DEMING – The Deming Police Department responded to a call on Friday afternoon, August 16th, at the 5-R Travel Center located at 1695 North Gold in Deming. Upon arrival, officers found three female juveniles from Grant County involved in a physical altercation at a gas pump.
According to Deming Police Chief Sergio Lara, the incident began when two females, ages 13 and 14, noticed a 13-year-old girl inside a pickup truck at the pump. The two girls approached and started fighting with the girl in the vehicle over what Chief Lara described as “past altercations.” All three juveniles have been referred to the Juvenile Probation Office on charges of aggravated burglary for committing battery.
The case remains under investigation by local authorities.