Written by Officer Ray Wilson 01/27/2022 Statewide, NM - State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols; and registration, insurance, and driver's license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of February 2022. We are...
NMSP Press Releases
UPDATE: CANCEL MISSING JUVENILE RUNAWAY ADVISORY- Espanola, NM – Josiah Vasquez has been located and is safe.
Written by Officer Dusty Francisco 01/27/2022 Espanola, New Mexico – The New Mexico State Police is seeking the public's assistance in locating Josiah Vasquez. Vasquez is a 14-year-old Hispanic male, 5’5”, 130 pounds, with black eyes and black hair. He was last seen...
State Police Helicopter Hoists Injured Hiker to Safety in Socorro County
Written by Officer Ray Wilson 01/26/2022 Socorro County, NM - On January 22, 2022, at around 4:00 p.m., the New Mexico State Police Special Operations Aircraft Section assisted New Mexico Search and Rescue (NM SAR) with the rescue of a stranded and injured hiker in...
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety inspection leads to Drug Seizure at the Gallup Port of Entry
Written by Officer Dusty Francisco 1/25/2022 McKinley County, NM – Two men were arrested last week when the New Mexico State Police located 489.5 pounds of marijuana, 2.5 pounds of fentanyl, 28.5 pounds of THC edibles, and one pound of psychedelic mushrooms while...
Silver Alert – Bureau of Indian Affairs – Robert Dayaye
Written by Officer Dusty Francisco 1/24/2022 Mescalero, NM- The following is information for the distribution of a Silver Alert from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. For any questions, please contact the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) at (575) 464-4479. BIA is asking for...
Vigilant NMSP Officer Stops Armed Robbery in Progress and Recovers Stolen Goods
Written by Officer Ray Wilson 01/24/2022 Los Lunas, NM – On January 14, 2022, at around 5:35 p.m. a New Mexico State Police officer was on patrol in Los Lunas when he saw an O’Reilly’s Auto Parts employee running after two individuals from the store located at 1401...
UPDATE: CANCEL BRITTANY ALERT for Deming Police Department– Zahraa Malih was located safely on January 21, 2022, at around 7:30 p.m.
Written by Officer Dusty Francisco 01/22/2022 Deming, NM - The following is information for the distribution of a Brittany Alert from the Deming Police Department (DPD). For questions and inquiries, please contact the DPD at (575) 546-0354. DPD is asking for the...
New Mexico State Police Arrest Dallas, TX Homicide Suspect
Written by Officer Ray Wilson 01/20/2022 Lordsburg, NM – On January 18, 2022, at around 10:45 a.m. the New Mexico State Police, was contacted by the Dallas TX Police Department (DPD). DPD had reason to believe that a homicide suspect they were attempting to locate was...
Police Shooting Involving Gallup Police Department
Written by Officer Dusty Francisco 01/20/2022 Gallup, NM – On January 19, 2022, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was called to investigate an officer-involved shooting (OIS) involving the Gallup Police Department (GPD). Agents learned at around...
Wanted Homicide Fugitive Peacefully Taken into Custody by the New Mexico State Police
Written by Officer Ray Wilson 01/20/2022 Chimayo, NM - On January 16, 2022, at around 10:22 PM, the New Mexico State Police was requested by the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) Security Threat Intelligence Unit (STIU) for assistance in taking Daniel...