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New Mexico Department of Public Safety partners with CNM to develop cutting-edge legal training for police officers
Dec 15, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
Officers attending New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy will complete required criminal and civil legal training with a newly developed curriculum featuring modernized learning techniques The New Mexico Department of Public Safety and several Central New Mexico...
Update: Cancel Brittany Alert- Artesia Police Department
Dec 11, 2025 | NMSP Press Releases
Update- New Venue Location for 106th NMSP Recruit Class Graduation
Dec 11, 2025 | NMSP Press Releases
Albuquerque, NM — The New Mexico State Police is proud to announce the graduation of 18 new officers from the 106th New Mexico State Police Recruit Class. The ceremony will take place on December 19, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. inside the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy...
NMSP Arrests Wanted Fugitive in Española
Dec 10, 2025 | NMSP Press Releases
Española, NM — On December 6, 2025, New Mexico State Police District 7 patrol officers received information regarding the whereabouts of wanted fugitive Jerome Naranjo. Patrol personnel coordinated with the NMSP Crime Suppression Bureau to further the investigation....
New Mexico State Police seek public assistance in August homicide investigation
Dec 9, 2025 | NMSP Press Releases
Madrid, NM – On August 9, 2025, at approximately 10:00 p.m., the New Mexico State Police responded to a report of an individual suffering from a gunshot wound on NM Highway 14 near Milepost 29. The victim, identified as Patrick Wheeler, was struck by gunfire after an...
Fitness, not just a requirement for Basic Police Officer Training- a ‘lifestyle’ for the future
Dec 9, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
For aspiring cadets selected to attend the Basic Police Officer Training at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy, health and fitness is not just a requirement it is a commitment for life. These local, state and tribal law enforcement selectees in New Mexico both...
Internal affairs training continues to aid ‘agency legitimacy and community trust’ for New Mexico’s law enforcement
Dec 8, 2025 | DPS Press Releases
Agency legitimacy and community trust – these are the pillars of a strong law enforcement agency. In order to maintain these pillars, it’s imperative that law enforcement have a strong internal affairs department, per George Perez, lead instructor for the recent...
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,...