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‘Serious about the job,’: Public Safety Telecommunicator Training prepares dispatchers to serve their community
Nov 7, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
Four times a year, up to 30 students from around the state take critical training at the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Academy with an eye on helping citizens in their community. The training? The Public Safety Telecommunicator course, for...
Department of Public Safety ‘Law Enforcement Retention Fund’ benefits all New Mexicans – keeps experienced, certified officers in the state
Nov 5, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
When it comes to saving lives and keeping New Mexicans safe, what could be more important than certified and experienced law enforcement officers? It’s so critical that the New Mexico Department of Public Safety administers state-appropriated funds through House Bill...
Lt. Fred Beers III Fund strengthens honor guards across New Mexico
Nov 5, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
Professionalism, respect, devotion to duty, discipline and dignity – these are all traits of an honor guard team. In New Mexico, honor guards represent agencies across the state from the Game and Fish Department to local fire and sheriff’s departments and the State...
Police cadets from 20-plus agencies graduate basic training
Oct 29, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
SANTA FE – Police cadets representing more than 20 New Mexico law enforcement agencies completed basic training Wednesday, graduating as part of Class 210. “Our Basic Police Officer Training at the academy is critical to ensure those entering the law enforcement...
New Mexico Department of Public Safety Las Cruces Forensic Laboratory proves teamwork is more than just a goal
Oct 24, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
Powered by its High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph, the only one of its kind in the New Mexico Department of Public Safety, the Las Cruces Forensic Laboratory performs precise chemical analyses on substances like methamphetamine quantitation (purity), showcasing...
Gatekeepers: How New Mexico’s Department of Public Safety Forensic Laboratory Evidence Unit safeguards case integrity
Oct 23, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
What do swords, big screen TVs, cans, phones, ATM machines, countertops, knives, firearms, pills and other drugs have in common? These are items that have been received over the years in the Evidence Units of the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Forensic...
New Mexico Department of Public Safety Forensic Laboratory – providing “state-of-the art” scientific analysis every day
Oct 21, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
From right to left is Roslynd Archuleta, Kayla Lopez, Seth Torres, Minuet Whitney (all Forensic Scientists in the DNA Unit) discuss findings in the laboratory. The New Mexico Department of Public Safety Forensic Laboratory stands as a “model of scientific...
New Mexico to host missing persons resource event in November
Oct 15, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Public Safety will host a “Missing in New Mexico” event on Nov. 22 to connect families of missing persons with law enforcement updates, DNA collection services and representatives from multiple state agencies offering support....
What makes up the New Mexico Department of Public Safety? Part IV
Oct 15, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
In Part IV of our series “What makes up the New Mexico Department of Public Safety," we will focus on the Information Technology Division. The Information Technology Division mission is not to fix computers. Rather it is to keep law enforcement officers safe! ITD...
What makes up the New Mexico Department of Public Safety? Part III
Oct 15, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
In Part III of our series “What makes up the New Mexico Department of Public Safety," we will spotlight the Administrative Services Division. The Administrative Services Division has multiple bureaus including budget, finance, special projects, human resources and...