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Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Mar. 11 through Mar. 14, 2024

Monday, Mar. 11

Criminal damage to property
Jennings Lane – Lake Roberts
Caller lives out-of-state but owns the home/he was advised by his neighbor that a UPS truck had gotten stuck in his driveway and damaged it/advised the UPS truck had to be towed out/the tow truck also damaged the driveway/happened about a week ago. Deputy spoke to (redacted)/(redacted) was advised this was a . . .

Criminal trespass
Chamisa Drive – Lower Mimbres
Kids on a side by side keep going up and down the road/they are not supposed to be on the road/they are damaging the road.

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Silver City Police Department blotter -- Mar. 11 through Mar. 14, 2024

Monday, Mar. 11

Criminal trespass warning
Silver Heights Blvd.
Requesting CTW be issued to a customer who possibly stole from the store/now sitting in a white car in the parking lot. Officer issued Neveah Rodriguez the indefinite CTW.

Unwanted subject
Fuller Drive
No report.

Criminal trespass warning
1220 N. Hudson Street
Caller advised someone took a named male's backpack over the weekend/he just recovered the backpack right now/would like CTW issued. Officer issued the CTW to Tommy Alcorta/out at Food Basket.

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Whiskey Creek Zócalo - April 2024 Events

April

Wednesday, April 3

Brit Taylor

Country Music

Music: 7:00pm/ by Donation

First Come/Limited Seating

Brit Taylor (Appalachian Mountains Country Artist) sophomore album, Kentucky Blue was produced by famed Grammy winners David Ferguson and Sturgill Simpson. Combining the edgier side of honky-tonk with the prettier side of country. Debuting No. 4 on Billboard's Bluegrass Albums and climbing to No. 18 on Americana Music's album chart — follows the success of Brit's 2021 debut album Real Me and its complement, Real Me Deluxe, which chronicled her self-reflective journey from the depths of despair to honest self-awareness. The highly acclaimed Real Me opened as the highest-ranking debut album on the AMA/CDX Radio Chart at No. 37 and garnered positive reviews from American Songwriter, Rolling Stone, NPR's World Cafe and others

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Deming True Tour March 19, 2024

Join representative from the New Mexico Tourism Department

See flyer below:

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Join Silver City Fire Department to learn about their role in Fire Response Prevention and EMS

Tuesday March 19th 12pm to 1 pm - WNMU Bessie-Forward Global Resource Center ABC Room at the corner of 12th and Kentucky. Free and Open to Community Members!

Join Silver City Fire Chief Milo Lambert and Assistant SCF Chief Aaron Seavers to learn about their role in Fire Response and Prevention and Emergency Medical Services. Firefighters - what type of training is required; how do they interact with other fire departments and community services organizations. What’s a “typical” day? Are they always on-call? What educational outreach programs do they offer and how can you better prepared for a fire or medical emergency. Get answers to these and other hmm… burning questions!

See Flyer at bottom:

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Pick It Up – Toss No Mas March World Water Day Community Cleanup

Saturday, March 16th from 9 am – 12 pm at Grant County Community Foundation parking lot

Help us make this World Water Day count! Silver City’s Pick It Up–Toss No Mas invites you to join us for our World Water Day Community Cleanup on Saturday, March 16th, from 9am to noon at the Grant County Community Foundation parking lot. Come along as we work to rid our local waterways of litter to promote a healthier environment for all. Together, we can turn this World Water Day into a memorable celebration of unity, action, and environmental responsibility. You won’t want to miss this chance to make a difference!

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Gila/Mimbres Community Radio (KURU 89.1 FM) open house

GMCR KenKen Keppeler, co-host with Jeanie McLerie of Roots and Branches 8-10 a.m. on Saturdays, operates new equipment in the upgraded broadcast studio of GMCR/KURU 89.1 FM at 519-B N. Bullard St., Silver City, NM.Gila/Mimbres Community Radio (KURU 89.1 FM) announced an open house at the station 12-4 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, at the corner of Sixth and North Bullard Streets in Silver City.

“Thanks to a wonderfully generous award from The 30Something, a local philanthropic organization, Gila/Mimbres Community Radio has been able to renovate our broadcast studio and install new, state-of-the art equipment,” said Jamie Newton, Chair of GMCR’s Board of Directors. “For our DJs and Program Hosts – all volunteers – this means greater versatility, more choice of media resources, enhanced ease of operation, and a more comfortable setting. The studio is more spacious and accommodating for live guests in musical performances, interviews, and discussions.”

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Tri-City police department blotters – Mar. 8 through Mar. 10, 2024

Bayard Police Department

Saturday, Mar. 9

Shoplifting
101 Tom Foy Blvd. – 5:12 p.m.
Unknown what he stole/still need to watch video/left in a red Chevy truck. Officer advised negative contact/out at the store/contact with three occupants/just turned onto Foy Street/out with (redacted).

Sunday, Mar. 10

Shoplifting
101 Tom Foy Blvd. – 8:51 p.m.
(Redacted) got caught shoplifting.

Hurley Police Department

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