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Dead carjacker identified as Hobbs man
A Hobbs, N.M., man has been identified as the man who killed a 75-year-old Odessa man and then led law enforcement on a 24 hour chase from Odessa to Mertzon. Trevor James Myrick, 26, of Hobbs, New Mexico, had stolen the victim’s 2014 black Ford Mustang and fled the scene.
1 dead, 2 injured in Friday morning crash in Yoakum County
One person is dead and two people were injured after a vehicle failed to stop at an intersection in Yoakum County on Friday morning, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). The crash occurred 15 miles west of Denver City at 7:25 a.m. with reported clear and dry...
Hobbs Police hosts National Drug Take-Back Day
The Hobbs Police Department announced it would host National Drug Take Back Day on April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Walmart and Walgreens Turner locations. This event is an opportunity to dispose of unused and unwanted medications safely.
Denver City Football Coach Daniel Fontenot retires
DENVER CITY, Texas (KCBD) - After 31 years of coaching, Daniel Fontenot turned in his retirement papers at Denver City this morning. He tells me it is time to start a new chapter. Fontenot spent 12 years at Denver City, including the last eight as the Mustangs Head Football Coach.
HPD investigating damaged VFW post property
HOBBS, New Mexico (KMID/KPEJ) – The Hobbs Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying an unknown suspect involved in criminally damaging property of the local VFW post. According to video release from the Department, the incident occurred around 12:13pm on Thursday, April 11. The suspect could be seen throwing an object into […]
Shooting in Hobbs leaves one man dead
HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – The Hobbs Police Department is investigating a shooting that left 28-year-old Gregory Brooks dead. Monday, April 8 around 10:50 p.m. officers responded to the 1000 block of South Linam St. to reports of a shooting. Officers arrived on scene and found Brooks suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Brooks was taken to the hospital […]
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