From the Las Vegas Optic A West Las Vegas High School student is facing criminal charges after admitting to smoking marijuana at school with two other students, according to police. Aubrey Bachicha, 18, was arrested Nov. 6 and booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center on charges of felony distribution of marijuana to a…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas homeowner shot and wounded a man who broke into his Railroad Avenue home last week, according to police. The homeowner is not facing charges, but police have arrested Daniel Yara, 35, of Las Vegas, who suffered a gunshot wound to his hand. Yara is charged with felony…
From the Las Vegas Optic A man who stole a television from the Plaza Hotel was ordered by a judge to return to the scene of the crime to perform volunteer work, but the hotel’s owner and its manager feel the community could be better served in other ways. Ignacio E. Gallegos, 30, of Las…
From the Las Vegas Optic The Las Vegas Police Department has earned accreditation through a statewide program, the department announced last week. According to an LVPD press release, the department has once again gained accreditation from the New Mexico Law Enforcement Professional Standards Council through the New Mexico Municipal League. “The accreditation serves as the…
From the Las Vegas Optic A 23-year-old Las Vegas woman who crashed into two parked vehicles on Seventh Street was driving while impaired and searching for a dropped cigarette, according to Las Vegas Police. Savana E. Romero was charged with a felony and six misdemeanors following the Oct. 27 crash that happened around 4 a.m…
From the Las Vegas Optic Las Vegas Police found a broken window and glass on the front porch of a home in the 1000 block of Second Street just after 2 a.m. Oct. 24 while responding to a call about a father attempting to take his infant child without permission. Domonic M. Swan, 24, of…
From the Las Vegas Optic New Mexico State Police arrested a Rowe man for threatening to shoot an officer with a shotgun, according to a criminal complaint filed in San Miguel Magistrate Court. Jon Jones, 57, was arrested Oct. 18 and booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center on a second-degree felony charge of…
From the Las Vegas Optic William C. Smith, the 71-year-old man better known to many in Las Vegas as “Skip,” was stabbed and cut more than 20 times during an attack that the Office of the Medical Investigator has ruled a homicide, according to autopsy reports released this week. OMI’s report paints a violent picture…
From the Las Vegas Optic A man is dead and his girlfriend is facing a second-degree murder charge following a night of drinking at a Las Vegas residence, according to police. Las Vegas Police were called to a home in the 2400 block of Jessie Lee Lane Oct. 17 by Jennifer L. Doane, 50, who…
From the Las Vegas Optic San Miguel County Sheriff’s deputies located a suspected marijuana grow operation while attempting to arrest a man wanted for striking his girlfriend with a belt, according to court records. Ardell R. Cavitt, 53, of Montezuma, was arrested Oct. 10 and booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center on several…
