By Las Cruces Police Department
• May 24, 2021
Credit Las Cruces Police Department
LAS CRUCES - A pair of men from Roswell were arrested early Monday morning after a Las Cruces police officer spotted them burglarizing a vehicle that was abandoned on the side of the Interstate 25.
About 3 a.m. Monday, May 24, a Las Cruces police officer spotted a Ford Taurus parked in the center median of I-25 south near the split with I-10. The officer pulled over to observe the suspicious circumstances of the vehicle and its occupants.
While watching the vehicle, the officer spotted two men removing items from a Toyota sport utility vehicle that was parked on the shoulder of the northbound lanes of I-25. The officer saw as one of the men removed an ice chest from the Toyota and take it to the Ford.
About 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 15, Las Cruces police were dispatched to the report of an armed robbery committed at the Dollar Tree store, 1701 E. University Ave. Officers arrived and learned the suspect used a semiautomatic handgun during the robbery. He used the gun to threaten at least one employee before fleeing with cash from the store’s register.
The suspect fled the store and was last seen heading north toward the Country Crest Apartments near the corner of Locust Street and Wyoming Avenue.
The suspect was described as a young Hispanic man, about 5-feet-5-inches tall with a thin build. He was wearing a white hoodie with a stripe across the chest and left arm.
The man responsible for Wednesday’s SWAT callout and partial evacuation of the WoodSpring Suites on south Triviz Drive was located and taken into custody.
Las Cruces police located Saenz early Tuesday evening on the 300 block of east Griggs Avenue. Officers arrested him on a warrant obtained by LCPD investigators. Saenz is charged with two counts of criminal damage to property, one count of burglary of a vehicle and one count of non-residential burglary. All four charges are fourth-degree felony counts.
About 5 a.m. Saturday, April 24, Las Cruces police learned that the front windows at Beck’s Roasting House and Creamery, 130 N. Mesquite St., were shattered and someone had entered the business. The restaurant was vandalized with equipment and merchandise damaged and scattered throughout the businesses.
Las Cruces man suspected of stabbing niece
From Staff Reports
LAS CRUCES - A Las Cruces man is suspected of stabbing his 21-year-old niece multiple times on Monday.
Adam Alavarez, 35, of 1050 S. Triviz Dr., is charged with one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, according to a news release from the Las Cruces Police Department. The charge is a third-degree felony.
Shortly before noon on Monday, May 10, Las Cruces police were dispatched to the report of a stabbing at an apartment at 1050 S. Triviz Dr. Officers arrived and quickly detained Alavarez as he walked out of the apartment, the release stated. Inside the apartment, officers found his 21-year-old niece suffering from multiple stab wounds to her face and neck.