From the Las Vegas Optic Las Vegas Police have identified the man killed last week following two shootings within minutes of each other. Marcos “Mark” L. Carrillo, 42, of Montezuma, died of a single gunshot wound after being found unresponsive in a home in the 600 block of Union Street in Las Vegas around 7…
From the Las Vegas Optic Las Vegas Police responded to two shootings Saturday — a half hour apart — that left one man dead and a second in the hospital. The latest violence marks the city’s fourth shooting and third unsolved homicide in seven weeks. Around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, LVPD responded to a call of…
From the Las Vegas Optic The Carnegie Public Library has been serving the people of Las Vegas since 1904. Though it was one of three libraries in New Mexico funded with grants from steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, it is now the only one in the state still serving as a library. Today, the…
From the Las Vegas Optic Las Vegas Police are investigating the city’s second homicide in just over four weeks. According to LVPD, 48-year-old Leroy “Smurf” Lucero, of Las Vegas, was shot and killed around 11:30 p.m on Monday, July 22. Lucero was pronounced dead at the scene in the early morning hours of July 23,…
From the Las Vegas Optic A Las Vegas man was arrested for breaking into a home and attacking two people inside. Four days later, the same man was convicted of felony battery in a separate case. Marcos “Mark” L. Carrillo, 42, was booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center on July 4, following an…
From the Las Vegas Optic A man accused of stealing copper wiring, and knocking out power to several local businesses is headed to trial — his second this year. Nicolas A. Scarton, 35, of Albuquerque, was arrested in Las Vegas on July 9, and booked into the San Miguel County Detention center. He has been…
From the Las Vegas Optic Las Vegas lost another piece of history recently when a brick building on Grand Avenue crumbled onto the sidewalk below. According to Virginia Marrujo, the interim community development director for the City of Las Vegas, the building near the intersection of Grand and Douglas Avenues once belonged to the Maloof…
From the Las Vegas Optic Police have identified the man shot and killed inside a home on the city’s west side, more than a month after the slaying took place. Las Vegas Police say 27-year-old Cruz M. Gallegos died of a single gunshot wound at a home in the 1100 block of Chavez Street on…
From the Las Vegas Optic Two men were arrested at Storrie Lake State Park over the Fourth of July weekend and charged with trafficking controlled substances, but one man escaped from police custody. Harold Anderson, 58, of Roy, and Steven Gutierrez, 31, of Las Vegas, were taken into custody by New Mexico State Police on…
From the Las Vegas Optic Award-winning singer and songwriter Ernestine Romero and her husband, Jessie Saucedo, were found dead in Santa Fe Thursday afternoon. Romero had just celebrated her birthday a day before. Thursday afternoon, Santa Fe Police responded to reports of a shooting in downtown Santa Fe where they found the bodies of a…
