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DPS In the News | July 29, 2010

Suspect Arrested on Texas AMBER Alert
Contact: Lieutenant Eric Garcia, NMSP

 

Raton – David Karan, 36, of Oregon was arrested late yesterday evening by the New Mexico State Police for the abduction of Alyssa Rehfield, 16, of Richmond, Texas. Officers with the New Mexico State Police were alerted to the Texas AMBER alert on the 27th, and over the next 48 hours officers working the roadways continued to search. Late yesterday evening, the Federal Bureau of Investigation followed up on a lead and sent it to our officers in the northeastern region of the state. With this information, State Police officers saturated the...

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DPS In the News | July 29, 2010

Missing Person - Endangered
Contact: Peter Olson, PIO

 

Eddie Rivera
Missing Person - Eddie Rivera

  • ADULT (OVER 18)
  • Date of Birth: 08/18/1949
  • Date Missing: 06/24/2010
  • Age Now: 60
  • Sex: Male
  • Race: White
  • Hair Color: Gray Or Partly Gray
  • Eye Color: Brown
  • Height: 6 ft 02 in
  • Weight: 190
  • Missing From: Hobbs, NM

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DPS In the News | July 28, 2010

Hazardous Materials Leak
Contact: Peter Olson, PIO

 

Farmington-New Mexico State Police is on-scene at a natural gas pipeline rupture at a pipeline station off of Chaco Road adjacent to milepost 97 on NM Highway 371. This location is approximately 9 miles south of NAPI. The rupture is from a 4” line that became ruptured while being serviced by Enterprise pipeline personnel. Personnel from Enterprise gas company are on scene and attempting to...

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DPS In the News | July 27, 2010

Review of Deaths from Intimate Partner Violence Finds Statewide Crisis
Contact: Peter Olson, PIO

 

Crimes Often Involve Murder/Suicide and Workplace Violence and Include Youth and Older Adult Victims
ALBUQUERQUE, NM (July 27, 2010) - The members of the New Mexico Intimate Partner Violence Death Review Team wish to convey their condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the recent domestic violence homicides in New Mexico in recent months. Our team reviews all cases of intimate partner homicide that...

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DPS In the News | July 23, 2010

Second Fugitive Captured
Contact: Peter Olson, PIO

 

Lumberton, NM—Police captured the second escapee fugitive, Jason Snow. He was found hiding in an outhouse about a mile from where a deadly confrontation occurred Thursday evening. He was arrested Friday morning at about 7:15 without a struggle. Snow and Clifford Todd Reseigh were found, Thursday, hiding in an abandoned RV. Reseigh attacked two officers from the Jicarilla Tribal Police and was shot and killed at the scene. Snow fled from that spot on foot which prompted a massive...

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