The 18 year old man wanted for shooting and killing another teenager inside the Roswell Walmart store – has been apprehended. Joshua Ray Martinez was captured at an apartment near Southeast Main Street and Hobbs late Monday afternoon, according to a statement from RPD. Police responded to the store Saturday night and found 19 year … Read more
An ongoing investigation has resulted in charges being filed against multiple people, as well as charges expected to be filed against additional people, in connection to numerous instances of catalytic converters being stolen from vehicles. As the investigation continues and more people are charged, the Roswell Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is asking citizens who … Read more
The Roswell Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance as it investigates incidences of someone offering handyman or small construction services, taking money to perform a specified project, and then failing to show up to do the job and cutting off contact with the person who paid for the work. RPD is asking for contact … Read more
Citizens will see City of Roswell Water Maintenance and Transmission crews out and about locating waterlines that contain lead so they can be replaced with non-lead lines. This project is being done to meet a mandate from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requiring the elimination of waterlines that contain lead. Roswell’s drinking water is lead-free … Read more
Roswell’s Coffee with a Cop event is this Thursday from 9-to-11 a.m. Have a cup of joe while you meet your local law enforcement. Ask questions you may have, and chat about how police officers serve and protect our community… and how you can help, too. Coffee with a Cop in Roswell takes place Thursday … Read more
The American Planning Assocation New Mexico Chapter will hold their annual statewide conference in Roswell during the third week of this month. The Roswell Convention Center will be the primary venue for the four-day event, beginning October 17th. Anyone can attend the event, but registration is required. This year’s topic will be “New Mexico’s Response … Read more
City of Roswell Animal Services has temporarily stopped taking in pets from the public to address an unusually high presence of upper respiratory infections that was discovered on Wednesday, Sept. 27. This was in conjunction with a report from a local veterinarian that canine distemper virus (CDV) was identified in a dog from the shelter. … Read more
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT), Safer New Mexico Now (Safer), and the Frank W. Yates Jr. Family Foundation will host the Cy Palmer Memorial Car Seat Clinic from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, October 7, at the Bulldog Stadium, 1600 W. Grand Avenue, in Artesia, NM. This annual car seat clinic is … Read more
We begin today in Alamagordo, where a liongtime city employee is identified as the victim of a deadly shooting there. Poclie said the shooting stemmed from a disturbance that broke out at Hanglider Park. The employee, identified as 42 year old Joseph Romo, was rushed to a local hospital, but he later died. The mayor … Read more
Eddy Coujty is one of only three New Mexico Counties that saw median home prices go UP in the past month. The rest of the counties in the state have started to see home sale prices go down after a major uptick over the past year. The average price for a home in Eddy County … Read more