From the Las Vegas Optic Las Vegas police ended an hours-long standoff New Year’s Day with the arrest of a man accused of holding a man hostage inside a west side home, according to Chief of Police Adrian Crespin. Estevan Alarcon, 26, was arrested around 12:30 a.m. Jan. 2 following a standoff that began some…
From the Las Vegas Optic Editor’s note: The following is the first in a series exploring the role street gangs, prison gangs and organized crime play in violence, drug trafficking and addiction within Las Vegas and its surrounding communities. Federal agents and officers from multiple agencies converged on Las Vegas in the summer of 2012…
From the Las Vegas Optic New Mexico continues to have one of the highest rates of suicide in the country, and experts worry the COVID-19 pandemic could cause the state’s suicide rate to increase in 2021. In 2019, New Mexico lost 515 people to suicide, according to research by the Legislative Finance Committee released this…
From the Las Vegas Optic Two people face felony child abuse charges and one has been charged for stealing an estimated $10,000 worth of electronics and tools during an October burglary, according to court records. Michael Archuleta, 39, of Las Vegas, has been charged with receiving stolen property and drug possession charges following a search…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas woman who was jailed for violating the conditions of her release while on house arrest is now charged with escape. She has also been released on house arrest again. Skye A. Sedillo, 22, of Las Vegas, was charged Dec. 1 with one felony count of escape from…
From the Las Vegas Optic By the time the sun set on Monday, Sept. 21, Cassandra Lucero’s family had begun to worry. Her father hadn’t seen her all day, and she hadn’t called. He contacted police, and friends and family began searching for the 29-year-old Las Vegas woman. Investigators with the Las Vegas Police Department…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Mora County man covered a house with gasoline and threatened to burn a woman and the home, according to a criminal complaint filed in San Miguel Magistrate Court. Vion R. Szpakowski, 57, of Holman — identified in some court records as Vion Fzpakowiski — was arrested Friday and booked…
From the Las Vegas Optic The man accused of killing his girlfriend and her grandfather while streaming portions live on Facebook will remain in custody until trial. He has also been charged as a felon in possession of a firearm. Alejandro Alirez — identified in some court records as Alejandro Sanchez-Alirez — was arrested Nov.…
From the Las Vegas Optic By Phil Scherer and Ryan Lowery Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that New Mexico will be putting its strictest restrictions back in place for the next two weeks in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. At a press conference Friday, Lujan Grisham announced that from Nov. 16-Nov. 30,…
From the Las Vegas Optic Las Vegas police arrested a woman outside the San Miguel County Detention Center in August, alleging she tried to sneak drugs to her boyfriend, an inmate charged with first-degree murder. Last week, prosecutors filed new charges in the case, and investigators arrested the woman again for violating the conditions of…
