By News Editor And Partners
• 5 hours ago
Chamita, NM – On March 11, 2021, at approximately 12:10 a.m., the New Mexico State Police Uniform Bureau in Espanola was dispatched to County Road 56 in Chamita, New Mexico, in reference to a shot’s fired call.
When officers arrived on County Road 56, they observed three victims with gunshot wounds, and a tan Chevrolet Tahoe parked approximately forty yards from County Road 56 House 89.
During the investigation, officers learned that the occupants in the Tahoe were traveling on County Road 56 when the driver of the Tahoe pulled into the property of County Road 56 House 89 in Chamita. Two of the victims went into the residence to purchase methamphetamine from the homeowner, identified as Andrew Valdez, 50. While in the residence the two victims got into an altercation with Valdez who assaulted them with a knife.
New Mexico State Police conducts traffic operation in Luna County
NMSP hands out 64 citations, make 2 arrests, investigate a crash
Headlight staff reports
LUNA COUNTY, N.M. – On Wednesday, March 31st, 2021, New Mexico State Police uniform officers from Deming, along with officers from the New Mexico State Police Motor Team, Tactical Team, K-9 Unit and the New Mexico State Police Aircraft Unit, conducted a traffic safety operation in Luna County. Officers concentrated on the area of Deming, New Mexico.
During the three-hour operation, officers made 102 traffic stops and issued a total of 64 various traffic citations. Officers also made two arrests and investigated a crash.
Apr 5, 2021 03:56 pm
SAN DIEGO (AP) San Diego County will pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a mentally ill man who died after deputies tried to forcefully remove him from a jail holding cell, a newspaper reported Monday.
The Union-Tribune said it’s the largest settlement yet for an in-custody fatality in the San Diego County jail system.
Paul Silva, 39, was jailed in February 2018 after his mother called police because he had stopped taking medication for schizophrenia and was experiencing a psychotic episode.
Silva was in a holding cell for 36 hours, according to the family’s lawsuit. When Silva did not comply with orders to “cuff up” place his hands through the cell door so he could be handcuffed a team tried to extract Silva.
By News Editor And Partners
• 3 hours ago
Luna County- On Wednesday, March 31st, 2021, New Mexico State Police Uniform officers from Deming, along with officers from the New Mexico State Police Motor Team, Tactical Team, K-9 Unit and the New Mexico State Police Aircraft Unit conducted a traffic safety operation in Luna County. Officers concentrated on the area of Deming, New Mexico.
During the three-hour operation, officers made 102 traffic stops and issued a total of 64 various traffic citations. Officers also made two arrests and investigated a crash.
“The goal of this operation was to help ensure motorists and the citizens of New Mexico feel safe while traveling the roadways of this state,” said Robert Thornton, Chief of the New Mexico State Police. “The safety of motorists is a top priority, and my officers will continue to be out patrolling the roadways.”
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San Diego County will pay $3.5 million to the family of a mentally ill man who died three years ago after sheriff’s deputies tried to forcefully remove him from a jail holding cell.
It is the largest settlement yet for an in-custody fatality in the San Diego County jail system. The agreement comes as the Sheriff’s Department is confronting at least a dozen other lawsuits over inmate deaths and injuries.
Paul Silva’s mother called San Diego police on Feb. 20, 2018, because her son had stopped taking medication for schizophrenia and was experiencing a psychotic episode.
Instead of taking him to a hospital, police took Silva to the Men’s Central Jail in downtown San Diego, where he remained in a holding cell for 36 hours with lights on around the clock and no access to fresh water, medical care, a bed, clean clothes or enough food, according to the family’s lawsuit.