Blake Ovard/News-Sun When demolition crews go to work in a building, they never know what might be lurking inside, out of sight. One of the last things they usually expect to find inside a wall is a bag of narcotics. But that’s what one group of construction workers found when they were recently remodeling a building in Hobbs. The crew …

VIDEO below from HPD officer on Feb. 23 shooting. Viewer discretion is advised. VIDEO above from HPD officer on Feb. 23 shooting. Viewer discretion is advised.   Blake Ovard/News-Sun Around 10:29 p.m. on Feb. 23 Hobbs police officer Jorge Carrillo stopped to help what appeared to be a stranded motorist in a 2003 Dodge Ram dually pickup on Turner Street. …

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 …

GABRIELLE ARSIAGA/NEWS-SUN A stolen vehicle and high-speed chase through Hobbs ended with the arrest of a Hobbs man Tuesday. Steven Salazar, 32, of Hobbs, was arrested on Feb. 15 and charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer and larceny over $2,500, under $20,000, both third-degree felonies; unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, …

Hobbs Police Department officers arrested a Hobbs man after he allegedly stole approximately $3,750 worth of microwave ovens from an apartment complex located at the 3500 block of North Fowler. Huriel Oceguera-Salcido, 33, was arrested on two warrants for burglary of a structure and receiving or transferring stolen vehicles, both fourth-degree felonies. On Monday, HPD officers responded to the 3500 …

Hobbs Police Department officers arrested a Hobbs man on burglary charges after he allegedly broke into a home while a child was present. Mario Aranda, 55, of Hobbs, was arrested on June 22 and charged with burglary of a dwelling, a third-degree felony; criminal damage to property and fugitive from justice, both fourth-degree felonies. Hobbs Police Department officers responded to …

Multiple vehicle thefts led to the chase of a Hobbs man across county lines after he allegedly stole two vehicles, as well as a gun, weapons and hunting gear. Jeffrey Hill, 25, of Hobbs, was arrested on June 3 and charged with unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, a second-degree felony; aggravated burglary, a second-degree felony; burglary of a dwelling, …

A Hobbs woman was arrested on Monday, accused of drug and traffic violations after allegedly striking a Hobbs Police Department vehicle. Priscilla Silva, 50, of Hobbs, was arrested on May 31 and charged with possession of methamphetamine, and possession of a controlled substance, both fourth-degree felonies; aggravated DWI, a misdemeanor; manufacture/possession of drug paraphernalia, and stop or yield sign, and …

A Hobbs woman was arrested on Monday, accused of drug and traffic violations after allegedly striking a Hobbs Police Department vehicle. Priscilla Silva, 50, of Hobbs, was arrested on May 31 and charged with possession of methamphetamine, and possession of a controlled substance, both fourth-degree felonies; aggravated DWI, a misdemeanor; manufacture/possession of drug paraphernalia, and stop or yield sign, and …

Officers arrested Noel I. Cano, 35, of Hobbs, after he allegedly burglarized a pawnshop and stole several guns, then left through a cobweb-covered door. Cano was arrested on Tuesday and was charged with aggravated burglary, a second-degree felony; and two counts of receiving stolen property, both fourth-degree felonies. According to a Hobbs Police Department criminal complaint, the pawnshop owner came …