ARTESIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
July 25
BURGLARY
7:53 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 1408 W. Bullock Ave. in reference to a burglary.
July 24
ARRESTS
1:38 a.m. – Israel Luevano, 36, of Artesia, arrested on a district warrant for failure to pay and failure to comply.
12:30 p.m. – Robert Anthony Verdoza, 22, of Artesia, arrested and charged with aggravated battery upon a household member inflicting injury and possession of drug paraphernalia.
2:20 p.m. – Gilbert Verdoza, 47, of Artesia, arrested and charged with battery against a household member.
5:15 p.m. – Louisa Lara, 27, of Artesia, arrested on three municipal warrants for failure to appear.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
12:19 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1300 block of West Bush Avenue in reference to suspicious activity.
WANTED SUBJECT
1:25 a.m. – Officer dispatched to North 13th Street and West Bush Avenue in reference to a wanted subject.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
2:57 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 300 block of West Grand Avenue in reference to suspicious activity.
ALARM
4:35 a.m. – Officer dispatched to Brewer Shell, 2601 W. Main St., in reference to an alarm.
6:55 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the Artesia Public Schools Administration Building in reference to an alarm.
6:58 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the Artesia Public Schools Administration Building in reference to an alarm.
8:20 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 1510 W. Bush Ave. in reference to an alarm.
LARCENY
8:36 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 209 W. Missouri Ave. in reference to larceny.
ACCIDENT
10:35 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 202 W. Texas Ave. in reference to an accident.
DOMESTIC
11:46 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the Abo Apartments in reference to a domestic dispute.
VANDALISM
11:59 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 1820 S. First St. in reference to vandalism.
PROPERTY INCIDENT
1:28 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 2209 W. Main St. in reference to a property incident.
FRAUD
2:28 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 320 W. Runyan Ave. in reference to fraud.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
3:16 p.m. – Officer dispatched to West McArthur and South Roselawn avenues in reference to suspicious activity.
ALARM
3:45 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 1510 W. Bush Ave. in reference to an alarm.
LITTERING
4:20 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 700 block of West Texas Avenue in reference to littering or dumping.
WANTED SUBJECT
4:55 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the Public Safety Complex in reference to a wanted subject.
ALARM
5:28 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 2407 Sierra Vista Road in reference to an alarm.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
5:48 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 2000 block of West Mann Avenue in reference to suspicious activity.
8:39 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1300 block of West Hermosa Drive in reference to suspicious activity.
ACCIDENT
9:46 p.m. – Officer dispatched to North First Street and West Chisum Avenue in reference to an accident.
BURGLARY
10:09 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 904 S. 13th St. in reference to a burglary.
July 23
ARREST
12:38 a.m. – Jayson Vargas, 21, of Artesia, arrested and charged with resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.
SHOTS FIRED
2:32 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1000 block of West Grand Avenue in reference to shots fired.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
3:26 a.m. – Officer dispatched to South 12th Street and West Washington Avenue in reference to suspicious activity.
6:30 a.m. – Officer dispatched to South 24th Street and West Bullock Avenue in reference to suspicious activity.
HAZARD
6:47 a.m. – Officer dispatched to South 20th Street and West Bullock Avenue in reference to a hazard.
SEX OFFENSE
7:33 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the Public Safety Complex in reference to a sex offense.
DEATH
8:20 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 200 block of North 13th Rural Street in reference to an unattended death.
DOMESTIC
9:49 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 700 block of North 13th Street in reference to a domestic dispute.
ALARM
10:26 a.m. – Officer dispatched to Wings Restaurant in reference to an alarm.
VANDALISM
10:49 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 1109 W. Grand Ave. in reference to vandalism.
BURGLARY
11:46 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1600 block of Lolita Court in reference to a burglary.
DISTURBANCE
12:08 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1400 block of South 21st Street in reference to a disturbance.
LARCENY
1:54 p.m. – Officer dispatched to Legacy Inn in reference to larceny.
HARASSMENT
2:37 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 500 block of South 20th Street in reference to harassment.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
4:24 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 2000 block of West Main Street in reference to suspicious activity.
7:52 p.m. – Officer dispatched to West Hermosa Drive and South Heath Street in reference to suspicious activity.
ALARM
8:53 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 1708 W. Clayton Ave. in reference to an alarm.
MISSING PERSON
10:17 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1500 block of South 15th Street in reference to a missing person.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
10:25 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 700 block of West Washington Avenue in reference to suspicious activity.
LARCENY
10:38 p.m. – Officer dispatched to South Seventh Street and West Washington Avenue in reference to larceny.
ALARM
10:57 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 111 N. First St. in reference to an alarm.
July 22
ARREST
6:46 p.m. – Ernest Martinez, 41, of Artesia, arrested on a magistrate warrant for failure to appear and possession of drug paraphernalia, and charges of driving on a revoked license.
SHOTS FIRED
1:08 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 3100 block of West Dallas Avenue in reference to shots fired.
LOUD NOISE
2:08 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 600 block of South First Street in reference to a loud noise.
SUICIDAL SUBJECT
6:18 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 200 block of West Missouri Avenue in reference to a suicidal subject.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
7 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 2000 block of West Hermosa Drive in reference to suspicious activity.
ALARM
8:29 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 406 S. 16th St. in reference to an alarm.
9:01 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 1812 W. Booker Ave. in reference to an alarm.
LARCENY
10:22 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 1606 W. Washington Ave. in reference to larceny.
ACCIDENT
10:52 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 201 N. Eighth St. in reference to an accident.
DOMESTIC
2:58 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 200 block of West Missouri Avenue in reference to a domestic dispute.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
7:48 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 200 block of West Missouri Avenue in reference to suspicious activity.
DOMESTIC
7:59 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 600 block of North Eighth Street in reference to a domestic dispute.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
8:40 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 2700 block of West Richardson Avenue in reference to suspicious activity.
FIGHT IN PROGRESS
9:22 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the Abo Apartments in reference to a fight in progress.
SHOTS FIRED
10:18 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1500 block of West Yucca Avenue in reference to shots fired.
ARMED SUBJECT
10:28 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 600 block of East Richey Avenue in reference to an armed subject.
July 21
ARREST
11:11 a.m. – Christopher Burns, 32, of Artesia, arrested on a municipal warrant for failure to appear.
LARCENY
8:47 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 1009 W. Hermosa Drive in reference to larceny.
HARASSMENT
9:26 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1700 block of South First Street in reference to harassment.
PROPERTY INCIDENT
10:48 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 706 W. Washington Ave. in reference to a property incident.
UNWANTED SUBJECT
10:53 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1100 block of South Third Street in reference to an unwanted subject.
ALARM
11:05 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 902 W. Clayton Ave. in reference to an alarm.
ACCIDENT
11:32 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 1506 W. Mann Ave. in reference to an accident.
ASSAULT
11:45 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 700 block of North 13th Street in reference to an assault.
ALARM
11:55 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 1613 W. Mahone Drive in reference to an alarm.
FRAUD
1:07 p.m. – Officer dispatched to Cricket Wireless in reference to fraud.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
1:45 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1200 block of West Dallas Avenue in reference to suspicious activity.
ALARM
2:42 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 1812 W. Runyan Ave. in reference to an alarm.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
3:30 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1000 block of South Roselawn Avenue in reference to suspicious activity.
PROPERTY INCIDENT
5:42 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the Public Safety Complex in reference to a property incident.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
6:52 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1000 block of South Roselawn Avenue in reference to suspicious activity.
EDDY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
July 25
ALARM
12:02 a.m. – Deputy dispatched to 311 N. 26th Rural St. in reference to an alarm.
LITTERING
5:49 a.m. – Deputy dispatched to East Compress and North Bolton roads in reference to littering or dumping.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
7:05 a.m. – Deputy dispatched to West Main and North Paris streets in reference to suspicious activity.
July 24
LIVESTOCK
6 a.m. – Deputy dispatched to U.S. 285, mile marker 40, in reference to livestock in the roadway.
HAZARD
7:53 a.m. – Deputy dispatched to West Fairgrounds Road and South 26th Street in reference to a hazard.
DISTURBANCE
7:05 p.m. – Deputy dispatched to the 3400 block of South 13th Street in reference to a disturbance.
July 23
DISTURBANCE
12:09 p.m. – Deputy dispatched to the 1400 block of South 21st Street in reference to a disturbance.
VANDALISM
3:36 p.m. – Deputy dispatched to 602 E. Richey Ave. in reference to vandalism.
LIVESTOCK
8:10 p.m. – Deputy dispatched to South 13th Rural Street and West Fairgrounds Road in reference to livestock in the roadway.
ACCIDENT
8:52 p.m. – Deputy dispatched to U.S. 82, mile marker 95, in reference to an accident.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
9:42 p.m. – Deputy dispatched to the 2000 block of North Pine Street in reference to suspicious activity.
July 22
DISTURBANCE
No Time Listed – Deputy dispatched to the 300 block of North 13th Rural Street in reference to a disturbance.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
No Time Listed – Deputy dispatched to Illinois Camp and South Lake roads in reference to suspicious activity.
ALARM
No Time Listed – Deputy dispatched to 5 W. Blevins Road in reference to an alarm.
ACCIDENT
No Time Listed – Deputy dispatched to North 13th Rural Street and Roswell Highway in reference to an accident.
LOUD NOISE
No Time Listed – Deputy dispatched to Blue Quail Road and North 13th Rural Street in reference to a loud noise.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
No Time Listed – Deputy dispatched to the 2000 block of North Pine Street in reference to suspicious activity.
ARMED SUBJECT
No Time Listed – Deputy dispatched to the 600 block of East Richey Avenue in reference to an armed subject.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
No Time Listed – Deputy dispatched to the 600 block of East Richey Avenue in reference to suspicious activity.
July 21
HARASSMENT
9:26 a.m. – Deputy dispatched to the 1700 block of South First Street in reference to harassment.
LIVESTOCK
12:25 p.m. – Deputy dispatched to U.S. 82, mile marker 142, in reference to livestock in the roadway.
ALARM
5:50 p.m. – Deputy dispatched to 11354 Lovington Hwy. in reference to an alarm.
DISTURBANCE
7:02 p.m. – Deputy dispatched to the 1000 block of Pecan Avenue in reference to a disturbance.
ACCIDENT
7:27 p.m. – Deputy dispatched to East Fairgrounds Road and South First Street in reference to an accident.
9:06 p.m. – Deputy dispatched to U.S. 82, mile marker 137, in reference to an accident.
9:41 p.m. – Deputy dispatched to Capitan Reef Road and Seven Rivers Highway in reference to an accident.
LIVESTOCK
11 p.m. – Deputy dispatched to South 26th Street and West Fairgrounds Road in reference to livestock in the roadway.
11:14 p.m. – Deputy dispatched to South 26th Street and West Fairgrounds Road in reference to livestock in the roadway.
SHOTS FIRED
4:44 a.m. – Deputy dispatched to the 600 block of North 26th Rural Street in reference to shots fired.
