Grant County Sheriff's Office clarifies how to contact for different situations

Due to the current situation with the COVID-19 outbreak and Grant County's response to the declared public health emergency, the Grant County Sheriff's Office has established the following ways to contact us:

EMERGENCY ONLY: "911"
24-HOUR NON-EMERGENCY: (575) 388-8840 - Grant County Dispatch
• NO COVID-19 inquiries -- Contact NM Dept. of Health hotlines
• For law enforcement, fire EMS non-emergency issues

To contact the GRANT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE:

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Updated New Mexico COVID-19 cases: Now at 136-032620

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 24 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

Seven new cases in Bernalillo County:
A female in her 20s
A female in her 30s
A male in his 40s
A male in his 50s
Three males in their 60s

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First update: Incident in Silver City last night still under investigation 032520

[Editor's Note: This is the first article, but more information will follow when information is released from the New Mexico State Police. Silver City Police Department has turned the investigation over to NMSP.]

Car knocks over fuel pump at 12th Street Snappy Mart. Photo by Roger Lanse

Craziness in town Thursday evening

By Roger Lanse

Blotter reports indicate the Silver City Police Department had their hands full on Thursday, evening, Mar. 25, 2020

At approximately 8:30 p.m. officers responded to a shoplifting call at the Hudson Street Snappy, 206 N. Hudson Street, where the caller advised that a male had stolen two gallons of Fireball and left in a small blue 4-door car east up the hill on E. Broadway. The vehicle reportedly was driven by a female with fake nails and black hair, while the male passenger was wearing a black and white beanie, jeans, and a black jacket. The caller advised that she yelled at the male as he was leaving and “it seemed as if he would pull a gun out on her,” but she did not see a weapon.

About 40 minutes later, at approximately 9:10 p.m., officers responded to a shooting call at the same Hudson Street Snappy where they discovered a male who had been shot in the left leg. The person who called in the incident advised that he did not see a car, but then amended his account to state it was possibly a white Jeep-type of vehicle. At this point EMS2 called for Native Air to be on standby and Native Air 30 accepted the call advising ETA of 30 minutes.

This author is awaiting more complete reports regarding these two incidents and a shooting incident at the 12th Street Snappy.

Where and how to buy and eat food - a Restaurant Guide

[Editor's Note: We are trying to get as many restaurants as possible. If you want your information here, please send to editor@grantcountybeat.com. We will continue to update it until we get all of them.]

ADOBE SPRINGS ("American Restaurant with a Southwest Flair")

Address: 614 N Bullard Street, Silver City NM 88061

Hours: 8am-7pm MON-SAT || 8am-3pm SUN

Phone #: 575-538-3665

Menu available here.

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Updated New Mexico COVID-19 cases: Now at 112 032520

[Editor's Note: Refer to the COVID-19 page for all information on alerts, gubernatorial orders and other information on the coronavirus.}

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Monday announced 13 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

Five new cases in Bernalillo County:
A male in his 20s
A female in her 40s
A male in his 40s
A female in her 70s
A female in her 80s
One new case in Eddy County:
​A male in his 70s – deceased. As previously reported Wednesday by the Department of Health, this individual died Sunday, March 22. The state laboratory confirmed a positive COVID-19 test late Tuesday, March 24, after receiving it the same day.
Two new cases in Rio Arriba County:
A male in his 60s
A female in her 70s
One new case in Sandoval County:
A female in her 30s
One new case in San Juan County:
A male in his 30s
Three new cases in Santa Fe County:
A female in her 40s
A female in her 50s
A male in his 70s
Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 112 positive tests for COVID-19. A previously reported positive case in Chaves County was determined to be a clerical error; the patient has been informed, and the state count has been amended to reflect that fact:​
Bernalillo County: 48
Doña Ana County: 13
Cibola County: 1
Chaves County: 3
Curry County: 1
Eddy County: 1
Lea County: 1
McKinley County: 3
Rio Arriba County: 2
Sandoval County: 8
San Juan County: 8
San Miguel County: 1
Santa Fe County: 17
​​Socorro County: 2
Taos County: 3
As of today, there are nine individuals hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19. This number may include individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 out of state but are currently hospitalized in New Mexico. This number does not include New Mexicans who tested positive for COVID-19 and may have been transferred to a hospital out of state.

The Department of Health has detected community spread. The agency reports that given the infectious nature of the virus it is likely other residents are infected but yet to be tested or confirmed positive. To that end, all New Mexicans have been instructed to stay home except for outings absolutely necessary for health, safety and welfare. These additional restrictions have been enacted to aggressively minimize person-to-person contact and ensure spread is mitigated. All businesses except those deemed essential have been ordered to close. New Mexicans are strongly urged to limit travel to only what is necessary for health, safety and welfare.

The New Mexico Department of Health has active investigations into the positive patients, which includes contact-tracing and swabs of symptomatic individuals who have had contact with the positive cases.

Every New Mexican must work together to stem the spread of COVID-19. Stay home.

New Mexicans who report symptoms of COVID-19 infection, such as fever, cough, or shortness of breath, should call their health care provider or the NMDOH COVID-19 hotline immediately (1-855-600-3453).

People without those symptoms do not need to be tested for COVID-19. This is allergy season, and allergy symptoms such as sneezing or itchy eyes, nose or throat do not indicate a need for testing. While the state is gratified that COVID-19 testing is increasingly available, we need to prioritize testing for persons with symptoms of COVID-19 infection – fever, cough, or shortness of breath.

New Mexicans who have non-health-related questions or concerns can also call 833-551-0518 or visit newmexico.gov, which is being updated regularly as a one-stop source for information for families, workers and others affected by and seeking more information about COVID-19.

The state Department of Health will update its dedicated COVID-19 webpage with additional tests as the state lab provides results.

Updated: Grassfire near Calvary Baptist Church

Grassfire near Calvary Baptist Church

By Roger Lanse

On Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2020, at about 2:31 p.m., Tyrone Volunteer Fire Department and Silver City Fire Department personnel were paged out to a grassfire near the intersection of Highway 90 and Truck Bypass, southwest of Calvary Baptist Church, according to Michael Cox, TVFD Incident Commander.

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