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By Roger Lanse
On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at about 11 a.m., a caller from the Adobe Springs Café in downtown Silver City stated to the Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority two males and one female "got their food and ate but now are refusing to pay." Additional information was unavailable as caller found it necessary to hang up.
According to a Silver City Police Department blotter report, officers were en route by 11:02 a.m. and arrived on scene at 11:05 a.m.
By Frost McGahey
Investigative Reporter
Dan Otero, CEO of HMS
{Authtor’s Note: Names of victims have been changed to protect their privacy.]
According to court documents CEO Dan Otero’s history of sexual harassment began soon after his hiring in 2016. In a recent article by Algernon D’Ammassa in the Las Cruces Sun News, Otero and HMS were named in a lawsuit filed by Philadelphia Insurance which detailed the sexual harassment. The Beat reviewed the lawsuit and found the following:
HMS hired Mr. Otero on February 22, 2016, and shortly after it is alleged that he began a practice of sexually harassing females employed including Ms. Mary Hathaway and Dr. Linda Garcia. Ms. Hathaway was the Chief Operating Officer of HMS, and had been employed since 1995.
Photos and article by Mary Alice Murphy
The Marine Corps League Gaffney-Oglesby Detachment 1328 presented the Memorial Day Ceremony at Fort Bayard National Cemetery at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 26, 2025.
Shane Delaney, Fort Bayard National Cemetery manager, gave the welcome. He called for a "moment to pay tribute to the fallen heroes whose valor echoes through the generations.
"In 2025, our remembrance is framed by three significant anniversaries spanning American history. The first is the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord. It is also the 80th anniversary of our World War II victory, and the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Vietnam War. "
He noted the first burial at Fort Bayard National Cemetery was David H. Boyd.
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The Grant County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in an ongoing burglary investigation.
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On May 23, 2025, deputies responded to a report of a burglary at a residence located at on Highway 35. It is believed the burglary occurred sometime within the last two weeks, as the property had not been checked during that time.
Stolen from the residence were two ATVs, two vehicles, and various other items. Photos of the stolen vehicles and ATVs are attached to aid in identification. At this time, we are in the process of entering the stolen items into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
The 30th annual Blues Festival took place at Gough Park in Silver City over two days, Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25, 2025. This year's event featured not only the music that the event is named after, but many vendors and information booths surrounded the park, including plenty of choices of food and drinks for the hungry and thirsty. By noon on Saturday, the park was already filling up with lots of music lovers in their chairs they carried to the park, as well as visiting the vendor booths, and the vintage car show just south of the park on Hudson Street.
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