Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun Seth Alvarado, 29, of Hobbs, was arrested for the 16th time on felony burglary charges — the latest after he allegedly broke into a woman’s car and stole several items. It was also Alvarado’s 22nd burglary charge since 2017. Alvarado was arrested May 13 and charged with burglary of a vehicle, a fourth-degree felony. His first burglary charge came …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun In the last few weeks, Hobbs Police Department Chief August Fons said there has been a dramatic decrease in the number of auto burglaries. According to police call logs, HPD’s calls for auto burglaries decreased to only one to two incidents per day, whereas before they were averaging two to four calls a day. Fons attributes the decrease …