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LCPD officer killed in line of duty

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LAS CUCES — The Las Cruces Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own who was killed in the line of duty after responding to a call Feb. 11.

Patrol officer Jonah Hernandez, from El Paso, Texas, who has been with the Las Cruces Police Department for two years, was stabbed at least once after responding to a...

Senate unanimously confirms Chief W. Troy Weisler as New Mexico State Police Chief

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SANTA FE — The New Mexico Senate unanimously confirmed W. Troy Weisler as the 23rd New Mexico State Police Chief on Feb. 11.

“Chief Weisler has already demonstrated incredible leadership, and public safety will continue to be positively impacted with him at the helm,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said.

f Weisler began his career with the New Mexico State Police as a patrol officer in Deming in 2002 before transferring to Moriarty. He then served in various investigation, research and narcotics roles in Farmington, Albuquerque and Santa Fe. He has been serving as acting Chief since his appointment in May and was Deputy Chief since 2021.

Weisler holds a Master of Sustainability...

Missing person alert

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UPDATE: Tamberly has been found and is safe.

The Gallup Police is asking for the public's help in finding Tamberly Begay, 18.

Tamberly is five feet and five inches tall, and weighs about 200 pounds.

She has burgundy-colored hair and brown eyes, and a tattoo of three roses on her right arm.

Tamberly was last seen headed to school at Miyamura High School.  She was wearing a maroon jacket with the word “Alaskan” on it. Tamberly was wearing Ariat jeans.

Anyone with information on Tamberly's whereabouts is asked to call Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002.

Zuni man charged with stabbing

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A Zuni man has been charged with assault after he reportedly stabbed a man in the throat.

According to the criminal complaint, on Feb. 4,  Joey Luarkie, 23,  was at a woman’s home when her boyfriend knocked on the door. The couple went outside and argued for a short time before the man came back inside to get his stuff.

Luarkie, a member of the Zuni Pueblo, followed the couple into the woman’s bedroom, where a physical altercation allegedly ensued, and the boyfriend was stabbed in the throat.

The victim left the house and collapsed in the front yard, where responding officers from the Zuni Police Department found the woman performing CPR on him. The victim was transported to Zuni...

Weekly DWI Report

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Featured DWI

Morgan Sterling

Jan. 27, 3:19 pm

Aggravated DWI (Third)

Staff at a Thoreau gas station called and reported a suspected drunk driver, leading to Thoreau man, Morgan Sterling, 48, being arrested and charged with his third DWI.

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Miguel Bittony was dispatched to Shamrock Gas in Thoreau after Metro Dispatch advised of a driver and passenger of a white Ford Expedition appearing intoxicated at the gas pump. Bittony arrived at the scene and found a vehicle matching the caller description about to pull out of the station.

Bittony pulled the vehicle over and conducted a traffic stop. He met the driver, Sterling, and asked for his...

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