Gabrielle Arsiage/News-Sun A juvenile theft ring in Lovington was busted Tuesday. Five juveniles were arrested by Lovington Police and are accused of stealing approximately $17,250 worth of inventory from a Loving-ton Tobacco and Vape store, according to LPD detectives. A 15-year-old male of Hobbs was arrested on Feb. 22 and charged with larceny over $2,500, under $20,000, a third-degree felony; …

LPD officer cleared in shooting   The Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office has cleared a Lovington Police Department officer involved in an October 2017 shooting incident near the Panda Buffet restaurant. On Oct. 19, 2017, around 3 a.m., LPD arrested Lovington resident Karlo Hernandez on burglary related charges before he allegedly ecscaped police custody and ran toward the Panda Buffet …