Local News Releases

Friday, Oct. 4

Accident-property damage
Highway 180 – MM 103 (1 mile east of Mangas Terrace) – 3:27a.m.
On Star called to say the owner was in a crash. Deputy has contact with vehicles at the crash site/clear from crash site/en route to MM 106/check two DLs.

Driving while intoxicated
Highway 180 -- MM 106 – 4:16 a.m.
One female in investigative detention/intoxicated/one female in unit/enroute to station. Change call from traffic stop to DWI.

Friday, Oct. 4

Welfare check
1050 E. Pine Street – The Gardens
Open 911 with a named female. Officer- everything is okay.

Criminal trespass warning
855 Silver Heights Blvd.
A female is yelling at employees/they already have a CTW/she is leaving. Officer has contact with Sarah Cyrus on 18th and Cactus/she does have CTW to Exxon issued multiple times/last issued in June 2024/CTW reissued.

October 13, at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – "The Blessing of the Animals"

Finally, the program your pets have been waiting for! This Sunday, Heidi Ogas will be leading us in a Blessing of the Animals.

Please bring your pets to gather with us out on the patio. For their safety and ours, please leash, cage, crate, harness or otherwise contain your critters. If you have a pet who has passed, or one you don't feel comfortable bringing, feel free to bring a picture, toy or memento. The service will be a bit shorter because of our pets' possible anxiety at being in a strange place.

In response to requests from Senator Martin Heinrich (NM), Senator Ben Ray Lujan (NM), Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) and from Senator Mark Kelly (AZ) and Representative Raul Grijalva (AZ-07), the Air Force has extended the public comment period for an additional 30 days on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for its proposal to expand airspace for its Arizona missions. In their letters to the Air Force, the lawmakers said that "[a]n extension is crucial to ensuring our constituents are afforded the opportunity to provide meaningful comments on the proposal." The Air Force has extended the comment deadline from October 9 to November 12, 2024.

Bayard Police Department

Monday, Sept. 30

Criminal trespass
Park Street
Advised someone damaged the storage shed and tipped it over and defecated in the sandbox. Officer set up frequent patrol next couple of months.

Wednesday, Oct. 2

Larceny
Central Avenue
Walk-in. Report, no narrative.

A WILL Lunch and Learn presentation by Frank Merritt

Date: Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
Time: 12:00 P.M – 1:30 P.M.
Location: WNMU Global Resource Center/ABC ROOM
817 W. 12th Street

Free and Open to the Public!

The first pair of Great Horned Owls moved into Frank Merritt's back yard in 2003, and generations of that owl family have lived there ever since. He'll be sharing his story of having them as neighbors on October 16, when he presents Great Horned Owls – in the Backyard – for 22 Years, the latest offering under the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning (WILL) Lunch and Learn series.

For 22 years Merritt's wife, Carlene Roters, and two neighbors have been photographing the owl and keeping journals on their activities. These studies led Merritt to develop a program about the owls, which he presented to the local chapter of the Audubon Society on two occasions. Since then, as a result of continuing use of the arroyo by the owls, the story line sights and sounds that make up his presentation have been expanded.

Monday, Sept. 30

Fight
SHS
Between two girls/parents wanting to press charges/all are in the office.

Unwanted subject
520 N. Bullard Street
Male attempted to shoplift/is sitting on the bench out front/got the merchandise back/want him trespassed. Officer had negative contact with anyone at the bench.

Welfare Check
La Capilla
Caller from El Refugio can hear what sounds like a female or a child screaming. Officer out with suspicious vehicle/grey Honda Pilot/back out at La Capilla.

 Silver City -- Silver City Museum staff have been busy engaging with the local community at various events and celebrations over the summer, including the closing event of this year's Gila River Festival, held last Sunday in the museum courtyard, where writers Sharman Apt Russell and Philip Connors joined moderator Mónica Ortiz Uribe in shared stories, visions, hopes and dreams for the Gila River. Staff are now taking the museum on the road, with October events in Alamogordo, Portales and Mimbres, then back to Silver City, where they will participate in the Southwest Print Fiesta, and get ready to host the much-loved Dia de Los Muertos parade and celebration to honor the dead.