Mom drives drunk with infant Virginia Cunningham/News-Sun A woman who was reported to be “driving erratically,” crashed into a curb, and was discovered to be drunk and  driving with her infant in the backseat, an Lea County Sheriff’s Office report stated. Desiree Ortega, 30, of Hobbs, was arrested Sep. 5 and charged with abuse of a child, a third-degree felony, …

Mom drives drunk with infant Virginia Cunningham/News-Sun A woman who was reported to be “driving erratically,” crashed into a curb, and was discovered to be drunk and  driving with her infant in the backseat, an Lea County Sheriff’s Office report stated. Desiree Ortega, 30, of Hobbs, was arrested Sep. 5 and charged with abuse of a child, a third-degree felony, …

GABRIELLE ARSIAGA /NEWS-SUN Andrew Green, 32, of Jal, was arrested on April 4 — after he allegedly stole more than $11,520 worth of oilfield piping — and was charged with larceny over $ 2,500, under$20,000, a third-degree felony. According to a Lea County Sheriff’s Office criminal complaint, deputies were dispatched to Copper Cemetery Road in Jal for an oilfield theft …

GABRIELLE ARSIAGA /NEWS-SUN Andrew Green, 32, of Jal, was arrested on April 4 — after he allegedly stole more than $11,520 worth of oilfield piping — and was charged with larceny over $ 2,500, under$20,000, a third-degree felony. According to a Lea County Sheriff’s Office criminal complaint, deputies were dispatched to Copper Cemetery Road in Jal for an oilfield theft …

As the colder weather begins to roll in, so does the holiday spirit and the season of giving — at least at the Lea County Sheriff’s Office. Seven years ago, the LCSO created a “Santa Program” after it was brought to their attention that a family wouldn’t be having a Christmas. “We had a family that came to our attention …

Witnesses say father urged 17-year-old son to shoot a neighbor A Hobbs man was arrested Tuesday, charged with multiple felony counts stemming from an incident in June. Kristopher Glasspoole, 44, of the 600-block of west Cope Place in Hobbs, was taken into custody on warrants stemming from a criminal complaint charging him with being an accessory to aggravated battery with …