of Lovington, was arrested on Aug. 22 and charged with conspiracy, a fourth-degree felony. Cheyenne Wyllys, 27, of Hobbs, was arrested on Aug. 22 and charged with shoplifting over $500 under $2,500, a fourth-degree felony. David Mojarro, 42, of Lovington, …

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 convicted thief from Lubbock, a Hobbs woman and another Lubbock man have been charged after police say they ran out of a Hobbs department store last week with their arms loaded with nearly $5,000 of clothing and jewelry. After a traffic stop was attempted, police said the trio sped through a retail store parking lot, nearly striking two women …