Local News Releases

 DEMING – Chip seal operations are scheduled on multiple roadways, beginning Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in the Columbus and Deming areas of Luna County.

Roads scheduled for chip sealing, in order:

NM 9, milepost 42 to 109 (Hachita to Columbus)

State Park 1007 (Pancho Villa State Park Roadway)

Various I-10 Frontage Roads (Gage area)

NM 418, milepost 0 to 14.1 (Old Lordsburg Highway)

NM 377, milepost 0 to 1.8 (Pecan Park)

Various I-10 Frontage Roads (Akela area)

Bayard Police Department

Friday, May 16

Hit and run
Taylor Street
Vehicle which was driving at a high rate of speed hit a sign and a fender of the vehicle is in front of her house/last seen driving toward Dayhill.

Suspicious activity (BFD is listed as lead)
Hurley Park
A named subject is pointing a gun at people and vehicles passing/unknown if it is real or not. HPD officer - negative contact with anyone/back in unit/ATL the area/in a foot pursuit. XCFD officer – male at taser point on the ground/Second Street and Cortez Avenue. HPD officer – one in investigative detention. GCSO deputy – negative on weapon/it was a hot glue gun.

Friday, May 16

Unclassified
Aguila Street – Santa Clara
Caller advised her son has been transferring money from her phone to other people's phone so they could pull the cash for him.

Domestic disturbance
Highway 180 – MM 119 (1 mile east of Uncle Woody's Flea Market)
Small grey compact car not maintaining its lane/advised she can see them hitting each other in the vehicle/driver is hitting passenger/also driving at a high rate of speed/almost hit two other vehicles. NMSP officer – going to apartment in Santa Clara where juvi and her partner are staying.

Friday, May 16

Warrant
Hill Street
Possible warrant
Officers – subject went back inside the house/two subjects in investigative detention/one released from ID.

Code enforcement
N. Gold Street
Officer issued subject CTW for The Commons.

Suspicious activity
103 S. Bullard Street – 9:59 a.m.
Female is yelling and cursing/has blankets thrown on the floor by her/maroon scarf/she looks homeless/was advised by an elderly couple that she tried to take their purse.

If your favorite hobby is spending the day searching for treasures at one yard sale after another, head to Glenwood next weekend.

Residents will be selling a multitude of items gleaned from spring cleaning, downsizing and moving projects, all along a six-mile stretch of Highway 180 in Glenwood.

Sales will be set up Friday May 23 and Saturday May 24 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. from Pleasanton, south of Glenwood to a bit north of Glenwood.

The next Alzheimer's/Dementia Caregivers' meeting will be Thursday, May 22nd  at Cross Point Church.  Questions? Call Linda Brake, 575-590-1499.

Silver City Fire Department

Wednesday, May 14

Fire-other
4220 Fowler Avenue
Cast iron skillet on fire in the stove/candle wax in the skillet. E11 – smoke showing/fire is out. 8:24 a.m.– 8:31 a.m.

Thursday, May 15

Smoke
520 N. Bullard Street – 7:40 a.m.
States smoke coming from the manhole. Second caller advising of smoke coming out of the sewer grate/advised it does smell like wood burning smoke.

Bayard Police Department

Tuesday, May 13

Shoplifting
1001 Tom Foy Blvd.
Caller says someone with a face tattoo just left with merchandise/left on foot toward Food Basket/wearing grey hoodie. XCPD officer out with a citizen outside of Burro Caliente/BPD officer en route back to Family Dollar.

Wednesday, May 14