NMSP Press Releases

For Immediate ReleaseOctober 18, 2023   Sandoval/Santa Fe County, NM -   Interstate 25 at La Bajada Hill has been undergoing extensive slope mitigation construction and repair since 2022.  Last week, New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler ordered additional...

Las Cruces, NM – The following information is for the distribution of a Silver Alert from the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office. Please refer all media inquiries and questions to the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office at (575) 526-0795.  The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s...

For Immediate ReleaseOctober 19, 2023 Hidalgo County, NM – John Walshe was located deceased.  For details, contact the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office at (575) 542-3833.       ###   For Immediate ReleaseOctober 17, 2023   Hidalgo County, NM –...

Albuquerque, NM- As part of our ongoing proactive operations, the New Mexico State Police Crime Suppression Unit (CSU), tactical unit, Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), the 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office, and Department of Corrections Security Threat...

For Immediate ReleaseOctober 13, 2023   Sandoval/Santa Fe County, NM -   State police have seen an increase in motor vehicle crashes, aggressive and distracted drivers, and other unsafe driving conditions along the construction zone on La Bajada Hill.  In...

For Immediate ReleaseOctober 13, 2023   Artesia, NM – On October 12, 2023, at around 9:30 a.m. the New Mexico State Police Investigation Bureau was requested by the Artesia Police Department (APD) to investigate a homicide and subsequent Officer Involved Shooting...

Albuquerque, NM – An Arizona man was sentenced to 30 years behind bars for attempted murder of a New Mexico State Police officer.  On September 12, 2020, a truck driven by Robert Nelson (31) of Scottsdale, AZ was pulled over by New Mexico State Police Sgt. Sharron...

  For Immediate ReleaseOctober 12, 2023   Albuquerque, NM - Earlier this month the New Mexico State Police began a series of proactive operations in the Albuquerque area.  Officers were tasked by New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler with focusing their...

Cibola County, NM – On October 10, 2023, at around 1:15 p.m., the New Mexico State Police investigated a fatal crash involving a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) on Interstate 40 east of Grants, NM.  The initial investigation indicated that a 2012 CMV, driven by Abuali...