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New Mexico State Police Ofc. Joe Sierra Prevents Overdose

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NMSP News:

SANTA CLARA — At approximately 2:30 a.m., Jan. 16, 2024, New Mexico State Police Ofc. Joe Sierra was dispatched to an address on Fort Bayard Street in Santa Clara in reference to an apparent drug overdose.

Once on scene, Ofc. Sierra immediately recognized a male subject on the ground who was unresponsive but with a pulse. Ofc. Sierra rolled the male on his side and administered one dose of Naloxone (Narcan). The male remained unconscious and a second dose of Narcan was given. 

Ofc. Sierra began giving sternum rubs but they were unsuccessful. EMS arrived on scene and gave two more additional Read More

FBI: Mescalero Woman Gets 41 Months For 2×4 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Lucinda Ann Yuzos was sentenced to 41 months in prison.

Yuzos, 49, of Mescalero, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, pled guilty in federal court April 25, 2023, to assault of an intimate partner resulting is substantial bodily injury.

According to court records, on the evening of May 31, 2022, Yuzos assaulted the victim, John Doe. When responding Read More

New Mexico State Police Arrest Two Wanted Violent Felons

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FBI News:

GRANT COUNTY — Jan. 11, the New Mexico State Police Crime Suppression Bureau teamed up with District 12 Uniformed State Police officers to conduct a warrant operation focusing on those with felony warrants who have a violent criminal history, violent current warrant charges, and a history of resisting law enforcement.

Thanks to the coordinated effort, New Mexico State Police safely took two wanted violent felons off the streets.

David Cortez, 33, was arrested in Arenas Valley. Cortez had a violent history of being a felon in possession of a firearm and aggravated battery on a household Read More

Los Alamos Police Dept. Debuts New Patrol Units

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Los Alamos Police Department debuts new vehicle design for marked patrol units. Courtesy/LAPD

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) is debuting a new vehicle design for marked patrol units, including a different color scheme.

Residents will start to see black police units patrol the streets of Los Alamos. These colors were purchased to be financially responsible.

“Our department wanted white police units to match our current fleet, however, the cost for black units was cheaper by thousands of dollars. We owe it to the community to be financially responsible; ensuring the new Read More

NMSP: 14-Year-Old Boy Shoots 6-Year-Old Child In Hurley

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NMSP News:

HURLEY, N.M. – On Jan. 12, the Hurley Police Department requested the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau to investigate a shooting involving a 6-year-old child.

NMSP agents learned that Hurley police officers responded to the 200 block of D Street for reports that a 6-year-old child had been shot. When officers arrived, they saw a 14-year-old juvenile running from the scene. Officers detained the juvenile, who had a dismantled handgun and ammunition in his pockets.

Further investigation indicates the child was sitting inside a car parked in front of the house Read More

FBI: Mexican National Brothers Face 8 Years Each For Assault Upon Federal Officer Involving Physical Contact

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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 (FBI) Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Jose Maria Reyes-Fuentes and his brother Juventino Darinel Reyes-Fuentes pled guilty in federal court to assault upon a federal officer involving physical contact.

Jose Maria, 23, and Juventino Darinel, 29, both Mexican nationals, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

According to court documents, Aug. 20, 2023, a Border Read More

FBI: Ricardo Arce, III Gets 90 Months For Hostage Taking

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, John Morales, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) El Paso Field Office, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Ricardo Arce, III was sentenced to 90 months in prison.

Arce, 44, of Chaparral, N.M., pled guilty in federal court Sept. 22, 2021, to conspiracy to take a hostage and two counts of hostage taking.

In his plea agreement, Arce admitted to conspiring with his co-defendants, Jonathan Matthew Gonzalez Read More

NMSP: Fatal Crash On I-40 Results In Multi-Vehicle Pileup

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View of the fatal crash, multi-vehicle pileup Monday on Interstate 40. Courtesy/NMSP

NMSP New:

GUADALUPE COUNTY — Just before 10 a.m. Jan. 8, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) responded to a fatal crash on Interstate 40 around milepost 291, east of Santa Rosa.

The initial investigation indicated that a semi-tractor trailer driven by a 21-year-old from Indianapolis, Ind., was traveling west on Interstate 40 when, for reasons still under investigation, it rear-ended a passenger van driven by David James McGarrah, 71, of Neosho, Mo., and occupied by his 70-year-old passenger.

Medical personnel Read More

New Mexico State Police Crime Suppression Bureau Garners Arrests And Weapon And Drug Seizures Across State

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NMSP News:

The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Crime Suppression Bureau (CSB) continues to combat major crime problems around the state.

The Bureau has units focusing on interdicting drug shipments, dismantling drug trafficking organizations, apprehending outstanding fugitives, and arresting auto theft offenders.

In addition, multiple agents within CSB are part of multi-agency task forces with federal and local partners.

From Oct. 1 to the end of December 2023, members of the NMSP Crime Suppression Bureau have been making arrests and seizures throughout the state.

During Read More

NMSP Probes Officer-Involved Shooting In Española

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Derick Salaza

NMSP News:

On Jan. 9, 2024, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau was contacted by the Española Police Department (EPD) to investigate an officer-involved shooting.

State Police agents learned that at around 8 p.m., an EPD officer stopped a vehicle on Railroad Avenue for a traffic violation. Through the interaction with the vehicle’s occupants, the officer learned the passenger, Derick Salazar, 33, of Española, had an outstanding felony arrest warrant for burglary. The officer also saw a large machete in the vehicle. The driver was Brandon Archuleta, Read More