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Senate Unanimously Confirms W. Troy Weisler As New Mexico State Police Chief 

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Chief W. Troy Weisler

STATE News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Senate on Saturday unanimously confirmed W. Troy Weisler as the 23rd New Mexico State Police Chief.

“Chief Weisler has already demonstrated incredible leadership, and public safety will continue to be positively impacted with him at the helm,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said.

“Chief Weisler started as a recruit here in New Mexico in 2002 and worked his way up the ranks of the New Mexico State Police until his appointment last June. In the time I have gotten to work with him, I have found him to be incredibly open, and even in times when we may Read More

Waiting Periods For Gun Sales Passes New Mexico Senate

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State Rep. Andrea Romero, D-Santa Fe, watches as Sen. Joe Cervantes, D-Las Cruces, speaks in support of Romero’s bill, House Bill 129, which would put a seven-day waiting period on gun sales in New Mexico, on the Senate floor on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican

Sen. Joseph Cervantes, D-Las Cruces, left, and Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, chat on the Senate floor Saturday. Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican

By NATHAN BROWN and MAYA HILTY
The Santa Fe New Mexican

One of the more significant and controversial gun bills to be introduced during this Read More

With Less Than A Week Left In 30-Day Legislative Session, Much Of Governor’s Gun And Crime Package Seems Stalled

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Rep. Christine Chandler, D-Los Alamos

By ROBERT NOTT 
rnott@sfnewmexican.com

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham started the year with high hopes of making a dent in the crime and gun violence that disproportionately seem to plague New Mexico.

Her 21-point package included both stricter gun laws and tough-on-crime initiatives. Taken together, the governor said during a news conference in January, the bills comprised the “largest, most comprehensive package” of such bills in the history of the Legislature.

Maybe so, but with this year’s 30-day session set to end at noon on Thursday, most of them Read More

State Police Discover Body Under Residence, Arrest 6

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NMSP News:

On Jan. 26,2024, New Mexico State Police (NMSP) conducted an operation to locate individuals who had active warrants for their arrest. Robert Geyer, 62, of Taos was known to have a warrant and was believed to be at 810 Harris Lane in Taos.

Officers arrived and immediately contacted several individuals outside the residence. Officers spoke to a female subject who provided information that Geyer was inside the residence.

As officers made contact with Geyer, he brandished a firearm and shot himself. Paramedics arrived on scene and transported Geyer to an area hospital where he succumbed Read More

FBI: Albuquerque Man Found Guilty Of Federal Firearms Offenses Faces Up To 20 Years In Prison

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that on Jan. 30, 2024, a federal jury returned two guilty verdicts against Walter Palmon Eddings, 40, of Albuquerque, after approximately two hours of deliberation.

The jury convicted Eddings of two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Judge Kea W. Riggs presided.

A federal grand jury issued an indictment against Eddings on Feb. 24, 2022. According to evidence presented Read More

FBI: Vanderwagon Man Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced that a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Sheldon Carlton Daye with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Daye, 30, of Vanderwagon, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain on conditions of release pending trial.

According to the indictment, on or about Oct. 2, 2022, Daye killed John and Jane Doe by operating a motor vehicle Read More

Bipartisan Law Enforcement Retention Bill Passes House

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Rep. Art De La Cruz (D-Albuquerque)

NMHD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico House of Representatives (NMHD) unanimously passed bipartisan House Bill 193 on Saturday, which outlines tenure-based bonuses to help retain and recruit law enforcement statewide.

“Rewarding law enforcement for their continued service is not just the right thing to do, it will help us retain quality officers and recruit new cops to the force,” said sponsor Rep. Art De La Cruz (D-Albuquerque).

“Making sure our police departments are well-staffed and fairly compensated is an important step to improving community safety Read More

State Police To Conduct Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico In February 2024

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New Mexico State Police (NMSP) will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols; and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during February 2024. Courtesy/NMSP

NMSP News:

New Mexico State Police (NMSP) will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols; and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during February 2024.

NMSP is bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising. Read More

FBI: Tohatchi Man Gets 37 Months For Domestic Assault

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Anthony Joe was sentenced to 37 months in prison.

Joe, 38, of Tohatchi, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pled guilty to assault of a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner by strangling Feb. 22, 2023.

According to court records, Aug. 13, 2022, Joe assaulted the victim, Jane Doe, as she was trying to leave Joe’s residence. Joe punched Jane Doe with a closed fist in the back of Read More

Los Alamos Police Receive Special Olympics Gold Award

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The Los Alamos Police Department won the Gold Award for raising the most funds during 2023 for Special Olympics New Mexico (SONM). Deputy Chief Oliver Morris, second from left, accepted the prestigious award with members of his team and several Special Olympic athletes during a banquet Thursday evening at Buffalo Thunder. SONM serves more than 3,100 athletes statewide, offering year-round training and competitions in 12 Olympic-style sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. SONM works to build inclusive communities, transform lives through sport, and improve Read More