Las Cruces Man, 39, Booked on Shoplifting Charge at Valley Drive Location

Allegedly... Ricardo Quintana-perez, a 39-year-old resident of Las Cruces, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Aug. 25, 2026. Records indicate he was taken into custody at 1550 S. Valley Dr. in Las Cruces and assigned booking number 2600006817. He faces a misdemeanor charge of shoplifting items valued between $100 and $500, with bond currently set at zero. The arrest occurred at a commercial address on South Valley Drive, a major thoroughfare in Las Cruces. Under New Mexico law, shoplifting charges in this value bracket are categorized as petty misdemeanors or misdemeanors depending on specific retail circumstances and prior history. The jurisdiction for this matter falls under the magistrate or municipal court system in Doña Ana County. The charges are allegations, and Quintana-perez is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.