News Staff An officer-involved shooting involving the Roswell Police Department occurred Thursday about 11:20 a.m. on South Sunset Avenue near West McGaffey Street on the city’s west side. RPD detectives had just spotted 27 year old Javier Harvey Salinas Junior driving a vehicles on South Sunset Avenue near West Poe Street. According to a statement provided by … Read more
The City of Roswell’s Keep Roswell Beautiful program will help local residents celebrate Arbor Day by again handing out tree seedlings for citizens who wish to plant them in their yards or other properties. The Arbor Day Seedling Giveaway is scheduled for Saturday, April 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Spring River Zoo Park … Read more
Roswell Police have arrested two men for murder after a shooting Friday night. 38 year old Eric J. Contreras and 19 year old Miguel Angel Soltero are each charged with murder and tampering with evidence for the death of 21 year old Nicholas Montoya. Contreras is also facing a gun charge, considering his history as … Read more
UNM Truman Health Services is now open and providing care to patients in Roswell – and who are living with HIV. This clinic will also provide primary care, sexually transmitted infection screenings and treatments and behavioral health screenings. The grou is celebrating a grand opening at 601 West Country Club Road in Roswell on Tuesday … Read more
Roswell Police are investigating a deadly crash from Wednesday night. Investigators determined 53 year old Jimmy James Galvan, of Roswell, was crossing South Sunset Avenue near West Hobbs Street when he was struck by a car headed north in the inside lane of South Sunset. Galvan died of his injuries at a local hospital. Meanwhile, … Read more
An arrest in a Roswell drive-by shooting case that left one person dead. The shooting happened Sunday afternoon in the 40 block of East Byrne Street when police say 20 year old Martin Soltero III drive a pickup truck and fired multiple rounds into a car parked on the street. The victim, 53 year old … Read more
A traffic alert for you. The New Mexico Department of Transportation District Two office in cooperation with Cutler Repaving, Inc. will resume roadway mill and fill rehabilitation on NM 176 from milepost 26 to mile post 34 (Eunice). The project will resume Thursday, March 21, 2024, and estimated completion is late April 2024, weather permitting. … Read more
A scam that has reached Roswell in recent years is being seen again. The phone scam is known as virtual kidnapping, in which a victim is told his or her family member has been kidnapped and a ransom is demanded. However, virtual kidnappers have not actually kidnapped anyone. Instead, through deceptions and threats, they try … Read more
The Roswell Police Department has a new official patch, a symbol of the department worn on the shoulders of officers’ uniforms and the image of which is used on various RPD printed and online materials. The new patch contains elements connecting it not only to the police department, but also the City of Roswell, the … Read more
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) announces a Lincoln County man has died of plague after being hospitalized for the disease. The case is the first human case of plague in New Mexico since 2021 and the first death since 2020. Plague is a bacterial disease of rodents and is generally spread to humans … Read more