2 days ago · Las Cruces police have arrested the man believed to be responsible for Tuesday’s fatal stabbing of Lawrence Patrick Rubio near the intersection of Seventeenth Street and Picacho Avenue. James Michael Melendrez, 31, is charged with an open count of murder and is initially being held without bond at the Dona Ana County Detention Center.

2 days ago · EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man who’s believed to be responsible for a fatal stabbing was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 4 in Las Cruces, according to the Las Cruces Police Department. James Michael Melendrez, 31, is charged with an open count of murder after police arrived to find Lawrence Patrick Rubio, 26, suffering from […]

The Las Cruces Police Department arrested a man it believes to be responsible for Tuesday's fatal stabbing of Lawrence Patrick Rubio. James Melendrez, 31, was arrested and is charged with an open ...

1 day ago · LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14) — Police in Las Cruces made an arrest in connection to the deadly stabbing on Tuesday. The man who died was identified as Lawrence Patrick Rubio. The incident happened ...

2 days ago · Stabbing occurred before Noon on Feb. 4, 2025. Victim pronounced dead at the scene. The Las Cruces Police Department is investigating a fatal stabbing on Tuesday and asking for information from ...

3 days ago · LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Las Cruces Police are investigating a stabbing that killed a 26-year-old man. Police have not yet publicly identified the victim, who died at the scene, or the ...

2 days ago · LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14) — Las Cruces police are investigating a deadly stabbing that happened Tuesday. The incident happened near the intersection of Seventeenth Street and Picacho Avenue ...

1 day ago · A Las Cruces man faces an open count of murder after police say he stabbed another man near 17th Street and West Picacho Avenue on Feb. 4. James Micheal “Junior” Melendrez, 31, faces the charge following the death of Lawerance Patrick Rubio. Prosecutors have filed a motion seeking to keep Melendrez in jail as the case against him progresses.

1 day ago · Las Cruces police are probing a fatal stabbing near Seventeenth Street and Picacho Avenue. The 26-year-old male victim died at the scene; the suspect fled on foot.

3 days ago · EL PASO, Texas — Las Cruces Police are investigating a possible stabbing that happened Tuesday morning, Feb. 4 along Picacho Avenue, a police spokesperson said.The incident happened just before noon along the 1900 block of Picacho. One person was apparently stabbed, but was not transported, the police spokesperon said.