
(Deming) -- Here's the area crime report:
A 27-year-old Silver City man told police he was robbed of 400-dollars cash at gunpoint in Deming Tuesday night. The man told officers an acquaintance brandished a handgun and demanded his cash while the two were at a local truck stop. Deming Police Chief Michael Carillo said they have a "person of interest" in the armed robbery and the investigation is continuing.
In other news... Tonya Paetz, age 27, was arrested on two counts of abandonment or abuse of a child... Anthony Matos, age 29, was arrested for battery against a household member... and Grisel Flores, age 28, of Silver City, was arrested on a Grant County warrant for failure to appear and was cited for shoplifting at Walmart.