NM Officer Dies After Being Shot During Foot Pursuit

NM State Police Chief Retiring

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday she had appointed Johnson’s successor — W. Troy Weisler, who serves as the department’s deputy chief.

Farmington Sergeant Wounded in Gunfight with Active Shooter

Sgt. Rachel Discenza arrived on the scene minutes after the 18-year-old male suspect began firing at houses and vehicles in his neighborhood. She confronted the shooter and they both opened fire.

NM Active Shooter Kills 3, Injures 2 Officers

The suspect was confronted by law enforcement and shot and killed, Farmington police say. Multiple Farmington officers and New Mexico State Police troopers are on site.

New Mexico State Police Rescue Boy Scouts Trapped by Flash Flood

The State Police helicopter had no place to land and with the fast-rising river, so they sent crews down and harnessed the kids up hoisting them into the hovering chopper.

3 Deputies Die in New Mexico Helicopter Crash

A timeline of the incident ndicates that the helicopter named Metro 2 was performing bucket drops when it crashed.

Murder Charge Against Former NM Officer Accused of Using Chokehold Dismissed

The charge against Christopher Smelser, 29, was dropped by Judge Douglas Driggers via a directed verdict after half an hour of arguments.

NM Woman Pays for Officers' Dry Cleaning

A Las Cruces, NM, woman has been anonymously paying for law enforcement officers’ uniforms to be dry cleaned for the past five years.

2 Albuquerque Officers Wounded in Active Shooter Incident, Gunman and 1 Other Person Dead

Albuquerque police say the two officers who shot and killed the suspect are expected to be OK. So far, it isn’t clear how a second person who was killed, a woman, is connected to the incident.