Local News Releases
These releases come from other sources than the Grant County Beat. This category will include events in and news releases from Grant, Catron, Hidalgo and Luna counties.
GNF to begin prescribed burning of Luna slash piles
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- Published: 29 January 2024 29 January 2024
Project further reduces hazardous fuels from a fuel break
QUEMADO, NM, January 29, 2024 – The Quemado Ranger District plans to begin burning 800 acres of slash piles adjacent to Luna, New Mexico beginning as early as Wednesday, January 31. Crews hope to start with those piles located closest to the community.
“These large slash piles are the result of timber sales and hazardous fuels treatments strategically placed to create a fuel break that protects the community of Luna,” said Quemado District Ranger Randall Chavez. “Now that those mechanical treatments are complete, burning the slash will further reduce fuel loading on the landscape and the risk of high-severity wildfire, while reintroducing a keystone ecological process to fire-dependent ecosystems.”
Tri-City police department blotters – Jan. 26 through Jan. 28, 2024
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- Published: 29 January 2024 29 January 2024
Bayard Police Department
Friday, Jan. 26
Domestic disturbance
Park Street
A named male is throwing out her baby's milk/has not gotten physical with caller/caller holding her baby and four other children in the home/male went outside with an icepick/possibly going to slash her tires. Can hear the male yelling in the background. Officer advised everything is okay/they will separate for the night.
Saturday, Jan. 27
Fight
Central Avenue
Advised six male juvies physically fighting. Foot pursuit/subject running behind city hall. Deputy advised one in investigative detention at the Bayard Post Office. XCPD officer advised one in investigative detention. Another deputy advised one in investigative detention. 13-year-old male bleeding from mouth.
Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Jan. 26 through Jan. 28, 2024
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- Published: 29 January 2024 29 January 2024
Friday, Jan. 26
Welfare check
Hidden Valley Lane
Elderly female in a red nightgown walking around/can barely walk. Deputy made contact with subject/she is staying with her daughter and wandered off.
Battery
GCDC
(Redacted) grabbed an officer by the hair/no medical needed.
Welfare check
Gold Rush – Santa Rita
Caller from Adult Protective Services advised they received a call from a 71-year-old female advising her son is threatening to take her pellet stove out of her residence/she wants a CTW placed on her son as she is afraid he will steal her pellet stove. Deputy had negative contact x 2/phone has busy tone then hangs up immediately.
Silver City Police Department blotter – Jan. 26 through Jan. 28, 2024
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- Published: 29 January 2024 29 January 2024
Friday, Jan. 26
Criminal damage to property
200 N. Bullard Street
Advised a named male is punching something in front of Buffalo Bar/can hear him screaming. GCSO deputy with male at the Toad.
Vehicle burglary
910 Silver Heights Blvd. – 1:29 a.m.
Advised she believes someone broke into her car/she got in and everything was a mess. Officer investigating.
Breaking and entering
910 Silver Heights Blvd. – 1:38 a.m.
Zone side window/side motion detector. Advised officer about the alarm. Officer there and will close up the business. Officer is inside/everything is okay.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - “Casa de Esperanza”
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 28 January 2024 28 January 2024
February 4 at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – “Casa de Esperanza”
Dora Rodriguez is an advocate and activist for migrants’ rights. She is a survivor of the 1980 tragedy that took place in the Organ Pipe National Monument, Arizona. A group of Salvadorans were fleeing civil war in their home country of El Salvador and thirteen of them died in the desert, including three minors. This tragedy led to her being one of the first persons assisted by the newly-forming Sanctuary Movement in Tucson, AZ.
Rodriguez will bring awareness about the truth of the brutal desert and what migrants face. Through the telling of her own journey, as well as her day-to-day experiences while volunteering at the southwest border towns, Dora will shed light on current immigration issues and the realities of what is happening.
Waterfowl Identification for Beginning and Intermediate Birders
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- Published: 27 January 2024 27 January 2024
The local Audubon chapter, Southwestern New Mexico, will be hosting the following program. Open to the public at no cost.
A Guide to Waterfowl Identification for Beginning and Intermediate Birders
Friday, Feb 9, 2024 • 7:00 pm
Harlan Hall, Room 111; WNMU, Silver City
Karen Beckenbach and Bill Norris will provide an overview of waterfowl identification based on general appearance, behavior and habitat. Although this presentation will focus on tips to geese and duck identification, brief attention may be devoted to identification of swans, greb, coots, loons, and cormorants if time permits.
Tri-City police department blotters – Jan. 22 through Jan. 25, 2024
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- Published: 26 January 2024 26 January 2024
Bayard Police Department
Monday, Jan. 22
Welfare check
Main Street
Caller advised her two sons were knocking on the door and causing noise, so caller asked them to leave. Caller is concerned about her younger son as he is only 15-years-old and still lives at the residence. Caller also advised there may be blood on the outside furniture.
Unwanted subject
Franey Street
Caller advised she got into an argument with a named male and she thinks he is in her back yard/a named female is with him.
Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Jan. 22 through Jan. 25, 2024
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- Published: 26 January 2024 26 January 2024
Monday, Jan. 22
Welfare check
Cliff High School
Caller advised waiting at Chuck's Folly waiting for CYFD to do a welfare check at a residence on Highway 180. Deputy advised with CYFD en route to address on Highway 180/en route back to Cliff Schools.
Criminal damage to property
Camino Azul – Arenas Valley
Caller found a long portion of his fence ran over.
Accident-property damage
E. Highway 180 and Madison Road
Two vehicles/one off the roadway/small white car left. Second caller advised there is damage to the guardrail. DOT was notified and will send someone to check on it.