Reported shooting Nov. 18, 2020 leaves victim with life-threatening injury

On Wednesday November 18, 2020 at approximately 7:48pm, Grant County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to a reported shooting incident near Silver City. Upon their arrival, Deputies had contact with one subject (victim) who had an apparent gunshot wound to the head. A suspect was also contacted and detained at-scene.

At the time of release, the victim has been flown out-of-area with life-threatening injury. The suspect remains in-custody as this incident is under active investigation by Grant County Sheriff's Criminal Investigations.

The 'grandson in jail' scam strikes again

By Roger Lanse

A 72-year-old female on Cielo Azul Street fell victim to a scam call the morning of Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, according to a Silver City Police Department report narrative. The victim did not report the fraud until Wednesday, Nov. 18, at which time an SCPD officer was dispatched to the victim's address at about 8:46 a.m.

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Grant County Commission heard virtual presentation on Bataan Memorial Park at work session 111720, part 1

By Mary Alice Murphy

Grant County commissioners heard and asked questions about a virtual presentation at the beginning of their work session on Nov. 17, 2020.

Representatives from the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning gave the presentation, presented virtually through County Community Development and Planning Department Director Michael “Mischa” Larisch’s computer and projected on the screens in the Commissioners Meeting Room.

Tim Castillo, native of Grant County, and associate professor in the School of Architecture, Stephen Mora, a visiting professor of architecture, and Jaziel Cervantes-Carreon, an architecture school graduate student, presented two visual renderings to enhance the Bataan Park Veterans Memorial, north of Santa Clara.

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N.M. tightens public health restrictions amid ‘reset’

New Mexicans instructed to shelter in place through Nov. 30

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New Mexico COVID-19 update: 2,897 new cases, totaling 70,451 - 111820

Twenty-six additional COVID-19 deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 2,897 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
993 new cases in Bernalillo County
5 new cases in Catron County
191 new cases in Chaves County
45 new cases in Cibola County
10 new cases in Colfax County
89 new cases in Curry County
2 new cases in De Baca County
438 new cases in Doña Ana County
46 new cases in Eddy County
19 new cases in Grant County
16 new cases in Guadalupe County
123 new cases in Lea County
15 new cases in Lincoln County
5 new cases in Los Alamos County
34 new cases in Luna County
74 new cases in McKinley County
3 new cases in Mora County
50 new cases in Otero County
5 new cases in Quay County
50 new cases in Rio Arriba County
16 new cases in Roosevelt County
179 new cases in Sandoval County
45 new cases in San Juan County
10 new cases in San Miguel County
197 new cases in Santa Fe County
9 new cases in Sierra County
11 new cases in Socorro County
36 new cases in Taos County
3 new cases in Torrance County
138 new cases in Valencia County
36 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
4 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County

The Department of Health on Wednesday reported twenty-six additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:

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Couple fighting leads to husband's arrest

By Roger Lanse

On Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at about 6:57 p.m., Silver City Police Department officers were called to a physical domestic disturbance at 2200 Yucca Street. The Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority had informed the officers that the victim, a 46-year-old female of the address, was locked in a bathroom waiting for officers to arrive.

When an officer arrived on scene, Michael Lopez, 48, of the address, with occupation listed as 'teacher,' was observed to be sitting on a fence near a stop sign. According to an SCPD report narrative, Lopez told the officer that he had been arguing with his wife and she always calls the police, but nothing had happened. At this point, the officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from Lopez' person. Lopez further told the officer that he was telling his wife she needed to go to work because he was tired of being poor.

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