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...
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...
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...
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...
Keeping New Mexico safer through safe roads and
safer communities.
To build a safer stronger New Mexico by providing
quality law enforcement services, training, disaster and emergency response;
and technical communications and forensics support to the public and
other governmental agencies.
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) was created
and evolved over the years through statutory changes combining related
functions of the State Police, the Special Investigations Division, the
Law Enforcement Academy, the Motor Transportation Division, the Crime
Laboratory, Emergency Management Operations, Communications, Records,
and Information Technology. This consolidation of functions has dramatically
increased the scope of Departmental responsibilities.
