The drive-bys have killed children and terrorized families amid widening gun violence in New Mexico
criminal justice
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Charges filed against a New Mexico police officer for a fatal shooting — for the first time in nearly 10 years
A Las Cruces police officer faces a manslaughter charge for killing an unarmed Black man, allegedly over a stolen beer.
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Will jail oversight be dimmed?
A proposal to alter the civilian oversight board that guides the Metropolitan Detention Center, New Mexico’s largest jail, is a tough sell for reform advocates.
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Hot pursuit
Along the U.S.-Mexico border, Border Patrol agents use high-speed chases to catch suspects. Migrants, U.S. citizens and random bystanders have all died during these pursuits.