Nikki Bascom News Today

Tuesday night’s meeting of the Silver City Town Council was jampacked with community members in support of and opposing a request from SPIN — Supporting People in Need — to license a transitional house at 505 N. Cooper St., across the street from Sixth Street Elementary School. In a July 8 Facebook post, Silver Schools Superintendent William D. “Will” Hawkins announced the district’s request that the council remand the approval …

Last month’s vote by the Silver City Town Council to pay a $10 million settlement to the family of Nikki Bascom ended the family’s nearly five-year federal suit, which originally named Grant County, its sheriff’s department and several individual law enforcement officers alongside the town. According to documents released by Grant County in response to a public records request, the county’s portion of the suit was dismissed more than two …

The Silver City Town Council held their regular meeting Tuesday evening, where Fire Chief Milo Lambert announced the lifting of fire restrictions, effective July 1. “We may have just gotten a little bit of moisture in the last two weeks. It’s been kind of nice,” he said. “We’re extremely thankful for getting that moisture we’re getting — now we’re filling sandbags.” Lambert made it clear that this does not affect …

According to an advertisement placed in today’s Daily Press by Town Clerk Alfred Sedillo, the Silver City Town Council will vote tonight to approve a $10 million settlement with the family of Nikki Bascom. Bascom was murdered on April 21, 2016, by her former partner, Silver City Police Capt. Mark Contreras, before he turned the gun on himself in the driveway of a Silver City home. “Announcing the settlement at …

Thu, Jul 15th 2021 7:43pm — Tim Cushing Law enforcement officers have no legal obligation to protect and serve. The words look nice on badges and insignias, but courts have said this is only a nicety, not a guarantee. But that doesnt mean officers can abandon any pretense of protection and service. There are some limits enforced by precedent. Neglecting to take complaints and threats seriously can have consequences. The difference is the definition. Theres no due process right to protection a...