Tag: New Mexico agencies: Page 13

Patrol

N.M. Officer Hit By Car, Dies of Injuries

Sandoval County, N.M., sheriff’s Sgt. Robert Baron, who was injured Thursday while investigating a weather-related crash on Interstate 25, died Friday afternoon.

December 8, 2013

Patrol

N.M. State Police Officer Fired for Shooting at Van Plans Appeal

Attorneys for Elias Montoya announced Sunday that they are reviewing the allegations against the veteran officer and that Montoya intends to file an appeal for wrongful termination.

December 8, 2013

Patrol

N.M. State Trooper Who Shot at Van During Pursuit Will Not Be Charged

Taos County (N.M.) District Attorney Donald Gallegos has decided not to pursue charges against a New Mexico State Patrol officer who opened fire on a van during a wild traffic stop and pursuit last month.

November 20, 2013

Patrol

Video: Officers Investigated Over Wild N.M. Traffic Stop

A late October traffic stop outside of Taos, N.M., turned into a wild scene with a 14-year-old rushing a state cop, a high-speed chase, and another officer firing at a fleeing minivan.

November 17, 2013

Special Units

Albuquerque SWAT Standoff Triggered by Former Marine Marksman

Albuquerque police said Jason Kerns, 37, fled the scene of a crash on southbound Interstate 25 north of the Big I in a Hummer sport-utility vehicle around 7:30 p.m. Friday, and a police officer pulled him over on the south-to-east flyover ramp a half-hour later.

November 10, 2013

Patrol

Video: N.M. Man Sues Officers, Agencies, Hospital Over Anal Probes

David Eckert was subjected to repeated and humiliating forced medical procedures, including X-rays, digital probes of his anus, three enemas, and a colonoscopy. No narcotics were found.

November 6, 2013

Patrol

Bribery Charges Dropped in Case Against N.M. Chief

Bribery charges against a former acting chief of the Sunland Park (N.M.) Police Department have been dropped because of what officials called significant errors within the indictment paperwork.

October 28, 2013

Patrol

Video: 4 Officers Hospitalized After Albuquerque Rampage

Albuquerque Police Chief Allen Banks said in a press conference that no motive had been determined for Chase’s attack. However, he did have a tattoo that reads “Cop Killer.”

October 27, 2013

Patrol

Santa Fe Officer Claims Det. Assaulted Her

A veteran Santa Fe (N.M.) Police detective has been placed on paid administrative leave, after a patrol officer accused him of sexual assault.

August 21, 2013

Technology

Public Safety Broadband Moves Forward In New Mexico, L.A. County

The federal panel governing development of the nation's public safety broadband network has approved lease agreements for the first networks in New Mexico and Los Angeles County.

August 14, 2013

Training

N.M. Chief: Extramarital Agency Affairs Are 'Nature at Play'

Albuquerque's departing police chief is receiving harsh criticism for appearing to condone extramarital affairs among his officers during an on-air interview with KOB-TV's Tom Joles.

July 24, 2013

Patrol

Video: N.M. Police Under Fire for Diabetic Arrest

Santa Fe County (N.M.) Sheriff Robert Garcia has launched an internal investigation into the arrest of a woman at a traffic stop who was having a diabetic attack.

July 22, 2013