Nazario Renteria, age 28, was arrested for aggravated D-W-I, reckless driving with liquor, having an open container and driving while license was suspended or revoked... Bennywayne Peacock, age 63, was arrested for D-W-I, having an open container and on a driving violation... Stephen Soto, age 41, was arrested for D-W-I... Arturo Garcia, age 26, was arrested for battery against a household member... Josue Pedregon, age 21, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and was cited for driving while license was suspended or revoked...

Shealeigh Zunich, age 18, was arrested on an Adult Probation and Parole Office warrant for a probation violation... Valerie Apodaca, age 23, of Albuquerque, was arrested on an Adult Probation and Parole Office warrant for a probation violation... Rudy Uzueta, age 19, was arrested on two Magistrate warrants and was cited for driving while license was suspended or revoked and on a driving violation... Cesar Valdez, age 20, was arrested on two Magistrate warrants -- one for failure to appear and one for failure to pay fines... Rosalva Grajeda, age 45, was arrested on a Magistrate warrant for failure to appear... Timothy Deloso, age 43, was arrested on a Municipal warrant for failure to appear... Kathy Chavez, age 32, was arrested on a Municipal warrant for failure to pay fines...

Steve Wisdom, age 58, was cited for improper registration, no insurance, no driver's license, improper equipment and no seatbelts... George Mendoza, age 19, was cited for minor in possession of alcohol... Antonio Perez, age 52, was cited for shoplifting at Walmart... and Christine Davis, age 19, was cited for shoplifting at Walmart.

Also... 400-dollars cash and some prescription medications were taken from a residence off East Birch... 400-dollars in criminal damage occurred to a gas meter off South Sandburg... an air conditioning unit valued at nearly 400-dollars was taken from a shed off West Second... and an antique bed, torch and moving dolly, with a combined value of nearly 300-dollars, were taken from a residence off East Poplar.

_Alejandro Villegas, age 30, was arrested for burglary of a motor vehicle and causing criminal damage to property on a case dating back to 2008.
Fawn Singleton, age 34, of La Luz, New Mexico, was arrested on a District Court arrest warrant.
Melinda Paez, age 23, was arrested on a District Court arrest warrant.

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Miguel Mendivil, age 29, was arrested for D-W-I and interference with officers, and was cited for speeding and no driver's license... Maria Wilson, age 35, was arrested for violating a protection order... Silas Wilson, age 48, was arrested for violating a protection order... and Andrew Cantone, age 24, was cited for reckless driving, unlawful use of a license and no driver's license.

Also... radiators were reported missing from several vehicles located off North Eighth Street... and a telephone box located off Silver and Willow Streets sustained 100-dollars worth of criminal damage.

The first defendant in the gun smuggling case that involved the Columbus mayor, police chief and village trustee has been sentenced by a federal judge in Las Cruces.

Judge Robert Brack sentenced 27-year-old Vicente Carreon to 46 months in prison during a hearing Wednesday. Brack also ordered that Carreon be placed under supervised release for a period of three years after completing his prison term.

Brack reportedly rejected a prosecutor's request that Carreon be given a stiffer sentence.

Carreon pleaded guilty to one count of smuggling firearms from the United States and one count of conspiracy -- admitting that he assisted in the smuggling into Mexico of at least 30 nine-millimeter pistols purchased from Chaparral Guns in Chaparral New Mexico.

Carreon assisted by removing serial numbers as well as U-P-C codes from firearms boxes, purchasing a backpack used in transporting the firearms and transporting the firearms to a stash house in El Paso.

Last summer, 14 people were charged in federal indictments involving arms smuggling to Mexican cartels. Columbus Police Chief Angelo Vega, Mayor Eddie Espinoza, and a trustee, Blas "Woody" Gutierrez, were among the defendants charged.

Federal prosecutors say the defendants were part of a conspiracy in which straw buyers bought about 200 firearms from a dealer in Chaparral and sent them to Mexican drug gang members.

Luis Alarcon, age 22, was arrested for driving while license was suspended or revoked, improper equipment and no insurance... Eric Paz, age 29, was arrested for breaking and entering and resisting or obstructing officers... Mark Robbins, age 45, was arrested for filing a false report... and Arthur Reyes, age 55, was arrested on a Municipal warrant for failure to pay fines.

Also... a residence, vehicle and shop were tampered with off Solana Road Southeast... and a 19-year-old Deming man reported being the victim of fraud after his credit card was used for over 250-dollars worth of purchases without his permission.

The public's input on gang issues in Deming and Luna County is being sought.

Deming Police Chief Michael Carillo, who also serves as a director of the New Mexico Gang Task Force, said they are seeking input at the community level on gang issues -- specifically the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats related to gang enforcement, prevention, intervention and suppression.

Carillo said information submitted at the local level will be taken to a statewide meeting where officials can work on projects reflecting the input that can then be implemented in communities across the state.

Carillo attended a state gang task force meeting in Albuquerque this week, and everyone present was directed to go back to their home communities and solicit grassroots input.

Specifically they are looking for the public's ideas on how to fix gang problem issues and maintain effective programs -- especially in light of projected funding cuts.

Anyone who can provide input on the gang situation in Deming and Luna County is encouraged to email Chief Carillo at mcarillo@cityofdeming.org or drop off their input at the police department, 700 East Pine.

Input needs to be submitted by March 30th.

A 46-year-old Deming man was struck by a vehicle on North Gold after the man walked into oncoming traffic.

Deming Police Captain Brandon Gigante said 46-year-old Joselino Sosa-Martinez of Deming walked into the north bound lane of North Gold at just before 9 Tuesday night and was struck by a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro being driven by 54-year-old Anita Medina of Bayard.

Sosa-Martinez's injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, but he was transported to El Paso for treatment.

Gigante said officers at the scene reported that Sosa-Martinez was intoxicated when he walked into the oncoming traffic.

The impact caused Sosa-Martinez to roll onto the hood, windshield and then roof of the Camaro, shattering the windshield and damaging the body of Medina's car.

Medina was cited for careless driving.

Jessica Aguilar, age 30, of Portales, was arrested for assault against a household member and disorderly conduct... Antonio Holguin, age 34, was arrested on three counts of burglary... Eva Pacheco-Palomarez, age 36, was arrested on a felony Magistrate warrant for two counts of forgery and two counts of fraud... Thomas Jenkins, age 34, of Ruidoso Downs, was arrested for driving while license was suspended or revoked, improper equipment and having an expired registration...

Rogelio Yepes, age 31, was arrested on an Adult Probation and Parole Office warrant for a probation violation... Lydia Ann Gonzales, age 39, was arrested on an Adult Probation and Parole office warrant for a probation violation... Gilbert Valencia, age 20, of Tucson, was arrested on a Magistrate warrant and was cited for minor allowing self to be served alcohol... Nicole Scarpa, age 28, of Ruidoso, was arrested on a Municipal warrant for failure to pay fines... and April Mariscal, age 23, was cited for shoplifting at The Shoe Department.

Also... a laptop computer valued at 800-dollars was taken from a residence off South Platinum... 500-dollars in criminal damage occurred to a power line pole off the Silver City Highway after it was struck by a vehicle... and a window valued at 450-dollars was broken out of a van in Columbus.