{"id":384,"date":"2026-03-20T04:38:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/?p=384"},"modified":"2026-03-20T04:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:38:22","slug":"attempted-kidnapping-near-nmsu-prompts-safety-reminder-for-area-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/attempted-kidnapping-near-nmsu-prompts-safety-reminder-for-area-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Attempted Kidnapping Near NMSU Prompts Safety Reminder for Area Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">DEMING &#8211; Authorities in Las Cruces are searching for a suspect following an attempted kidnapping near the New Mexico State University campus, raising awareness about personal safety for residents across the region, including those in Deming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">According to a Campus Safety Alert issued by New Mexico State University, the incident occurred Tuesday night around 11:15 p.m. near Arrowhead Drive and Sam Steel Way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Police say a man described as a white or Hispanic male with long, dark, wavy hair and facial hair attempted to pull a woman into his vehicle while she was jogging in the area. The woman was able to break free, and the suspect fled in a grey sedan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The NMSU Police Department is increasing patrols in response and is asking anyone with information about the incident to come forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Officials are also reminding the public to remain alert, particularly during nighttime hours, and to be aware of surroundings when walking or exercising alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Anyone with information is asked to contact NMSU Police at 575-646-3311.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEMING &#8211; Authorities in Las Cruces are searching for a suspect following an attempted kidnapping near the New Mexico State University campus, raising awareness about personal safety for residents across the region, including those in Deming. According to a Campus Safety Alert issued by New Mexico State University, the incident<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/attempted-kidnapping-near-nmsu-prompts-safety-reminder-for-area-residents\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-john-k","post-384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":386,"href":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384\/revisions\/386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}