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Mexico Authorities Invite FBI to Aid in Investigation of Murders of 9 American Mormons

The Mexican government on Sunday invited the FBI to send investigators to help in the investigation of the murder of nine U.S. citizens—six children, including 8-month-old twins, and three women—living in a Mormon community about 100 miles south of the border in the state of Sonora.

November 11, 2019

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New Mexico Officer Dies as a Result of On-Duty Medical Event

"It is with great sorrow and significant grief that the Navajo Police Department announces the passing of Police Sergeant Lamar Martin," Phillip Francisco, Chief of Police Navajo Police Department, said on Facebook.

November 5, 2019

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New Mexico SRO Resigns After Video Surfaces of Him Shoving 11-Year-Old Girl

A school resource officer with the Farmington (NM) Police Department has tendered his resignation after video surfaced of him shoving an 11-year-old girl into a wall and then restraining her on the ground.

October 23, 2019

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New Mexico Police Shoot Man Behaving Erratically and Brandishing Gun

An officer with the Albuquerque Police Department officer shot a man last week who was standing on the roof of a car and brandishing a gun.

August 28, 2019

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New Mexico Officer's Fast Food Meal Delivered with Derogatory Drawing

An officer with the Clovis (NM) Police Department took his shift meal break at a local Burger King restaurant on Thursday and was disappointed to discover that on the wrapper of his order was a drawing of a pig.

August 12, 2019

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Border Patrol Agents Fatally Shoot Man Who Shot at Police in New Mexico

Agents with the United States Border Patrol shot and killed a man who had shot and wounded an officer with the Las Cruces Police Department on Monday.

June 18, 2019

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Student Wanted to Shoot Ex-Girlfriend, Others at School—Nobody Hurt in Incident

A student at a New Mexico high school said in a note that he wanted to shoot his ex-girlfriend and others at the Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho on Valentine's Day.

February 21, 2019

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New Mexico Sheriffs Barred from Legislative Session Because of Duty Weapons

"We were allowed to go into the Roundhouse but we weren't allowed to go down onto the floor. We were directed to go to another room and watch what was going on from a TV," Cibola County Sheriff Tony Mace said. "That has never happened to us before and that's a direct violation to the constitution of New Mexico."

January 18, 2019

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2018 in Review: A Glass Overflowing with Great Stories of American Policing

Despite downward numbers of recruits seeking to join the ranks of law enforcement and increasing indications of de-policing across the country, we can—if we look hard enough—find countless bright spots for American policing in 2018.

December 28, 2018

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Video: New Mexico Officer, Local Church Provide Homeless Man with Wheelchair

Edison then gave Scott the lunch his wife packed for him. While moving the man to a safer place, Edison discovered that his wheelchair was badly in need of repair.

September 17, 2018

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New Mexico Couple Accused of Training Children for Mass Attack Targeted Hospital

Prosecutors in Taos County (NM)—citing interviews with the 11 children found to be malnourished and abused at a compound in the New Mexico desert earlier this month—said in court documents that the couple who were arrested had targeted an Atlanta hospital for attack.

August 28, 2018

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Video: 4 New Mexico Compound Suspects Granted Bail, Prosecutors Allege Terror Plot

Siraj Wahhaj is wanted in Georgia and being held for possible extradition. The other four suspects will have a $20,000 signature bond – meaning they'll have to pay that amount if they don't show for their trial – and will have to wear ankle monitors. In addition, they will not be allowed to leave the country, and any visits with children will be supervised.

August 15, 2018