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NewsJune 2, 2025

New Mexico Officer Dies 6 Days After Being Shot During Traffic Stop

Officer Timothy Ontiveros died Sunday night in an Albuquerque hospital after multiple surgeries, Bloomfield Police Chief Phillip Francisco said.

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NewsMay 29, 2025

Albuquerque K-9 Killed in SWAT Operation

K-9 Rebel was assisting the SWAT team “as they attempted to arrest an armed suspect,” police said. He was fatally shot during the incident.

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NewsMay 8, 2025

Wanted Man Throws Dog at Albuquerque Officer, Then Flees

Body camera video shows the man pick up and pet a dog that appears to be a Yorkshire terrier. When the officer attempts to arrest him, the body camera video shows the man throw the dog at the officer.

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NewsApril 22, 2025

New Mexico Sheriff Found Dead at Home

Rio Arriba County deputies found Sheriff Sheriff Billy Merrifield dead at his home Sunday. The death is under investigation by the New Mexico State Police.

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NewsApril 14, 2025

New Mexico Changes Law to Allow Non-Citizen Officers

On April 7, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law Senate Bill 364, which allows people with work authorization from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to serve as law enforcement officers.

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NewsApril 11, 2025

New Mexico Governor Sends National Guard to Help Albuquerque Police

The National Guard will be responding to medical emergencies, de-escalating potentially volatile encounters, and working crime and accident scenes.

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NewsMarch 26, 2025

New Mexico Woman Arrested for Vandalizing 20 Police, City Vehicles

On Tuesday, the suspect pleaded not guilty to another criminal damage charge from December 2024, when she allegedly used a “large rusty metal object” to damage a police vehicle.

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NewsJanuary 21, 2025

Man Pleads Guilty to Murdering New Mexico Officer who Stopped to Help Him

Jaremy Smith was on the run from South Carolina, where he’s accused of kidnapping and killing a paramedic, when Hare encountered him with a flat tire on Interstate 40 in Quay County, New Mexico on March 15, 2024.

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NewsJanuary 14, 2025

New Mexico Deputy Faces Murder Charge Over On-Duty Shooting

Elijah Hadley, 17, was reportedly shot 19 times during the deputy’s response. Hadley was found to toss an airsoft pistol to the side before he was fatally shot.

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NewsAugust 21, 2024

Man Arrested After Firing 50 Rounds at New Mexico Trooper During Traffic Stop

A state police vehicle was hit by at least one round, according to an arrest warrant affidavit, but the officer was not struck by gunfire.

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