ARTESIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
May 4
ALARM
12:13 a.m. – Officer dispatched to La Fiesta in reference to a burglary alarm.
HARASSMENT
12:52 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 2700 block of West Grand Avenue in reference to harassment.
ACCIDENT
6:32 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1400 block of West Ray Avenue in reference to a hit-and-run accident.
VICIOUS ANIMAL
6:45 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1000 block of West Dallas Avenue in reference to a vicious animal.
RECKLESS DRIVING
6:53 a.m. – Officer dispatched to U.S. 285, mile marker 57, in reference to reckless driving.
UNWANTED SUBJECT
7:40 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the Abo Apartments in reference to an unwanted subject.
May 3
ARRESTS
9:10 a.m. – Vanessa N. Chavarria, 29, of Artesia, arrested on a municipal warrant for six counts of contempt of court, failure to pay fines.
11:47 a.m. – Natasha N. Hernandez, 24, of Artesia, arrested and charged with possession, delivery or manufacturing of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.
8:26 p.m. – Brett M. Morgan, 30, of Shiprock, arrested on a municipal warrant for two counts of failure to comply and one count of failure to pay fines.
DOMESTIC
8:01 a.m. – Officer dispatched to U.S. 285, mile marker 83, in reference to a domestic dispute.
LARCENY
8:26 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 2507 W. Mann Ave. in reference to larceny.
UNWANTED SUBJECT
8:33 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 800 block of West Texas Avenue in reference to an unwanted subject.
GRAFFITI
8:47 a.m. – Officer dispatched to Guadalupe Park in reference to graffiti.
THREATS
10:34 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 900 block of Bullock Court in reference to threats.
ALARM
10:36 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 704 Monterrey Way in reference to a burglary alarm.
WANTED SUBJECT
11:01 a.m. – Officer dispatched to Artesia Magistrate Court in reference to a wanted subject. An arrest was made.
ALARM
11:53 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 304 N. 26th St. in reference to a fire alarm.
VANDALISM
12:12 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 2209 W. Main St. in reference to vandalism.
WANTED SUBJECT
12:30 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 2700 block of West Grand Avenue in reference to a wanted subject. An arrest was made.
ASSAULT
12:39 p.m. – Officer dispatched to Circle K in reference to assault and battery.
LINES DOWN
12:40 p.m. – Officer dispatched to South 26th Street and West Quay Avenue in reference to lines down.
ALARM
3:32 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 410 W. Missouri Ave. in reference to a burglary alarm.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
4:20 p.m. – Officer dispatched to First and Main streets in reference to suspicious activity.
DOMESTIC
7:18 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1000 block of West Washington Avenue in reference to a domestic dispute.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
7:25 p.m. – Officer dispatched to Artesia Inn in reference to disorderly conduct.
THREATS
7:25 p.m. – Officer dispatched to Artesia Inn in reference to threats.
ALARM
7:28 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 708 W. Cleveland Ave. in reference to a burglary alarm.
THREATS
7:29 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 800 block of South First Street in reference to threats.
VICIOUS ANIMAL
7:44 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 3500 block of West Quay Avenue in reference to a vicious animal.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
8:36 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1700 block of West Main Street in reference to a suspicious subject.
10:21 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 800 block of North 15th Street in reference to a suspicious vehicle.
SHOPLIFTING
10:42 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 20th and Main streets in reference to shoplifting.
April 30
ALARM
12:26 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 304 N. Seventh St. in reference to a burglary alarm.
FAMILY DISTURBANCE
1:58 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 3100 block of West Dallas Avenue in reference to a family disturbance.
HARASSMENT
4:12 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 300 block of North Fourth Street in reference to harassment.
5:39 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 300 block of North Fourth Street in reference to harassment.
ALARM
6:03 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 1001 W. Main St. in reference to an audible alarm.
SHOPLIFTING
10:32 p.m. – Officer dispatched to Wal-Mart in reference to shoplifting.
DWI
11:36 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 700 block of West Main Street in reference to DWI.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
11:44 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 300 block of North Fourth Street in reference to suspicious activity.
April 29
ARRESTS
8:49 a.m. – Herman D. Baeza, 36, of Artesia, arrested on a magistrate warrant for failure to pay.
9:31 a.m. – Fernando Espinoza, 35, of Las Cruces, arrested on an Alamogordo Magistrate Court warrant for failure to pay and an Artesia Municipal Court warrant for failure to pay and failure to comply.
10:20 a.m. – Lee R. Thomas, 45, of Artesia, arrested and charged with battery.
12:59 p.m. – Roberto Cortez Jr., 26, of Artesia, arrested and charged with homicide by vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.
AUTO BURGLARY
10:23 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 1111 W. Missouri Ave. in reference to an auto burglary.
VICIOUS ANIMAL
10:40 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 400 block of West Cleveland Avenue in reference to a vicious animal.
GRAFFITI
10:55 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 1202 N. 13th Street in reference to graffiti.
SHOPLIFTING
11:25 a.m. – Officer dispatched to Circle K in reference to shoplifting.
FIGHT IN PROGRESS
11:40 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 2300 block of West Grand Avenue in reference to a fight in progress.
GRAFFITI
5:43 p.m. – Officer dispatched to Guadalupe Park in reference to graffiti.
VICIOUS ANIMAL
7:17 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 900 block of West Clayton Avenue in reference to a vicious animal.
LARCENY
11:01 p.m. – Officer dispatched to Circle K in reference to larceny.
April 27
ARREST
11 a.m. – Edgar Luevano, 17, of Artesia, arrested and charged with shoplifting, possession of drug paraphernalia, and concealing identity.
ARTESIA MAGISTRATE COURT
Judge Daniel Reyes Jr.
Charges of criminal damage to property dismissed without prejudice by the prosecutor against Amelia Vasquez, 52, of Artesia.
Charges of resisting, evading or obstructing an officer dismissed against Valentin Guiterrez, 35, of Artesia.
Charges of battery against a household member and assault against a household member dismissed against Christopher Dixon, 40, of Artesia.
Jahnika A. Guajardo, 19, of Artesia, found guilty of probation violation and failure to pay fines. Sentenced to 86 days in ECDC and 582 days of supervised probation.
Jason W. Phillips, 44, of Artesia, scheduled to appear for preliminary examination May 18 on charges of larceny (over $500, but less than $2,500).
Tamika C. Glisson, 42, of Artesia, scheduled to appear for pretrial conference May 25 on charges of aggravated DWI (second offense) and failure to maintain traffic lanes.
Robert Cortez, 26, of Artesia, scheduled to appear for preliminary examination May 25 on charges of homicide by vehicle and knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in great bodily harm or death.
David Allen Bradshaw, 44, of Artesia, scheduled to appear for a non-jury trial June 1 on charges of aggravated DWI, failure to give immediate notice of an accident, and no proof of insurance.