Written by Officer Dusty Francisco 04/02/2021 Socorro County, NM– On April 1, 2021 at approximately 12:37 p.m., the New Mexico State Police investigated a fatal head-on crash on U.S. Highway 60, near milepost 187, west of Mountainair, NM. The initial...
NMSP Press Releases
New Mexico State Police Continues to Stop the Race in Albuquerque
Written by Officer Ray Wilson 03/31/2021 Albuquerque, NM - On Saturday March 27, 2021 New Mexico State Police Officers launched their second operation this month designed to curb illegal street racing in Albuquerque. This time, teaming up with the Albuquerque...
UPDATE: OIS Involving State Police in Santa Rosa
Written by Officer Ray Wilson 03/30/2021 Update: OIS Involving State Police in Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, NM – On Monday, March 29, 2021, at around 9:00 a.m. a New Mexico State Police officer was involved in an Officer Involved Shooting as New Mexico State Police...
UPDATE: CANCEL AMBER ALERT- Grants, NM –Mia Nolasco has been found and is safe.
Written by Officer Dusty Francisco 03/29/2021 The following is information for the distribution of an Amber Alert from the Grants Police Department. For details, please contact the Grants Police Department at (505) 287-4404. The Grants Police Department is...
State Police DWI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols in Counties across the State in April 2021
Written by Officer Ray Wilson 03/26/2021 Statewide - State Police will be conducting DWI sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver's license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of April 2021. We are...
UPDATE: Shooting Involving Valencia County Sheriff’s Office
Written by Officer Dusty Francisco 03/18/2021 This update identifies the deputy involved and additional details that led up to the shooting. Los Lunas, NM- On March 6, 2021, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was contacted to investigate a police...
Fatal Crash on State Road 76 in Taos County
Written by Officer Ray Wilson 03/17/2021 Taos County, NM - On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at around 5:13 a.m., New Mexico State Police was alerted to a single-vehicle crash on State Road 76 at milepost 26 at the intersection of El Valle Road, between Chamisal and...
New Mexico State Police Conducts Traffic Operation in Bernalillo County
Written by Officer Dusty Francisco 03/17/2021 Bernalillo County- On Thursday, March 11th, 2021, New Mexico State Police Uniform Officers in Albuquerque and the New Mexico State Police Motor Team conducted a traffic safety operation in Bernalillo County....
State Police Investigate Police Shooting Involving the Las Cruces Police Department
Written by Officer Ray Wilson 03/23/2021 Las Cruces, NM – On Thursday, March 11, 2021, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau and the Dona Ana County Officer Involved Incident Taskforce was contacted to investigate an officer-involved shooting at the...
Fatal Rollover Crash on NM Highway 48 in Lincoln County
Written by Officer Dusty Francisco 03/17/2021 Lincoln County, NM– On March 16, 2021 at approximately 10:13 a.m., the New Mexico State Police investigated a fatal rollover crash on NM Highway 48 near milepost 10, north of Ruidoso, NM. The initial investigation...