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Candie G. Sweetser
Managing Partner
KDEM-FM/KOTS-AM



Armed Robbery 9/4/08 9:55a

(Deming) -- A Deming man reported that he was robbed at gunpoint while sitting outside a local convenience store yesterday (Wed) afternoon.
The man said he was sitting on the west side of the convenience store in the 300 block of East Pine Street at just after 2:30 yesterday (Wed) afternoon when a yellow pickup truck pulled up and a man got out, showed a handgun to the victim and demanded the victim's money.
The victim told officers he didn't know what else to do, so he handed over 300-dollars to the armed robber.
The robber was described as a Hispanic male, late teens, bald and wearing dark sunglasses. Again, he was driving a yellow pickup.
Anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to contact the Deming Police Department at 546-3011 or anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 546-7800.


Crime Report 9/4/08 10:20a

(Deming) -- Here's the area crime report:
A coin collection valued at 10-thousand dollars was reported stolen from a storage unit in the 3500 block of "J" Street... criminal damage to a 2007 pick up was reported in the 2100 block of Lisa Drive after the gas tank was tampered with... and five window screens valued at 200-dollars were damaged at a residence in the 1700 block of South Lead.
Also... a vehicle fire was reported off the interstate near milemarker 72. Officials found the front of a 1998 Ford pickup engulfed in flames. The truck was registered to an El Paso owner.



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09/05/2008