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Cabrera Charged with Saturday Shooting     

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​DEMING – A relationship triangle seems to be behind a Deming woman being shot early Saturday morning.
     Deming Police Chief Alex Valdespino said 28-year-old Miguel Cabrera is charged with shooting a 46-year-old Deming woman in the back after the woman came to pick up her son from an apartment complex in the 600 block of Santa Monica.
     Valdespino said the woman was in stable condition when she was airlifted to a trauma center in El Paso.
     Cabrera, who turned himself in to authorities, is charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault, shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, and negligent use of a firearm.
     Valdespino said his officers first received a call of an unwanted person at the apartment complex at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday. The unwanted person was the shooting victim’s son, who called his mother for a ride home.
     The mother came to pick up her son, but her vehicle was blocked in by Cabrera, who Valdespino said is the ex-husband of the apartment resident who called about the unwanted person.
     The mother used her pickup to ram Cabrera’s vehicle so she and her son could leave as instructed by police, and it was at that point that Cabrera allegedly fired three shots from a 40-caliber handgun, at least one of which struck the woman as she drove away.

City Delays Utility Disconnects 

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DEMING – Deming city officials announced Monday the city will not be disconnecting utilities in light of the COVID-19-related economic crisis.
     A media release said Mayor Benny Jasso and the Deming city councilors instructed staff, through the emergency declaration passed Thursday, to postpone disconnects, defer late fees, and allow additional time for residents to pay city utility bills.
     The utility billing changes are effective April 6th, 2020, and late fees assessed prior to April 6th will not be waived.
     The release stressed the move does not mean charges for services will be forgiven, and that usage will continue to be billed and accumulate.
     Residents who are able to pay their bills should do so to prevent a large balance due when operations return to normal.
     The deferment will end on June 1st, 2020.

Local Crime Report

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DEMING – Here’s the area crime report:
     Theresa Villa, age 75, was arrested for aggravated DUI – second offense, and on an improper lane driving violation… Victor Pinales Montoya, age 38, was arrested for DUI and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer… Olivia Lobato, age 49, was arrested for DUI and having an open container… a criminal summons was filed on Vaugner Pacheco, age 17, for DUI, having an open container, and possession of alcohol by a minor…
     Abelardo Contreras, age 38, was arrested for causing criminal damage to the property of a household member and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer… Manny Padilla, age 31, was arrested on two Dona Ana County warrants – both for battery against a household member, and interference with officers… Samuel Perez, age 38, was arrested for resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, no insurance, improper equipment, and on a District Court warrant for failure to comply with conditions of probation… Martin Jacquez, age 25, was arrested for interference with officers, concealing identity, and possession of drug paraphernalia… Patsy Hernandez-Vigil, age 33, was arrested for interference with officers, shoplifting at Walmart, and concealing identity… Alma Widmar, age 54, was arrested for interference with officers…
     Michael Wilder, age 39, was arrested on an Adult Probation and Parole Office order for a probation violation… and Santiago Velasquez-Saucedo, age 56, of Albuquerque, was arrested on a Grant County warrant for failure to appear.
     Also, four tires and rims, with a combined value of $1,500, were taken from a vehicle parked off W. Third St… a bicycle, fishing pole, and other items, with a combined value of nearly $400, were taken from a location off E. Cedar St… power tools valued at nearly $300 were taken from a yard of Marana Rd. SE… a computer tablet and case, with a combined value of $200, were taken from a vehicle parked off W. Pine St… criminal damage estimated at $100 occurred to a mailbox off Dona Ana Rd. SE… and a 36-year-old Deming woman applying for COVID-19-related stimulus assistance discovered her identity had been being used by someone in Oakland, GA, for the past 13 years.

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Deming Radio Weather - Steve Hamilton

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Today: Sunny and breezy. High: Mid 70s. Wind: SW 10 to 20 gusting to 25.

Tonight: Breezy and clear. Low: Mid 40s. Wind: SW 10 to 20.

Wednesday: Sunny and windy. High: Mid 70s. Wind: SW 15 to 25, gusting to 35.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Low: Lower 40s. Windy.
Thursday: Sunny and slightly cooler. High: Mid 60s. Breezy.

Friday: Sunny. High: Upper 60s. Breezy.


State Weather:
​Another warm day coming up Tuesday, with mostly sunny skies pretty much state-wide. Afternoon temperatures will be in the 70s and even 80s for much of the state. It will be breezy to gusty at times throughout Tuesday afternoon. Winds increase a bit again on Wednesday ahead of the next weather disturbance. Some light rain and snow showers will be possible, along with a few thunderstorms Wednesday night through Thursday, mostly in the higher elevations and the east, but fairly dry west and southwest. Another weak system Friday and Saturday may also produce a few showers and thunderstorms. After cooler days Thursday and Friday, temperatures gradually rebound into the weekend.

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