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Open 7 Days a Week 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM 4672 Sonoma Ranch Blvd. (at the corner of Sonoma Ranch and Hwy 70) 575-556-1879 LC1-LV34086 2 | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016 LAS CRUCES BULLETIN Content brought to you by: Doña Ana County ‘Your Partner in Progress’ Sheriff extends A NEW BEGINNING! academy deadline The application deadline for the winter class of the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department Citizen’s Po- lice Academy has been extended to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11. The academy will span eight consecutive Saturdays beginning on Jan. 21. Each class will run from 8 a.m. to noon at DASO’s Las Cruces headquarters, 845 N. Mo- tel Blvd. To date, more than 200 Doña Ana County residents have graduated from the program. Each Citizen’s Academy applicant must be 18 years of age or older, must be a resident of Doña Ana County, and must have a valid driver’s license or photo ID. Be- cause of the sensitive nature of police work, a brief background check will be performed on each applicant. Academy participants must not have any prior felony convictions and no misdemeanor arrests within the last three years. The academy takes class members through various divisions of the department in an effort to strengthen community partnerships through education and aware- ness. Academy participants are volunteers who wish to learn more about the Sheriff’s Department. Classes are interactive and give participants hands- on knowledge of how sheriff’s deputies are trained to A swearing-in ceremony was held Thursday, Dec. 29, in the Commission Chambers of handle real-life situations. Class members will examine the Doña Ana County Government Center. Among those sworn in for the first time were, traffic enforcement, understand the use of force – in- from left, County Clerk Scott A. Krahling, District 2 Commissioner Ramon Gonzalez, Dis- cluding the use of deadly force – observe K-9 demon- strations and presentations by the Special Response trict 4 Commissioner Isabella Solis, District 5 Commissioner John Vasquez and County Team and bomb squad. Several field trips are included Treasurer Eric Rodriguez. Behind the newly sworn-in officials are Doña Ana County Sheriff in the academy, including tours of the Mesilla Valley Kiki Vigil and Third Judicial District Attorney Mark D’Antonio. In all, 17 elected officials re- Regional Dispatch Authority and the Doña Ana County siding in Doña Ana County were sworn in by Third Judicial District Judge Fernando R. Detention Center. The Citizen’s Academy is free of charge. Applica- Macias, with all terms of office beginning Jan. 1, 2017. The first meeting of 2017 for the Do- tions can be downloaded online at www.goDASO.org, ña Ana County Board of Commissioners is scheduled at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10. and are also available at the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department, 845 N. Motel Blvd., in Las Cruces. Class PHOTO: MARTI OLIVAS size is limited to 25 people. JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! January 6, 2017 LC3-LV34149 Visit our award-winning website at www.donaanacounty.org, or contact us at (575) 647-7200 LAS CRUCES BULLETIN NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016 | 3 Dad suspected of abduction, arson surrenders BULLETIN REPORT wife. Detectives The 23-year-old father assigned on the run from Doña to the Ana County Sheriff’s case later detectives surrendered learned that himself to authorities Jurado had Tues day, Jan. 3. JACQUEZ instruc- According to deputies, tions from Sergio Guadalupe Jac- Ethan’s mother – his quez turned himself in daughter – to not allow her at the main station of the son to leave with his father. Welcome Back and Doña Ana County Sher- According to Jurado, this iff’s Department before angered Jacquez, who al- 2 p.m., accompanied by legedly hit Jurado in the Welcome to Memorial his attorney. Detectives face at least once before say he will be questioned retrieving a container of Dr. Frank Felts! and then booked into the gasoline from his vehicle. Doña Ana County Deten- According to Jurado, Jac- tion Center on charges quez poured the gasoline of arson, aggravated bur- on him and then poured it Memorial Medical Center is pleased to welcome Frank Felts, glary, unlawful taking of on the south entrance of MD back home. Dr. Felts will be opening the new Memorial a motor vehicle, abuse of the mobile home. Jacquez a child and battery. allegedly ignited the gaso- Weight Loss Center of New Mexico in January 2017. Detectives say Jacquez line that was poured on the is cooperating fully with house. Dr. Felts is one of the most accomplished and experienced bariatric the investigation. Jurado told detectives surgeons in the southwest, having performed ,000 weight loss A nationwide warrant he was able to leave in for the arrest of Jacquez Jacquez’s vehicle, and was issued Monday eve- went to a neighbor’s ning, following an Amber home to call police. Alert for Jacquez’s two- Jurado’s wife told detec- year-old son Ethan. tives she heard Jacquez According to Mesilla break through a window Valley Regional Dispatch of the home. Shortly To schedule an appointment or Authority, sheriff’s depu- afterward, the smoke ties were dispatched to forced Ethan and his the 100 block of Powell grandmother outside. Jac- Phone (575) 556-1849 Fax (575) 532-2030 in La Mesa at 1:06 p.m. quez reportedly shoved Monday. The call initially the grandmother to the came in as a structure fire ground and took his son, and a crash involving two reportedly fleeing in the vehicles. grandparents’ 2001 white The first deputy ar- Ford F-150 pickup truck. rived at the scene at 1:21 Jurado told deputies p.m. and found a double- he saw Jacquez leaving wide mobile home fully in his truck when he was engulfed. The deputy also driving back to his resi- learned there had been dence from the neighbor’s an altercation between house. Jurado said he at- Las Cruces, New Mexico 88011 Jacquez and 59-year-old tempted to block Jacquez Carlos Jurado, who lived from leaving, causing a at the residence with his collision. LC1-LV34088 4 | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016 NEWS LAS CRUCES BULLETIN El Paso experience prepared Ed for Las Cruces city manager job By MIKE COOK For the Bulletin New Las Cruces City Manager Stuart Ed spent his first several weeks on the job getting to know the organiza- tion, he said. He has seen some things he’s impressed with, and is already working on sev- eral important changes. Ed took over as city manager Nov. 7, mov- ing to Las Cruces from El Paso, Texas, where he had most recently served as a consultant to the El Paso Independent School District and as president/CEO of Good- will Industries of El Paso. He retired in 2014 after nearly 20 years BULLETIN PHOTO New Las Cruces City Manager Stuart Ed, center; Ed’s wife, Beverly; and Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima at the city hall reception welcoming Ed to Las Cru- SEE ED, PAGE 5 ces in November. 10-year Guarantee ERAZ PAIN M TOMERIC STUC . LAS CO CO E STOMERIC ROOF C ATING A STAIN & EPOXY C OAT EL CIAL ONCRE ING PE TE CO S ATING LC3-LV34153 575.649.8193 • 575.382.5824 5% off when you mention www.merazpainting.com • Call for FREE Estimates this ad! LAS CRUCES BULLETIN NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016 | 5 ED CONTINUED FROM 4 grown up. Paso Department of General Services, overseeing After six difficult months of unemployment fol- all the day-to-day business functions of the city, as lowing his Army service, Ed took a job as a grant well as a fleet of 2,500 vehicles, 310 buildings and with the City of El Paso. technician with the City of El Paso (CEP) in June 2,300 park lands across the city. Among his top priorities in Las Cruces is to im- 1995. Ed said his nearly 20 years of experience in a prove the city’s permitting process, Ed said. He In 1996, he began traveling two or three times a variety of staff and managerial positions with CEP wants to turn the city Community Development week from El Paso to Las Cruces to pursue a mas- uniquely prepared him to become Las Cruces city Department into a “one-stop shop,” and has al- ter’s degree in public administration. He got the manager. ready moved the fire marshal into that department degree in 2002, “one class at a time.” Before retiring from CEP, Ed said he learned to speed up the permitting process.