Local News Releases
These releases come from other sources than the Grant County Beat. This category will include events in and news releases from Grant, Catron, Hidalgo and Luna counties.
- Category: Local News Releases
Bayard Police Department
Saturday, Sept. 28
Welfare check
Steyskal Street
14-year-old female is punching the walls and has a bat with her. Officer – everything is okay.
Domestic disturbance
Rogers Street
Caller advised she got a call from her sister who got a call from their mother saying the stepfather hit the mother in the face and she is bleeding from the lip/he may be under the influence.
Sunday, Sept. 29
- Category: Local News Releases
Friday, Sept. 27
Accident-property damage
Highway 15 and Sanctuary Road
Caller advised a vehicle which looks like a Fedex truck but unmarked ran him off the road and into an embankment/truck headed back toward town/happened about 20 minutes ago/negative on injuries.
Welfare check
Laguna del Oso – Upper Mimbres
Flagged down for a welcheck on a named female. Deputy – negative contact with female.
Saturday, Sept. 28
- Category: Local News Releases
Friday, Sept. 27
Game and Fish
E. 32nd Street and Ridgecrest
Caller advised dead deer in eastbound lane/Gila Skunk Removal was advised.
Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
S. Highway 90
Caller reports a named female slashed her tire yesterday.
Unwanted subject
N. Corbin Street
Caller advised two people are on her property and will not leave/she thinks they are "loaded."/caller is currently in her car. Dispatcher can hear yelling in the back(ground). Officers issued indefinite CTWs to Juliette Muise and Frank Gomez.
- Category: Local News Releases
October 6 at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – "Jewish High Holidays"
This active participatory service will recognize the two high holidays known as Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Wednesday, October 2 and ends at sundown on Friday, October 4. Rosh Hashanah, literally the "head of the year" is the Jewish New Year. It is a time of inner renewal and divine atonement. Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) falls on October 11th and 12th.
- Category: Local News Releases
Oct 5 - Blessing of the Animals - Church of the Good Shepherd, 7th and Texas, in the parking lot. 11 a.m. Celebrating the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment. Bring your animals!
Oct. 6 - Mariachi Concert - by the 16-member Mariachi Plata de WNMU, under the direction of Bryant Chaffino. Church of the Good Shepherd, 7th and Texas, 3 p.m. Free admission. Reception following.
- Category: Local News Releases
Bayard Police Department
Monday, Sept. 23
Burglary
Poplar Street
Caller is landlord calling for tenant.
Tuesday, Sept. 24
Criminal trespass warning
BPD
Is inside the restroom/has a CTW. Deputy is en route from Bayard. Officer advised deputy to cancel/she left.
- Category: Local News Releases
Monday, Sept. 23
Assault
Maplewood Circle – Silver City
Male was over watching the Cowboy's game/49-year-old lives in Mimbres/when he was over he hit caller and she admitted she hit him back and scratched him under his eye/both have been drinking.
Suspicious vehicle
Crum Road
Deputy – vehicle had a flat tire/it was changed.
- Category: Local News Releases
Monday, Sept. 23
Unwanted subject
1956 E. Highway 180
Caller from Albertson's – a named female tried to steal makeup/she is walking toward the Shell/wants a CTW issued/she just went into Arby's. Andrea Hernandez issued CTW for Albertson's.
Welfare check
Suntanner Road
62-year-old male has heart health issues/told brother he was leaving for Tucson this morning at 4:45/he hasn't arrived yet/his mother and brother-in-law live in the house in front of him if there are any questions. GCSO deputy spoke with mother and brother-in-law who advised he left about 30 minutes ago/calling caller.
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