Mayb11, 1951: Jerry Nuzum, center, with his attorneys, W. A. Sutherland, left, and Charles Owen. Ovida “Cricket” Coogler was last seen alive entering a mysterious car driven by an unknown man in downtown Las Cruces, New Mexico, around 3:00 on the morning of March 31, 1949. Jerry Nuzum, a star halfback at NMSU before joining […]
A traffic stop by a New Mexico State Police officer on Interstate 10 led to the arrest of two people, and the discovery of 16 people, believed to be undocumented, locked in a Las Cruces home. Albert Torres, 40, was driving the vehicle and acting “nervous,” according to a news release by State Police, raising […]
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KTSM) — Ikani Taumoepeau is the new city manager for Las Cruces, New Mexico. He stepped into his new role on Monday, April 1. Ikani Taumoepeau officially appointed as Las Cruces City Manager Taumoepeau will serve three years in office with a salary of $216,000 along with a $500 monthly car […]
After an internal process that concluded with three interviews on Wednesday, Las Cruces City Council selected Assistant City Manager Ikani Taumoepeau as its next city manager. If Taumoepeau accepts the City Council’s offer, he will replace Ifo Pili, who resigned in February to take a position in West Valley City, Utah. “I am honored to […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A Las Cruces family is still mourning their loss after their loved one was killed in an officer-involved shooting the El Paso’s Upper Valley in early March. And they say they have plenty of unanswered questions. The family of the man who died on March 5 came forward to confirm […]
In a March 4 news release, Las Cruces Public Schools Administration acknowledged the death of a Las Cruces High School student in a car accident over the weekend. Fourteen-year-old Samantha Bursum was a freshman at Las Cruces High. According to a release, through her involvement in volleyball, “her friends and acquaintances span the state.” She […]
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The Las Cruces Police Department is offering Hyundai and Kia owners free steering wheel locks for those that have a key-start ignition. Eligible vehicles include Kia cars from 2011 to 2021 and Hyundai cars from 2011 to 2022. The department says these vehicles are targets of theft due to a security […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Las Cruces Police Department officer Jonah Hernandez was laid to rest after dying in the line of duty on Sunday, February 11. On Wednesday Feb. 21, memorial services for officer Hernandez took place across El Paso with a procession from Martin Funeral Home to Abundant Living Faith Center to his […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico State Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 79-year-old man who was last seen in Las Cruces. Jesus Baca, 79, was last seen at about 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 along East Hadley Avenue in Las Cruces. He weighs 210 pounds, is 5-feet-9 and […]
The fatal stabbing of Las Cruces Police Officer Jonah Hernandez by someone who was then shot and killed by a bystander who witnessed the officer’s killing drew condolences from around New Mexico. It’s also angered some residents and raised questions about what happened to Hernandez when on Sunday evening he was summoned to the city’s […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A Las Cruces Police officer was killed Sunday afternoon in the line of duty after responding to a trespassing call, the Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) announced in a press release sent Sunday evening. LCPD says that patrol officer Jonah Hernandez, from El Paso, who has been with the department […]
A Las Cruces Police Department patrol officer was killed, and the suspected murderer was shot to death by a citizen bystander on Sunday. Officer Jonah Hernandez died from a stab wound while responding to a trespassing call. Hernandez, who is from El Paso and has been with LCPD for two years, leaves behind a wife […]