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FBI Marks 75th Year Of ‘Ten Most Wanted Fugitives’ List

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FBI News;

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on March 14 marked the 75th anniversary of one of its most iconic crime-fighting tools, the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list.

“The Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list is an invaluable investigative publicity tool the FBI has leveraged for 75 years to ensure the most odious criminals are brought to justice,” FBI Director Kash Patel said. “The capture rate of the subjects on the list demonstrates the enormous assistance the public provides as well as the FBI’s unwavering commitment to apprehending these criminals. The Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Read More

U.S. Attorney’s Office And FBI Announce Five-Count Indictment In Violent Crime Spree On Navajo Nation

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment against Rydell Happy for his alleged involvement in a violent crime spree April 24, 2024. Happy, who was already in custody awaiting trial on a second-degree murder charge, now faces charges for first degree murder, two counts of using and carrying a firearm during and relation to a crime of violence and discharging said firearm, assault with a dangerous weapon and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

According to court documents, April 24, 2024, Happy, 31, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, Read More

New Mexico State Police Set To Host Free Human Trafficking Training In Ruidoso April 1-3

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NMSP News:

April 1-3, 2025, the New Mexico State Police, the NM Law Enforcement Academy, and the Human Trafficking Training Center will host a free training session on human trafficking recognition and interdiction at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort. 

This free training is being offered to police officers, prosecutors, educators, analysts, advocates, probation, and medical professionals, who would like to increase their knowledge about human trafficking, what signs to look for, and what to do if you suspect someone may be a victim. A few of the topics covered will be interdiction, operations, Read More

State Police Investigate Homicide In Guadalupe County

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NMSP News:

ANTON CHICO — Feb. 24, 2025, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was called to investigate a homicide that occurred at a residence in Anton Chico.

New Mexico State Police agents were called to 1003 Poco Seco Road, in Anton Chico, NM for a house fire where a deceased individual was located inside the residence with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.

Agents later obtained surveillance footage showing a vehicle leaving the residence shortly after the house was engulfed in flames. The victim was identified as Paul Jaramillo III. Agents identified the person responsible Read More

Mexican National Extradited To U.S. To Face Federal Drug Trafficking Charges In New Mexico

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Mexican national was extradited from Mexico to the United States to face federal drug trafficking charges in New Mexico.

Guillermo Amaro-Rodriguez, 42, made his initial appearance last week in federal court after being extradited from Mexico on a charge of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

A federal grand jury indicted Amaro-Rodriguez Oct. 12, 2022. According to the indictment, Amaro-Rodriguez conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine in Bernalillo County and elsewhere.

Mexican law enforcement authorities arrested Amaro-Rodriguez Read More

NMSP South Zone Crime Suppression Agents Arrest 20 Fugitives In February

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Jesse Antillon

NMSP News:

The New Mexico State Police’s South Zone Crime Suppression Bureau agents arrested 20 fugitives in February as part of ongoing efforts to enhance public safety and hold those accountable for the crimes they’ve committed.

The arrests involved a range of serious offenses, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, felon in possession of a firearm, and many more violent crimes. 

Feb. 6, NMSP agents, in collaboration with the Las Cruces Police Department, Texas Rangers, and the United States Marshal Service located and apprehended Jesse Antillon in Las Cruces, Read More

FBI: U.S. Attorney’s Office Secures Guilty Plea In 2022 Navajo Nation Murder Case

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Navajo man pleaded guilty in federal court to second degree murder and firearms charges stemming from a fatal shooting in 2022.

According to court documents, July 26, 2022, officers from the Navajo Nation Police Department responded to reports of a shooting near Ojo Encino.

Upon arrival, officers discovered John Doe deceased at the scene with a gunshot wound to his chest and right arm. Witnesses identified Jason Lee Martinez, 51, a member of the Navajo Nation, as the shooter, who fled immediately after the incident.

Investigators recovered seven .40 caliber bullet Read More

U.S. Attorney’s Office Secures Conviction Of Two Former Jal Police Officers For Civil Rights Violations

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A federal jury has convicted two former Jal Police Department officers of violating the civil rights of an individual, identified as John Doe in the indictment, during a July 2021 incident, after which John Doe died. The verdict came after a seven-day trial and approximately 13 hours of deliberation.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, July 31, 2021, former Jal Police Officer Corey Patrick Saffell, 35, stopped John Doe for driving without headlights at the Pilot Gas Station in Jal, NM. Former Jal Police Officers Ceasar Enrique Mendoza, 28, Read More

New Mexico Lawmakers Hope To Strengthen Alert, Search Systems For Missing Elderly

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HB 197 Sponsor Rep. Joseph Sanchez, D-Alcalde

By MARAGET O’HARA
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Tangerine Bolen has become an unofficial expert in organizing civilian searches for missing elders in the last year.

In March 2024, she coordinated a search for Esther Barnes, a 98-year-old who walked away from Las Soleras Senior Living. Bolen and her fellow searchers ultimately found Barnes’ body about a half-mile from the facility.

And she helped organize searches earlier this year for 80-year-old Jose Orozco-Montijo, a man with dementia who in January wandered away from his family’s home in Eldorado. Read More

LAPD’s Victim Assistant On Domestic Violence & Gaslighting

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By LAPD’s Victim Assistant:

The Los Alamos Police Department’s Victim Assistant shares the following information related to Domestic Violence and Gaslighting.

What is Gaslighting?

Gaslighting is a term that describes a type of emotional and psychological abuse in which an abuser convinces his or her victim that the abuse he or she is remembering didn’t occur, or wasn’t nearly as severe as the victim remembers. Gaslighting often makes the victims of abuse doubt their own memory, question themselves, and at times feel like they are going crazy.

Gaslighting can be hard to recognize, especially Read More