Sgt. Manuel Maldonado, a 13-year veteran with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and the head of its D.A.R.E. program, took to the podium during Thursday’s regular meeting of the Grant County Commission to share a dramatic recent experience involving crisis intervention techniques that he said “are the future of law enforcement.” “On June 8, I got called in about 2 o’clock in reference to a critical incident with a 15-year-old …
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At the time of compiling this report, the New Mexico Department of Health, announced a new total of 157,087 New Mexico COVID-19 confirmed positive cases statewide, an increase of 933 new cases. In addition, COVID-19 cases recorded locally are as follows: Grant County has increased 13 new cases for a total of 1,107 positive cases; Luna County has increased 21 new cases for a total of 2,526 positive cases; Hidalgo County increased 2 new cases for a total 278 positive cases; and Catron County remained the same for a total of 64 positive cases. In addition, there are 704 current COVID-19 related hospitalizations statewide.