Police

Whistleblowers outline allegations of nepotism and retaliation within Albuquerque’s police academy

Complaint centers on a requirement that male cadets shave their heads with a razor daily

April 18, 2024

Whistleblowers outline allegations of nepotism and retaliation within Albuquerque’s police academy

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Several members of the Albuquerque police academy’s training staff who were dismissed from their duties last…

April 17, 2024

Officer injured by La Plata County Jail escapee sues county, jail and sheriff’s office

Elias Buck is accused of shooting Farmington cop 11 days after escaping detention center

April 12, 2024

Shoplifter chased by police on horses in New Mexico, video shows

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in New Mexico had all the horsepower in this chase: A shoplifter was detained outside…

March 30, 2024

Prosecutors charge a South Carolina man with carjacking and the killing of a New Mexico officer

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been charged with two federal counts stemming from the killing of…

March 22, 2024

Ransomware attack hamstrings three District Attorneys’ offices in N.M.

Santa Fe, Clovis and Carlsbad prosecutors’ offices affected

March 17, 2024

Authorities are seeking a suspect now identified in a New Mexico state police officer’s killing

Officer Justin Hare, 35, was fatally shot Friday morning west of Tucumcari

March 17, 2024

Authorities are seeking a suspect now identified in a New Mexico state police officer’s killing

ALBUEQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State police said Saturday they have identified the suspect in the shooting death of…

March 16, 2024

Roswell police have new patches that are out of this world

New badges feature flying saucers and alien faces

March 11, 2024

Man who fatally stabbed New Mexico officer had long criminal record, police say

The death marked the first on-duty death among officers in department’s 96-year-old history in Las Cruces

February 13, 2024

Pair suspected of drug trafficking are arrested in Cortez

Man and woman arrested after traffic stop; meth and cocaine found in stolen Cadillac

January 3, 2024

Sgt. Michael Moran remembered as ‘hero, dad, son and friend’ at Cortez service

Moran was shot and killed in the line of duty last Wednesday

December 6, 2023

Hundreds pay tribute to fallen Cortez police officer

Procession includes more than 400 law enforcement personnel

December 6, 2023

Suspect identified in shooting death of Cortez Police Sgt. Michael Moran

44-year-old man was shot and killed after roadside stop

December 2, 2023

New details emerge in fatal shooting of Cortez police officer

Second suspect was briefly detained but has been released

November 30, 2023

Update: Sgt. Michael Moran identified as Cortez police officer killed Wednesday

Sgt. Moran was a K-9 handler and a Marine

November 29, 2023

Former BCSO sheriff and undersheriff named in machine gun scheme indictment

The two have not been charged in alleged multi-state machine gun scheme

October 29, 2023

Charges filed against a New Mexico police officer for a fatal shooting – for the first time in nearly 10 years

A Las Cruces police officer faces a manslaughter charge for killing an unarmed Black man, allegedly over a stolen beer.

October 4, 2023

N.M. conquistador statue shooter was investigated by FBI

Prosecutors point to man’s tweets from 2018 about threatening gun violence in motion to justify holding him in jail

October 3, 2023

New Mexico AG grants limited authority to attorneys defending public health order

Federal judge to hear first arguments Wednesday afternoon; Governor calls for ‘immediate and swift action’ as others call for action…

September 13, 2023

N.M. public health order isn’t only about guns

ACLU raises concerns about criminalization of young people

September 12, 2023

Residents invited to participate in Citizen Police Academy

Bloomfield Police Department seeks to foster community relations through the academy

September 1, 2023

Newly renovated school vandalized

Graffiti creates $5,000 in damages at Tsé Bit A'í Middle School

August 2, 2023

Shiprock man receives 15 years for drug crime

Man also charged with possessing a gun

July 29, 2023