Deputies in Lea County, NM, are powerless — they’re not allowed to make any arrests or traffic stops after their sheriff unexpectedly died last week.
Read More →Lea County (NM) Sheriff Steve Ackerman died in a single-vehicle crash described as a rollover near Encino in Central New Mexico on Tuesday night.
Read More →Deputy Sheriff Ryan Thomas of the Valencia County (NM) Sheriff's Office was killed in a single-vehicle crash while responding to a call for service.
Read More →A Santa Fe, NM, police officer rescued an 87-year-old woman from her burning car on Friday after her tire caught fire.
Read More →New Mexico State Police are investigating a single vehicle motorcycle crash that claimed the life of a Luna County (NM) Sheriff's Office Lieutenant late Saturday evening.
Read More →The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has selected Officers Candace Bisagna and Brandi Madrid of the Albuquerque (NM) Police Department as the recipients of its Officer of the Month Award for October 2016.
Read More →The case against two former New Mexico police officers charged in the death of a homeless man ended in a mistrial Tuesday when jurors told the judge they were hopelessly deadlocked on the counts of second-degree murder.
Read More →The judge had some harsh words for the man convicted of murdering Rio Rancho (NM) Officer Gregg Benner, telling Andrew Romero that he will “die in prison.”
Read More →A woman attacked an Albuquerque police officer by bashing a rock on his head. Police were unable to identify her, and because of that, she was able to get away with the crime.
Read More →Funeral arrangements have been set for Alamogordo, NM, Officer Clint Corvinus, who was shot and killed last Friday.
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