NMSP Press Releases
Update: Cancel Silver Alert- Las Cruces Police Department
New Mexico State Police prepare to send out mobile alerts that meet Silver Alert and Turquoise Alert criteria
Statewide- NM – People across New Mexico will begin receiving emergency alerts on their cell phones after a Silver Alert or Turquoise Alert is issued for a missing elderly individual or Native American who meets the established alert criteria. The Silver and Turquoise...
Silver Alert- Las Cruces Police Department
New Mexico State Police Seek Public’s Assistance in Identifying 1989 Jane Doe
Raton, NM – On July 3, 1989, New Mexico State Police officers discovered the body of a deceased woman at a rest area near Raton, New Mexico. The woman, believed to have been a transient, had no identification, and no missing person reports at the time matched her...
Turquoise Alert – Gallup Police Department
New Mexico State Police investigating OIS involving the Carlsbad Police Department
Carlsbad, NM – On July 8th, 2025, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was requested by the Carlsbad Police Department (CPD) to investigate an officer-involved shooting (OIS). Click to read more.
Silver Alert-Luna County Sheriff’s Office
Missing Endangered Advisory- New Mexico State Police
NMSP charges man in fatal hit and run in Sunland Park
Sunland Park, NM – On July 3rd, 2025, at around 10:47 p.m., New Mexico State Police District 4 officers were dispatched to the intersection of Sunland Park Drive and Appaloosa Drive for a fatal hit-and-run crash involving two pedestrians. Click to read more.