By Phill Casaus and Daniel J. Chacón Dr. David Scrase, whose near-weekly briefings during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic often served as a barometer of the state’s desperate fight against the virus, announced he will retire from state government late next month. The announcement came late Friday afternoon, often a time when officials release […]
UNM launches national search for Chief of Police
Interested candidates should apply by July 11 May 26, 2021
The University of New Mexico is conducting a national search for a new chief of police. Former chief of police, Kevin McCabe retired in June 2020 after 10 years of service.
The UNM Police Department is a full-service law enforcement agency with the authority to make arrests on view and under warrant. All officers in the department are sworn and state-certified. The chief of police oversees and manages the operations of campus police and is responsible for the administration and strategic planning of the department, which provides police services, crime prevention, traffic control and emergency management for students, faculty and staff.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- The pandemic highlighted some of New Mexico s shortcomings including hospital bed capacity.
New Mexico has some of the lowest numbers of hospital beds per capita in the nation.
However, UNM Hospital will soon help improve the situation by building a new hospital tower.
Construction on phase two of the project will begin Monday. That construction phase really includes a parking structure to facilitate our new hospital tower, so we re looking at building about a 1,400 parking space structure which will be located just to the north of the proposed hospital tower location, said Mike Chicarelli, chief operating officer at UNM Hospital.