For the third time in a two-week span, authorities swarmed a Las Cruces church on Friday morning, where a groundskeeper found a suspicious device hidden in a plastic sprinkler box.
The maintenance worker discovered the device about 9:30 a.m. on the grounds of First Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Boutz Road, according to the Las Cruces Police Department. The church is across the street from Las Cruces High School.