Officers respond to armed threat near Espina Street

2/4/2026 07:22 PM

Weapons

N Espina St & E Las Cruces Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001

As discussed during the dispatch call, police were dispatched to Espina Street and East Las Cruces Avenue for a weapons report involving a man who allegedly pointed a black gun at a woman sitting in a vehicle. The suspect, described as wearing a black shirt, beach pants, and a bandana covering his face, fled toward an alley by a parish hall near a cemetery. Units 1176 and 1191 responded to check the area.