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Update: Cancel Brittany Alert- Gallup Police Department
Dec 4, 2025 | NMSP Press Releases
New Mexico State Police Undergoes C.A.L.E.A. Assessment to Maintain International Accreditation
Dec 2, 2025 | NMSP Press Releases
New Mexico State Police Undergoes C.A.L.E.A. Assessment to Maintain International Accreditation Santa Fe, NM--The New Mexico State Police is proud to announce our upcoming Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (C.A.L.E.A.) reaccreditation on-site...
‘Having their back’: Forensic Law Clerks manage subpoenas, scheduling pre-trial interviews, much more, allowing forensic scientists to focus on casework
Dec 2, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
Serving 300 law enforcement agencies and 13 judicial district courts in the state along with federal prosecutors, it’s no wonder the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Forensic Laboratory recently hired two law clerks to respond, track and manage subpoenas,...
‘One piece of the puzzle’: New Mexico Department of Public Safety Hobbs Forensic Laboratory ‘quietly’ meeting their mission of analyzing evidence
Dec 2, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
Their building is unlabeled. They quietly determine scientific objective results behind the scenes. They don’t want recognition. They take pride in their work. This describes the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Hobbs Forensic Laboratory. Meet the Hobbs Forensic...
NMSP DWI Arrest Leads to Discovery of Separate Alleged Sexual Assault
Nov 29, 2025 | NMSP Press Releases
Las Cruces, NM – On November 28, 2025, a New Mexico State Police Officer arrested a 43-year-old female for Aggravated DWI in Socorro County for being involved in an accident and fleeing the scene on I-25 northbound near mile marker 143. After the female was arrested,...
Brittany Alert- Gallup Police Department
Nov 29, 2025 | NMSP Press Releases
Update – Cancel Silver Alert: Albuquerque Police Department (Bonita Johnson)
Nov 27, 2025 | NMSP Press Releases
Silver Alert: Albuquerque Police Department (Bonita Johnson)
Nov 27, 2025 | NMSP Press Releases
DPS hosts statewide missing persons, community resource day: Two-day event brought together officers, families of missing persons
Nov 24, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Public Safety brought together law enforcement officers and families of missing persons for two days of training and support services in November. On Friday, Nov. 21, officers from across the state attended eight hours of...
Update: NMSP arrest suspect in deadly Socorro shooting
Nov 21, 2025 | NMSP Press Releases
Socorro, NM — On November 19, 2025, at approximately 9:38 p.m., the Socorro Police Department (SPD) responded to reports of shots fired in a parking lot near College Avenue and Leroy Place, including reports that one person had been struck. The victim, Quentin...