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Captain Frank Lucero Captain C. P.Anaya ' CommlUlder ~ District 01 Commander - District 07 P. O. Box, 1628 P. O. DrawerD Santa Fe, N. M. 87501 Esp:mola, N.M. 87532 827-2551 753-4277 Captain J. D. Mae.s Captain M. A. Matteson Command!:r • District 02 Commander - District' 08 P. O. Box 497 P .. O. Box 716 La$ Vegas, N. M. 87701 Alamogordo,N. M. 88310 425-6771 437-1313 Captain FIoyd Miles Captain A. C. Jones Commander -' District 03 Commander • District 09 P. O. Box 760 812 West 6th Street Roswell, N. M. 88201 Clovi~, N. M. $8101 622-7200 763-3426 Captain W. J. Kruse Captain R. J. McCool Commande~ ~ District 04 Commander - District 10 3000 E, University P.D. Box 1049 Las Cruces, N. M. 88001 Farmington, N. M. 87401 522-2222 n5-7547 Captain MelVin West CaptaIn S. Doitchinoff Commander - District 05 Commander • District 11 2501 . Carlisle .BlVd., N~ E. P. a.Box. 1455 Albuquerque, N. M. 87110 Socorro,. N. M. 87801 842-3082 835-0741 Captain M. L. Cordova Captain Otis A •.. Haley Commander - District 06 Commander- District 12 P. O. BoX 490 P. O. Box 566 Gnllup, N. M. 87301 Hobbs, N. M.88240 863-9353 392-5588 JAN 0 111978 GOVERNOR JERRY APODACA NEW MEXICO STATE POllCr; NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT ORGANllA1'lONAL CHART 1976 ANNUAL REPORT
NEW Mr;XICO STATE'POLICE BOARD TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Dr. James F. Johnson, Otairman Mr. Jolin I. Coury, Vice qlOirm'" Mr.llorry Eaves, Secrelary 1. NEW PROGRAMS DURING 1976 4 Mr. Oscar M,hlon tovc, Jr. Mr. Frank Tabet, Jr. A. State Search and Rescue Plan B. Helicopter C. New Teletype System D. Speeding Traffic Offense Patrol (STOP) Program E. Equal Employment Opportunity Office Governor's Securlt> Section II. CHIEF'S OFFICE 6 Sergeant A. Governor's Security Section B. Internal Affairs and Inspections Section C. Legal Section Ill. UNIFORMED BUREAU 7 .. ~ A. District Offices B. Ainraft Section ti IV. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU 24 A. Narcotics Division B. Intelligence Division C. Criminal Division V. SERVICES BUREAU 26 A. Crime Laboratory B. ll ersonnel & Training Division C. Planning & Research Division D. Property & lJrocurement Division E. Information Division F. Central Accounting Division VI, SPECIALIZED TEAMS 34 A. Diving Search & Recovery Team B. Ground Search & Rescue Operations C. Pistol Team VII. AWARDS 36
VIII. RETIREMENTS AND IN MEMORIUM 36 Palrol Zone A 7.one Ct>mm3ndc.r IX. APPENDIX 37 ~IiIJor
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State Police Board: John J. Coury; Oscar Malllon Love, Jr.; Dr. James Johnson, Chairman; Frank Tabet, Jr.; Harry Eaves.
CHIEF MARTIN E. VIGIL Aircraft fly-over by 1550th Air Crew Training and Test Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, during Bicentennial Salute to Chief Vigil fot his thirty 3 years of service, October 1, 1976. e- .• - SECTION I. NEW PROGRAMS DURING 1976
A. STATE SEARCH AND RESCUE PLAN C. NEW TELETYPE SYSTEM
The purpose of the State Search and Rescue (SAR) Plan is to In December, 1976, the Communications. Section completed the first org
The SA 341 G Gazelle was acquired in July of 1976. lt can fly at a speed of 160 MPH, maximum altitude of 20,000 feet and is cap D. SPEEDING TRAFFIC OFFENSE PATROL (STOP) PROGRAM able of carrying three to five people, depending upon conditions. The helicopter has been responsible for seven (7) sllccessful rescues, which The STOP Program is a one-year, federally funded project with the include the ~:lving of at least three (3) lives. It has also been re;1Jon· primary goal of reducing the incidence of speed violations on New Me)(ico's sible for tile recovery of seventeen (17) stolen vehicles worth over highways by ten (10) percentage points. The derivativa results of such a $80,000. Finally, it was responsible for locating a homicide victim, reduction will be the saving of a numher of lives through reduction of which subsequently lead to u murder .indictmcnt. traffic accidents, lind reduced ConStllnption of g,asoline. To implement the program, n combination of State Police lunds and This very welcome piece of equipfllcnt will greatly increasc the federal Tr~flic Safety funds were used to purchase 65 radar sets of the emergency service capabilities of thc Departmcn t. (Sec the Aircraft moving type. Certain officers are assigned the sets with a mandate to Section under the Uniformed Bureuu for further Information regarding utilize them wllBe on patrol fOI at least 20 hours per week, mainly on the us, of the State Police helicopter.) the Interstate highways. Prior to the sets being assigned, a. statewide pUblicity campaign was initiated through the news media and leiters· di rected ' ~ !nIcker associations and motorist groups. In this way, the travelling public Was Illude aware of the project before lJand and a cer tain level of voluntary compliance was gained. 4 The following Districts and respectivc numbers of unkers arc participatinl! in the program: Santa Fe, ten (10) uf!icers; Las Vegas, cleven (11) officers; La~ Cruces. liftccn (15) ofliccrs; Albuquerque, twenty (10) officers; Gallup, ten (10) officers; Clovis, six (6) oftkcrs; ;lnd. Socorro. ten (10) ofliccrs.
E. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY OFHCE
The Equal Employment Opportunity Office of the New Mexico State Police W,IS ere"tcd in order to cumply with the state statutc~ regarding equal employment opportunity and the !!uidelines established by the State Human Ril!hts Commission.
In the past, the dutic~ were bcinl! handled by ~cVt'ral stiff personnel throughout {he Dcpmlmcnl, with the majority llf the duties beillg handled by the New Mc.\ico State Police Person i illld Training Division COll1l1llUldcr.
On July 12. 1976. a fuJl-tillle cqual opportunity ofliccr was appointed, who is directly rcspumibl~ tll tljl.: Chief. The equal em ployment opportunity orfkcr addrc~ses the issue'S of discrimination in the areas of race. sex, llgC, religion, color, natiOllu\ origin. ,lIleestry. or physical and/or mcntal itandicllp. The equal employment 0ppor tunily ornecr is also responsiblc for ,Iflirrn The [qllal Employment Opportunity om,,: has responsibilities, both internally and externally. to promote eqllal employment opporlun ity ,Inti to pr~vcnt discrimination. Its rcsponsibilitic!> arc to ensurc thal Depmtmclll policies, procedures. regulations DUrin!! 1976, the ITO i'wgwm of the New Mexico State Police Department included the followinl:! ilccolllplishmcnts: 1. Appointmenl of a Gricvllnce (\)Jlllnitlcc and Equal Employment Counselors in aJl Districts and at Headquarters. 2. All employees were informed of the new Af!irmutive Action Program and of tile grieVance procedure. 3. A training session was held for Commanders to inform them abuut alJullIative uetinn laws and thl!ir duties and restrictions The new SA-341G Gazelle Helicopter rcgarding sumc. 4. A recmiting prog.ralll wa, developed which illciudcd active Te· cIlliting of minorilks ,md 11'0 I\1C II. Special attl'ntion has been given to the Indian population in the slate. 5. A g.rllnt ;Ipplication wa~ slIbmitteu tn lilnd [I mobile Van to be used ;IS a mobile, minorHy recruiting station which cmlld be Laken to Indian reservations and pueblos. colleges, and ntlie! specific areas where qualified minorities and women might be found. 5 SECTION n. CHIEF'S OFFICE A. GOVERNOR'S SECURITY SECTION C. LEGAL SECTION The Governor's Security Section reports directly to the Chief of The Legal Section is staffed by onc (l) attorney and a secretary_ the Nell' Mexico State Police and is responsible for the security of The principal duties of this office arc to provide day-to-day legal advice the Governor and his immediate family. The officers of the Section to the Chief of the New Mexico State Police Departmcnt, and generally also provide security for the Lieutenant Governor in the absence of to all State Police officers in the performance of their duties, to assist the Governor, and for the Legislature while it is in session. the State Police Board in its Icgul bUSiness, und to assist various divi sions of the Department with the legal aspects of their business. During 1976, the security officers accompanied the Governor on twenty-three (23) out-of-state trips uccounting for 1.804 man-hollrs The principal function in court of the Legal Advisor has been in and 45,825 miles travelled by automobile and aircraft. They also the supervising and actual trial of forfeitures of automobiles and aircraft accompanied the Governor on one hundred and sixty-two (162) trips that had been used in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. The in the state which accounted for 2,434 man-hours and travel in Legal Section is also charged with the assistance in, and in some cases, excess of 51.214 miles by automobile and aircraft. trial of lawsuits filed against S tate Police personnel. The Legal Advisor also tcaches classes on law at the In-Service Training Classes. Rc Tuit In addition, the officers provided security ror dignitaries, as well Sehools. and Basic ('ourses at the Law Enforcement Academy. as candidates running in the 1976 general election. This is in addi, tion to escort and security provided by the uniformed patrolmen During the legislative sessions, the Legal Advisor provides testimony located in various districts. on pending legislation und assists in the drafting or auditing of bills, particularly in the field on controlled substances and police liability. At the end of 1976, there were seven (7) oflkcrs und two (2) 1111S Section provides Uaison with tl1C Attorney General's Office, und the sergeants aSSigned to the Governor's Security Section. various District Attorneys, and other criminal justice agencies as required. The Legal Advi~or also served on the Governor'& Council on Criminal Justice Planning Standards and Goals Commlttee during 1976 and the New Mexico Stat~ Police Rules and Regulations Revision Committee. B. INTERNAL AFFArRS AND INSPECTIONS SECTION 111e Internal Affairs and Inspections Section Was created When the Department was reorganized in 1973. Directly responsible to the D. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT OFFICE Chief, the Section investigate~ all allegations of breaches of police integrity madc against members of the Department. (see New PrOgrams for 1976) The Department considers the functioning of thiS Secti"1 to be of utmost import,mee. Because the police arc entrusted with the fundamental rules that guide society's conduct, u policeman's violation of the law or his corrupt failure to enforce it dishonors the law and the authority he repre~ents. There i~ probably no more sensitive aspect of Jlolice agency management thdn that of coping wit\) charges of ineptitude, corruption, the Ul1l:l\vfuI Lise of force and other instances of malfc(lsallce on the part ct ll'llicc personne\. 6 SEcnON m. UNIFORMED BUREAU The New Mexico State Police has a current authorized strength of 336 sworn officers. Of this number. 254 are assigned to the Uniformcd Bureau, wltich is headed. by a Deputy Chief. This Bureau handles ltighway patrol, initial criminal in- vestigation. and numerous other services to the public. Of the 254 officers in the Uniformed Bureau, only 197 officers are actually patrolmen. The others are in supervisory positions. This means that 197 State Police officers patrol 65,000 miles of non·municipal roads in New Mexico and provide assistance to the 1.122.500 citizens of the state, as well as out-of-state visitors. including emergency assistance, search and rescue, and medical relays. Patrolmen also conduct or assist in criminal investiga lions throughol!t the entire 77 ,866,240 acres of the state. Thc state is divided into two Zones and twelve Districts. Zone A is the Northern Zone and includes Districts One-Santa Fe. Two-Las Vegas, Five-Albuquerque, Six-Gallup, Seven-Espanola, and Ten-Farmington. Zone B is the Southern Zone and in- cludes Districts Three-Roswell, Four-Las Cruces, Eight-Alamogordo, Nine-Clovis, Eleven-Socorro, and Twelve-Hobbs. Each Zone is commanded by a Major and each District is commanded by a Captain. DEPUTY CHIEF WILLIAM J. BULLOCK COMMANDER, UNIFORMED BUREAU 7 DISTRICT ONE SANTA FE II. ACTIVITIES 1. DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS A. Population! A. CrlminaLLaw "\lnlQ!cel]1...ent: 3J 8 Offense Report§; 375 Att.ests 1974 Forty percent (40%) of the arrests were for crimes of theft. Santa Fe County 60,900 Most burglary, larceny and vandalism cases occur in the Pecos Moun- Los Alamos County 15,500 tains where there are numerous summer cabins. There is also a high Torrance County 6,100 rate of breaking and entering in the Agua Fria vWage and Airport Small % of Road areas of Santa Fe. San Miguel and Sandoval Counties -1.QQQ... B. Traffic Law Enforcement TOTAL 83,500 CitatiQ!!§ D.wL's Fatal Accidents No. Fatalities Total Accidents Includes six Indian Pueblos: Cochiti, Nambe, Pojoaque, San 1974 12.702 210 28 921 Ildefonso, Santo Domingo, Tesuque. 1975 14,313 197 15 992 Approximate total population2: 4,433 1976 25,089 263 23 37 935 Citations increased 75.2% over 1975. The accident frequency B. Coverage Area rate in 1976 averaged 82 accidents per month, or 2.7 accidents per day. Liquor was involved in 13% of the accidents. Sixty percent 1. 5,600 square miles (60$'1) were one-car accidents. 2. 3,719 miles of road to patrol; 1,600 are primary highways. 3. High. elevation, mostly mountainous terrain, Rio C. Other Activities and Services of Importance Grande Valley C. Institutions and Facilities The District officers were involved in 2,527 relays of persons, papers and equjpment~ 589 medical relays; 131 escorts; 4,280 man-hours were spent on relays (257 bours/officer); and 6 search and rescue State Capitol, College of Santa Fe, St. John's College, New Mexico missions. State Penitentiary, Los Alamos Laboratories, Institute of American Indian Arts, Indian Health Service, New Mexico School for the Deaf, Pllace of tlle Governors, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of D. Special Cooperative Effort~ with Other Law Enforcement Agencies International Folk Art. Di~trict One has begun a program including the Sheriff's Office and the Indian Police personnel to curb crime in outlying communities. 11lis program involves frequent meetings with various agencies to plan D. Cultural Events and Recreational Facilities mctllOds to prevent crimes, especially north of Santa Fe. Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe Ski Basin, Santa Fe Downs Racetrack, Bandelier National Monument, Puye Cliff Dwellings, Hyde Memorial E. Economic and Social Conditio liS Affecting Law Enforcement State Park, Pecos National Monument, Abo State Monument, Man New people are settling in the Santa Fe area, but due to Ii zano State Park, Quarai State Monument. Rodeo de Santa Fe, shortage and high prices of housing in the city itself, morC people are Fiesta de Santa Fe. settling in the outlying areas. Commuting traffic continues til grow. The unemployment rotc is gradually decreasing. Since Santa Fe is the Natural and Economic Resoures seat of state government, employment remains steady, or is gradually E. increasing for a large part of the popUlation, State government and tourism. Tourism affects trafflc conditions and law enforcement in general. F. Personnel 1- Officers: 1 captain;. 1 lieutenant; 2 sergeants; 14 officers 1 All population figures used ill this Report, I.mless otherwise stated, are 2. Civilians: 1 secretary; 2 typists; 6 CEO's from the New Mexico Statistical Abstract, J 975, Bureau of Business & Economic Research, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico. G. Outy Stations 2lnforlllation on current estimates of Indian popUlation are courtesy of James Singer, Bureau of Indian Affairs, State of New MexiCO, District Office - Santa Fe Match 18, 1975. Subdistrict Office - Moriarity Residential Stations - Clines Corners, Edgewood, Mountainair, 3Information on New Mexico's economy and employment is gleaned Pecos, Wagon Wheel from reccnt issues of New /vfe;.:ico BusilleSs, published by the BUreaU of Business & Economic Research, University of New Mexico; New Mexico Labor Market Review, Employment Security Commission of NeW Mexico; and New M(!xico Progress, First Nrw Mexico Bankshare Corporation. 8 DISTRICT TWO LAS VEGAS II. ACTIVITIES I. DEMOGRAPIUC FACTORS l\. (riminal Law LnforCclllcnt: 435 Offense Reports; 443 Arrests A. Population Nurcotic, and auto thens accountcd for the largest number of ;lrrests 1974 during 1976. (93 and 90 rc~pcctively). A largl'-scale uuto·thcft ring. dealing San Miguel 23,000 in new l'ur luts. hud been operating in District Two. The State Police worked Morn County 4,300 with the FBI und the NJtional Automobile Thdt Bureau (NATB) in tracing Harding County 1.30n owncr~hip and origin of the vehicles. The stulen vehicles wcre takcn to :t Colfax County 12,800 fCIllote llluunt,lin area. stripped fOf p;\rh. and burned. The State Policl) heli Union County 4,800 Guadalupe County mpter \\~S llsed to IOl'ute M)1ll1! of the whicle~, Ofliccrs recovercd 110 vchicles -.:!,3.9.!! uuring 1976. TOTAL 50.50D Narcotk\ truffk has incIeuwd in District 1'"u and is Ct'Jndudcd mainly Parts of Torrance. Dc Buca and Lim:oln Countk~ byaircraff. A'idc from the 93 nan'otks arrc,[s made, narcotics valued at S2.b94,S14.(){) wefe' t'Clllti>catcd. Also, $5,000.00 in t'ash. seven automobiles and t\\'o airplanc\ werc I,'onliscatcd. B. Coverage Area To combu t this incrca~e in narcotits crime, surveillance will be 1. 19.436 square milc~ increased in ruml area, utilizing the local sherifrs departments, A narcotics 2. 8.139 miles or road to patrol ag<:nt has been pl;\ced in the Las Vcga~/Santa Ro,a area. Sinee October. 1976, 3. Large areas encompassing mOlinlUil1'•• high plateaus. he has 'lssisteu uniformed ofliccrs in approximately thirty narcotics casc~. \cvcraJ ri vcrs B. Trank La\\ i'ni'orcll1cnt ln~titutions ,md Fa:l'ilitk~ Nell' M~xko State Menial lJospital. Nt:w '\1exico ~~'. p.W.l.'s hltal Accident' N",l!,F,'tallHcs Total Accidcnt~_ Highlund~ University. Philmont Scout Ranch 1974 13.234 177 26 702 19i5 J 3.308 125 46 714 D. Cultural und Recreational Facilities and Events 1976 15.;l04 104 24 29 755 Val Verde Ski Are:l. Angel Fire Ski Basin. La ;"ksa RacctrJck, Capulin Mountain National Monument. Clayton Citatiol1s increased 14.9'; uver 1975. Luke Stute Park. Dorse\' Mamion State :>!onunwnt. Chicosa Lake State Park. Coyote Creek State Park. \!\ltphy Lake Stute Park. Sturrie Lake State Purk. Fort Union C. Other Activilies and Services of Importance National Monumcnl. Villanueva State Park Th~' District ofticcrs arc involwd in medical und llon-l1lcdicul rclays and search und resellC missions. E. Natural .md Lcono1l1k Resources Funning. cuttl\! ranchillg and lllllllllg. Also. the state employs many individual; at the New Me xico Slale D. Spedal Cooperative Effurt, with Other Law Enforcement A['cncics Hospitnl. Auto theft investigations with FBI and the NAT13. }" Personnel E. L<:l))l()IlJil' alld Sodal Conditions AITect.ing Law Fnforccmcnt I. Ofl1ccr~: capt'lin. 4 ~ergcailis. 23 ofl1ccrs UnCtllpJO) Jll<:llt j, high und organized recreational faciJitil~s ure limited, 2. Civilians; secretary. 2 clerk-typists. 6 ('1: Os resultln!! in a high ratt) of juvl!uilc crime. G. Du ty Sta tions F. Special Programs for the Cllming Year District OfJ1cc - Las Vegas Subdistrict Offices • Ruton. Suntu Rosa. Springer Since J,llluary l. 1977, Ilew personnel at the San Miguel COUlllY ShcrifPs Residential StutiOl1S - C1nylol1. Des Moines, I:uglc Nest. Department Iwv¢ inithlted n cooperativc effort to assist (1l1 criminal investigations MUXlI'oll. Mom. R,,)'. Utl! Purk, Vaughn. Wugol1 Mound 9 nrSTRICT THREE ROSWELL 1. DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS II. ACTIVITIES A. Poptilatioll A. CWliIlaL L.nW _Enf9rccment: 2.7--.Offense Repclrts; 71 ArrestlL 1974 District Three is experiencing an increase of drug traffic Chaves County 47,400 both by motor vehicles and aircraft. Vandalism and breaking-and-entering Eddy County 40.400 in the rural areas has increased. Offenders range from 15 -25 years of Lea County 50,400 age in most of the above-mentioned crimes. TOTAL ]38,200 The majority of criminal cases that State Policemen investigated weN motor vehicle theft, narcotics, and vandalism. B. Coverage Area 1. 14,531 _lunre miles B. Traffic Law Enforcement 2. 8,927 miles of road to patrol Citations D.W.l.'s Fatal Accidents No. Fatalitie~. Total.M<:!c!e~ 3. Prairie and farmland 1974 14.031 175 38 822 1975 15.676 174 25 1.106 1976 16.674 123 27 37 757 C. Institutions and Facilities ,~ Cita,\ons incr('used 6.3;" over 1975. \ New Mexico Military Institute. Eastern New Mexico University (Roswell Campus). C. Other Activities and Services of Importance D. Cultural and Recreational Fucilities and Events The District officers perform the following services for the public: first-aid and defensive ~riving courses for community organizations and Carlsbad Caverns, Zooligical Botanical State Park of the 5<:110015; school bu; inspections; brake and light inspections; service of revoca Southwest, Sitting Bull Falls, Bottomless Lakes State tion and suspension orders on drivers' licenses; ancl administration of driving Park, Lake V~n, Lake McMillan, Avalon Reservoir. Salt tests. Lake, Pecos River. E. Natural and Economic Resources D. Special Cooperative Efforts with Othel Law Enforcement Agencies Natural gas, petroleum, potash industries, fanning and District officl'rs share information on crimes, known local suspects, cattle ranching, and tourism. and modus operandi with all local law enforcement agcncie$ and assist them in an attempt to control and reduce the crime rate in the area. F. Personnel E. Economic and Social Conditions Affecting Law Enforcement L Officers: 1 captain, 1 lieutenant. 2 sergeants. 13 officers There is heaV\' traffi~i from the petroleum and potash industries, 2. Civilians: I secretary, 6 CEOs crime in the oil fields, and seasonal t ,urist activity. G. Duty Stations District Office - Roswell Subdistrict Office - Carlsbad Residen tial S tn (ions • Hagerman, Artesia 10 DISTRICT FOUR LAS CRUCES L DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS 11. ACTIVITI ES A. Popula tion A. Criminal Law Enforcemcnt: 185 Offense Reports; 220 Arrests 1974 During 1976, a stolen car ring operating in the Chaparral area Dona Ana County 78,000 was broken up. Stolcn vehicles and narcotics traffic were the most Grant County 23,400 common cdminal offenses in this District. The next most frequent offenses Hidalgo County 5,200 were burglaries and breaking-and-cntering. Luna County 14,200 TOTAL l20,SOO B. Trame Law Enforcement Citations D.W.L's t:atal Accidents No. Fatalities Total Accidents R. Coverage Arca 1974 15,(,77 215 39 1,037 1975 15.063 165 50 1,156 L 11,675 square miles 1976 22,679 196 48 49 1,367 2. 4,934 miles of road to patrol Citations incn:ased 50.5% trom 1975. Trame is increasing on 3. Mountainous, high plains, Rio Grande Vallcy tlle interstate highways. There is a new smelter in Playas, north of Lordsburg, which is causing traffic congestion and frequent accidents involving commuters. C. Institutions and Facilities A new mine is opening in the Silver City area which will cause New Mexico Stale University 'It Las Cruces, Western New Me\ico an influx of new people and increase the workload of State Police officers. University at Silver City, Local hospitals and airports. C. OUlcr Activities and Services of Importance Cultural and Recreational Facilities and Evcn ts D. In the Chaparral area, State Police officers instruct the public City of Rocks State Park, Rock Hound Statc on how to protect their houses. Services provided to the comlllllllities Park, La Mesilla State Monument, Sunland Park include: lectures to service groups on traffic safety and crime prevention; (Racetrack), Fort Selden State Monument, Leasburg teaching driver training classes at the high school; instruction on riot Dam State Park, Pancho Villa State Park, Lake control; giving classes in first -aid and in emergency medical techniques. Roberts, Bear Canyon Dam, Gila National Forest. D. SpeCial Cooperative Efforts with Other Law Enforcement Agencies E. Na tural and Economic Resources The District initiated an NCIC validation procedure with the Ranching and farming; copper, gold, silver, and zinc mincs; twelve agencies using the system in this District. pecan orchards. E. Econ omic and Social Conditions Affecting Law Enforcement F. Personnel: Construction .on a new tracking. station at White Sands Test 1. rr\iccrs: 1 captain, I lieutenant, 4 sergeants, 17 orticcrs Facility will begin this year whieh will result in ali increase in pop uln tion and traffic flow. 2. C;yilians: 1 stenographer, 1 typist, 6 CEOs This sectiOn of New Mexico is becoming a retirement center, which is changing the type of population in the area. The elderly are G. Duty Stations more vulnerable to certain types of crime. District Office - Las Cruces Subdistrict Offices - Deming, Silver City Residential Stations - Hatch, Lordsburg F. Special Programs for the Coming Year There wiII be increased emphasis on prevention and detection of crime in 1977. 11 DISTRICT FIVE ALBUQUERQUE 1. DEMOGRAPIlIC FACTORS 1I, ACTIVITIES A. Popula tion A. Criminal Law Enforcement: 385 Offensc' Reports; t ,059 Arrests 1974 :-'Iost criminal arrests were for unlawful immigrants,. liquor violatit,n\ by minors, and liquor establishmcnts, narcotics violations, runaways Bernalillo County 361,400 and J).W.I.'~. Dru!!s (indl1l!illg alcohol). and drug-reiated crimes arc the Sandovtll County 22,20n majof .:auw ror arrests in Distric-t Hvc. !-tltty-five pcn.:ent of the crime TOTAL 383.600 in New ~ll'\ko (lrL'ur~ in Bernalillo County. Small part d Valcnda County. Includes seven Indian Pucbhls: S 12 The Albuquerque Police Department handles most or the crime and traffic whhin the city limits, while the Bernalillo County Sheriffs Office handles most of the criminal cases in the surrounding urcas. The cases the State Pollee arc caUed on to investigate arc )!,enerally in the unincorporu(cd areas in the north and south vnlleys of Albllquer que. The north valley is adjacent to Sandoval County, which is the fastest growing county in the slute. The south valley is adjacent to Valencia County, which is the twelfth fastest growj),j,. county in the state. Local population, and therefore trafl1e congestion and law enforcement responsibilities, will continue to increase at a rapid rate. During 1976, there were national, state und county elections. Since the International Airport is in Albuquerque and 1976 was a presidential election year, there were various presidential cundidutcs visiting who required escort and security services by the State Police. Statc ROlid 44 from Albuquerque to Farmington has been im proved to case the trucking traffic to the northwcst corner of lhe stale, where an industrial boom is occurring. Usage of Stute Road 44 increased during 1976 at an alarming rate and requires more putrolling. Accident Investigation ICrime ill Nell' Mexico, New Mexico Stute Police DCPUItIllCl1t, Uniform Crime Reports, 1975, September, 1976, pp. 44-48. 2Data from Nell' Mexico J.a/JOr Mar~et RC'l'iew, Employment Security COlllmission of New Mexico, January 28, 1977. Communications Equipment Operators in a District Office 13 DISTRICT SIX GALLUP 1. DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS II. ACTIVITIES A. Population A. Criminal Law Enforcement: 31 Offense Reports; 963 Arrests 1974 Most criminal arrests were for transportation of narcotics and assaults. McKinley County 49,500 Valencia County 44,500 TOTAL 93,500 B. Traffic Law Enforcement Citations D.W.I:~ Fatal Aeciden!~ ~o . .fa1@ties Total Accidents Part of the main Navajo Reservation and the Laguna Reservation, 18,775 587 66 918 and all of the Zuni and Acoma Reservations. 1974 1975 21,846 681 52 936 Approximate total population: 31.717 1976 27,128 891 77 114 920 Citations increased 24.1% over 1975. Due to a significant increase Coverage Area B. in mining, :lctivitics, traffic congestion has increased on State Roads 264. 53, 1. 9,060 square miles 566, and U. S. 666, resulting in an increase in traffic accidents. Officers must 2. Sl!4 miles of road that are patrolled regularly; often leave patrols on Interstate 40 to handle problems on secondary roads. responsible for 6,579 miles of roadway. ~. High plains, mountains, rural, ranching, farming, C. Other Activities and Services of Importance and mining areas. The officers in District Six perform the following services: sellOol bus inspections; vehicle inspections for title applications; assistance to ~he ?epart ment of Motor Vehicles in giving school bus drivers' tests; perfornung Inspec C. Institll(ions and Facilities tions at brake-and-light stations; medical relays; and, defensive driver training courses throughout the community and to other governmental agencies. Local hospitals and airports. D. SpeciaJ Cooperative Efforts with Other LaW Enforcement Agencies D. Cultural and Recreational Facilities and Events Federally Funded Traffic Safety Project: The New Mexico State Annual Indian Ceremonials, £1 Morrow National Police is involved in a portion of a total project developed by the New Mexico Monument, Bluewater Lake State Park. Traffic Safety Commission involving pedestrian traffic safety near Gallup. The New Mexico State Police's role in the project is to patrol, With increased personnel, certain stretches of road, specifically Highway 666 north of Gallup for eight miles E. Natural and Economic Resources and eighteen miles on Highway 264 from 666 to the Arizona border, where there Uranium, natural gas, coal industries, and tourism. has been a severe problem of pedestrian and motorist injuries and fatalities. There 1:. a high incidence of intoxicated pedestrians Wl10 walk these l1ighways which arc two·lane, no-shoulder stretches. The pedestrians are either bit by oncoming F. Personnel: traffic, or cause motorists to have accidents when they try to avoid hitting the pedestrians. Also, every year several of the inebriated pedestrians die of exposure 1. Officers; .1 Captain, 1 lieutenant, 2 sergeants, 17 officers alongside of the highways. Use of a new State Police Van enables the officers to remove the inebriated pedestrians from the roadway and place them in proteq!ive 2. Civilians: 1 stenographer, 7 CEOs, and I part-time custody in the Gallup jail until they are sober enough to return home safely •. stenographer who is funded by a federal grant. The federal grant aIlows three officers to be assigned. specifically to patrol on State Roads 666 and 264 during peak traffic hours. The projeqt was initiated in October, 1976. During the first quarter of the project, ,ignificant improvements were realized in decreasing the nulnber of fatalities and tlte number of total accidents, and alcohol-related violations. G. Duty Stations District Office - Gallup E. Economic and Social Conditions Affecting Law Enforcement Subdistrict Office - Grants A significant inGTcase in uranium mining development and exploration for the mining of coal is projected to result in a 10% increase in population for McKinley County and 15% for Valencia County, There is an extrell1e housing shortage in this District because of the mining boom. J 14 \ DISTRICT SEVEN ESPANOLA 1. DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS II. ACTIVITIES A. Population A. Criminal Law Enforcement: 588 Offense Reports; 478 Arrests 1974 Rio Arriba County 27,300 111e most common criminal offenses in this District are drug abuse, Taos County 18,900 burglary, and armed robbery, committed mainly by the 15·30 age group. TOTAL 46.200 Small p~rt of Santa Fe County. B. Trafflc Law Enforcement Includes four northern Indian Pueblos: San11\ Clara. San Juan. Citations D.W.T.'s Vatal Accident~ No. Fat!,lmj~~ I.Qj1!~Accide.!1~~. San Lorenzo (Picuris). Taos. and part of the licarilla Apache Reservation. 1974 5,561 234 40 1,111 1975 5,159 187 49 1,223 Approximate total Indian popUlation: 6.622 1976 6.17 [ 282 31 39 1,134 B. Coverage Area Citations increased 19.6~[ over 1975. Speed and driving while intoxicated 1. 6,300 square miles arc the most prevalent traffic problems. A contributing factor to traffic problems arc substandard sections of highway. 2, 1,962 miles of road to patroJ 3. Extremely mountainous, high peaks, small valleys, rivers and lakes, mostly rural. isolated area. C. Other Activities and Services oflmportance Services to the public include nrst·aid instruction, safety talks, escorts, assists to the public. C. Institutions and Facilities Ghost Ranch Conference Grounds, Ghost Ranch Museaum, Ojo D. Spedal Cooperative Efforts with Other Law Enforcement Agencies Caliente Hot Springs The District cooperates and works closely with the County Sheriff's Offices, the B.LA., tribal police from the San Juan and Santa Clara Pueblos, other govern mental agencies, medical and nonmedical relays, and Los Alamos and Taos search D. Cultural and Recreational Facilities and Events and rescue teams on search and rCsclie missions. Taos Ski Valley, Sipapu Ski Area, Powder Puff Mountain and Red River Ski Area, /-leron Lake State Park, EI Vado Lake State Park, Taos artist colony, Taos Indian Pueblo. Gorge Bridge, ('umbres and E. Economic and Social Conditions Affccting Law Enforcement Toltec Narrow Gage Railroad. Annual Chama Snowmobile Race. District Seven is immediately notth of Santa Fe County, and includes Rio Grande Gorge State Park. Kit Carson Slale Park. some highly popular tourist areas. The southam part of this District is an area that is becoming increasingly popular as residential suburbs for Santa Fe and Los Alamos, There is. an increasll in the number of permanent residents, commuter E. Natural and Economic Resources traffic, and tourist traffic, with a corresponding increase in the numbet of accidents Natural gas, petroleum, molybdenum. perlite. mica. small farms and crimes. and frui t orchards. and tourism. The Indian Pu~blos all have seasonal celebrations and dances, which attract both instate and out of state tourists. State Police officers are called 011 F. Personnel to assist local law enforcement agencies with traffic control and security on thes.; 1. Officers: 1 captain, 1 lieu tcnill1t, 2 sergeants, 17 officers occasions. 2. Civilians: I stenographer, I typist, 6 CEOs G. Duty Stations District Office· Espanola Subdistrict Offices - Taos, Tierra Amarilla 15 DISTRICT EIGHT ALAMOGORDO I. DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS II. ACTIVITIES A. Population A. Criminal Law Enforcement: 118 Offense Reports; 481 Arrests 1974 Lincoln County 8,500 Drug trafficking and drug abuse by the 18-25 age group; breaking-and Otero County 42,500 entering into summer cabins, and burglaries are the most common criminal offenses in this District. TOTAL 51,000 Mescalero Apache Reservation _ 1,700 B. Traffic Law Enforcement Citations D.W.l.'s Fatal Accidents No. Fatalities Total Accidents \' B. Coverage Area 1974 14,790 135 15 547 1975 16,042 118 29 622 1. 11 ,5 00 square miles 1976 18,908 176 28 29 558 2. 2,598 miles of road to patrol Citations increased 13.6% over 1975. The most severe traffic problems 3. Mountains, Tularosa Valley, high plains are D.W.L's, .eckless driving, careless driving, and speeding. There js also a problem of fatigued drivers on long stretches of highway. C. Institutions and Facilities C. Other Activities and Services of Importance White Sands .Missile Range, Holloman Air Force Base, local airports and hospitals. The District officers are involved in the rescue of persons from abandoned mUles and forest areas. Other activities inclUde safety talks to the schools and administration of drivers' license tests. D. Cultural and Recreational Facilities and Events Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, Valley of Fires State Park, Ski D. Special Cooperative Efforts with Other Law Enforcement Agencies Sierra Blanca, Ski Cloud Country, Lincoln State Monument, White Sands National Monument. The District works closely with the U. S. Border Patrol and U. S. Forest Service in apprehension of narcotics offenders and traffic offenders. The State Police have worked with the Highway Department on E. Natural and Economic Resources traffic control in the ski resort areas and the effect has been a decrease Lumbering, fruit orchards, farming, and cattle in the number of accidents and complaints. ranching. E. Economic and Social Conditions Affecting Law Enforcement The addition of the Air Force Training Wing to Holloman Air Force F. Personnel Base will bring in 800 military and military-related civilians. 1. Officers: 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 2 sergeants, 15 officers There is also increased growth in resort areas, especially The Inn of the 2. Civilians: 1 stenographer, 6 CEOs Mountain Gods on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. I The racetrack, ski areas and numerous mountain cabin.s cause an influx ":. G. Duty Stations of as many as 25,000 nonresidents on sorne weekends. ,ome of the moun District Office - Alamogordo tain roads in this area are dangetous. Subdistrict Offices - Carrizozo, Ruidoso Downs Residential Stations - Cloudcroft, Corona, Picacho, Tinnie and Tularosa. 16 .~--- .-~~-. -- DISTRICT NINE CLOVIS 1. DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS U. ACTIVITIES A. Population A . Criminal Law Enforcement: 224 Offense Reports; 415 Arrests ...!ill. In 1976 District officers seized: 11,461 pounds of marijuana; Roosevelt County 17,100 9 grams of cocaine; 180 amphetamines; and 203 speed tablets. Narcotic Curry County 43,500 trafficking is the main criminal offense in this District. In the last year De Baca County 2,400 there has been a notable increase in narcotics smuggling by air. Two Quay County 11,400 airplanes were confiscated under the Controlled Substances Act as well as TOTAL 74,400 58 vehicles. A percentage of Harding, Guadalupe and San Miguel Cash seized was $40,947.75, ($90,942.00.pending). There were Counties 53 stolen and embezzeled vehicles recovered. B. Coverage Area B. Traffic Law Enforcement 1. 9,100 square miles Citations D.W.L's Fatal Accidents No. Fatalities Total Accidents 2. 3,200 miles of road to patrol 1974 13,276 106 30 524 1975 14,091 80 77 608 3. Flat plains, farmland 1976 15,443 80 14 16 561 Citations increased 9.5% over 1975. Traffic congestion l)etween C. Institu tions and Facilities Clovis and Cannon Air Force Base and the Texas state linll creates a traffic hazard. Eastern New Mexico University (portales and Clovis campuses), Cannon Air Force Base, local airports and hospitals. C. Other Activities and Services of Importance D. Cultural and Recreational Facilities and Events Three of District Nine's officers are also members of the State Police Diving Team. They are stationed in Quay County for the purpose Conchas, Ute and Fort Sumner Lake State Parks, Oasis State flf helping at the lakes in the District in case of drowning af:'(;idents. Park, Grave of Billy the Kid. Services to the public include defensive driving courses, Red Cross classes for both state and federal agencies, and D.W.I. school in Clovis. E. Natural and Economic Resources Farming and cattle ranching D. Special Cooperative Efforts ,vith Other Law Enforcement Respecting narcotics cases in the area, the District has developed a F. Personnel close working relationship with the Texas Department of Public Safety, 1. Officers: 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 2 sergeants, 17 officers Arizona authorities, Customs Agencies, Cannon Air Force Base Security, Border Patrol and special agents for the railroad. 2. Civilians: 10 CEOs, 1 m"lntenance supervisor, 2 custodians E. Economic and Social Conditions Affecting Law Enforcement The new dam north of Clovis, completed in 1975, has caused G. Duty Stations increased recreational traffic. Traffic congestion continues on I - 40 District Office - Clovis betWeen Tucumc F. Special Programs for the Coming Year The District State police will be participants with the courts in an educational program for narcotics and alcohol first offenders. 17 ("-, DISTRICT TEN FARMINGlON I. DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS II. ACTIVITIES A. Population A. Criminal Law Enforcement: 243 Offens~ Reports; 309 Arrests 1974 Theft of drip gas from the natural gas pumps is a major problem San Juan County 61,700 in the Aztec area. Part of Sandoval County 5,675 * Breaking-and-entering, assaults, and thefts by the 16-22 age group Part of Rio Arriba County 300 ,.. are a problem in the Gallina area. TOTAL 67,675 A large part of the main Navajo Reservation, the Jica DRIP GAS DETAIL rilla Apache Reservation, and the Ute Mountain Indian On July 1, 1975, the State Legislature appropriated funds for a Reservation. Approximate total Indian population is special Drip Gas Detail in the Farmington area to protect the 10,800 36,583. wells in the area. This was in response to a rash of thefts which were ;:ausing major losses to t..he several natural gas and oil companies. B. Coverage Area Three officers are assigned to this special duty. In order to patrol the 8,000 miles of unimproyed roads in the gas and oil field area, 1. 8,000 square miles these officers were equipped with four-wheel drive pickups during 1976, 2. 4,320 miles of road to patrol which are holding up much better than the twO-Wheel drive pickups they had previously. 3. Mountains and high plateaus, rivers and lakes Since the Drip Cas Patrol became fully effective, thefts in stolen gasoline have decreased about 50% in 1976 over 1975. This patrol has C. Institutions and Facilities become a definite deterrent. San Juan County Hospital, U. S. Public Health The three Drip Gas Patrol officers worked 215 cases and travelled Service Hospital, in Shiprock, and the Farmington 79,372 miles. They also spent numerous hours participating in searches Municipal Airport. for lost persons and airplane crash victims. , D. CuitUIa! and Recreational Facilities and Events i B. Traffic Law Enforcement Navajo Lake State Park, Aztec Ruins National Monument, f Salmon Ruim, Chaco Canyon National Monument, Sims ~ D.W.I.'s Fatal Accidents No.Fatalities Total Accidents Mesa State Park, and airport. 1974 6,779 196 25 584 \ 1975 7,769 211 39 503 1976 8,919 282 62 756 E. Natural and Economic Resources I San Juan Power Plant, Navajo Indian Irrigation Project, Citations increased 17.2% over 1975. Accidents increased 14.9%; pelroleum, natural gas, coal and uranium. This area fatalities increased by 18%. Liquor was involved in 48.9% of fatalities; is the main source of energy production for New Mexico 29.7% of the fatalities were pedestrians. Speeding and D.W.I.'s are a severe and several surrounding states. problem in the District, especially west of Farmington. During 1976 the District employed selective enforcement during peak traffic hours and implemented a traffic cl)ntroJ program to facilitate traffic flow to and from the New Me xico Public Seri,.]ce Power Plant in order to cut down on accidents. F. PersolUlel Due to the 1973 Detoxifiration Act, District officers are nampered in 1. Officers: 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 3 sergeants, 14 officers controlling the serious drinking problem the area experiences. Without adequate 2. Civilians: 1 stenographer, 5 CEOs detoxification fa.cilities, officers cannot remove inebriated persons who might become involved in pedestrian traffic accidents or who might freeze to death during severe winter weather. G. Duty Stations TIle Navajo Police Department is handling the accident problem on District Office - Farmington the)l'avajo Reservation. District officers assist them when requested. Residential Stations - Cuba, Gallina, Kirtland I I ! 18 ------~ C Other Activities llnd Services of Importance The District officers .lS5ist the Department at' Motor Vehicles and give defensive driving. cour~es and safety talkS f\)f l'oillpanies and schools. Th~ of11cers also ussist with bic),l'lc surety, und races on illeillorial Dny each ycnr. D. Special Cooperative Fl'forts with Other Law Enforcement Agencies In 1976. the Bureau llf Indian AtTairs built 11 road into the Navajo [ndian frrigation Project. This hilS meant lin increase in construl" tion eqllipment and tmffic in the :trea. The Furminl!loll urea i~ culkd the 'Four Corners Area' because it is thc only place-in the Unit('d States when: four stn tI) boundaries meet at un" puint: N"" i,le.,h;u. Aril.\lna. ('olorado, and Utah. Farmington is the trade center for this area and dr'lws dtiLcl\s from tile three other states and two major Indian Res~rvations. 1110 cllcrgy crisis has kad to rapid industrial developmcnt in this area due to its rich resources of natur;11 gas, petroleulll, and uraniulll. This has mcant a hcm'), in!1m;. of temporary l)l)pultltiol~ to develop these fields and an increase in permanent PO/1ul:ltion. heavy trucking traffic, and increascd crime. The improvement lit' some <11' the roatIs htls ~i1scd traftic COngl'stioll and made it 'afer. while at tlw sartle time tlllov,';Il!! all ilH:rcasc' in traffic volume. Work is pfl~scntly being done 0\\ tlle construl'tion of the Sun Juan Power Plant and the Navajo Indian Irri· gation Project. Nell' l'oal gtlsl!1cation "Innts arc also being propl)sod. This rapid increase ill indu3trial dcwlol'!\\cllt :\ltd poputtttionis c"pcclcd to continue for the ne:'.t several Icurs. San Juan is the third fastest growing CO\1I1\)' in New ~!t::..ko, ;1I1d Distrkt Ten is the t:IS!CM grow ing State Plllkc Distriet. Alcoholism and D.W.I.'s arc a sc\'erc probkm in lhis 'ItCU. There is a l'ritkal need for a detoxitication centcr and/or u\Cohoi treatment progrum in the Farmington area. Drip Gas Detail Pick·up Tr~lck *1976 popUlation estimule, provided by the toc;ll Chambers or ('()nllnCr~'l' and city governments. 19 DISTRICT ELEVEN SOCORRO 1. DEMOGRAPmC FACTORS II. ACTIVITIES A. Population A. Criminal Law Enforcement: 138 Offense Reports; 290 A...-rests 1974 Most arrests were made for mucotic trafficking, stolen vehicles, and Catron County 2,100 burglaries. Officers have spent long hours on night suxveillance to curb these Sierra County 7,700 crimes. Socorro County 9,300 Valencia County 44,000 TOTAL 63,100 B. Traffic Law Enforcement Citations D.W.L's Fatal Accidents No. Fatalities Total Accidents Includes -the Alamo Band Navajo Tribe Resexv.ation, and part of the Isleta Indian Resexvation. 1974 12,378 195 8 720 1975 13,755 198 32 695 Approximate total Indian population: 1,081 1976 16,077 184 Z2 24 752 B. Coverage Axea Citations increased 16.8% over 1975. Drinking drivers cause many injury and fatal accidents. Traffic problems are centralized in two areas: one 1. 13,600 square miles includes the Elephant Butte, Caballo Lake, T.or C. recreation area, and -the 2. 2,800 miles of road to patrol other is State Road 47 between Los Lunas and Isleta Resexvation ..TIle recreation months, March through September, bring in 10,000 to 20,000 people on week 3. Mountainous with Rio Grande Valley running through it. ends in the lake areas. Many unmaintained forest and ranch roads. C. Other Activities and Services of Importance C. Institutions and Facilities In 1976 a Crime Prevention Seminar was held in Socorro with State Police, the local police department and fue Socorro Senior Citizens to Los Lunas Correctional Center, Institute of Mining and trY to cut the number of crimes azainst -the local community and its resjdents. Technology at Socorro, Carrie Tingley Hospital for Children in Truth or Consequences, airports at Elephant Butte and Socorro. Good relations with the public were furthered by attendance at meetings and other ccmmunity functions by both District supervisors and officers. Supervisors have joined crime prevention task forces, liPoken at D. Cultural and Recreational Facilities and Events youth groups, and promoted sports and sportsmanlike conduct. Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Caballo Lake State Park, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument and Gila N!ltional Forest, Bosque del Apache Bird Refuge, -the Catwalk, Manzano State Park, Percha Dam State Park, La Joya Game Refuge, Quemado Lake, Snow Lake and D. Economic and Social Conditions Affecting Law Enforcement Wall J.ake. The Truth or Consequences area will continue to grow as a retirement and recreation center, drawing some of the largest weekend crowds in the state principally from Albuquerque and El Paso. E. Natural and Economic Resources Perlite mill, cattle ranching, farmu18l and mining. Thefts are increasing because of lack of manpower to ad.equately patrol all areas routinely. Increased recreation traffic also means more accidents violations, and human disasters. F. Personnel 1. Officers: 1 captain, 3 sergeants, 13 officers E. Special Programs for fue Coming Year 2. Civilians: 1 stenographer,5 CEOs A continued effort will be made to develop good public relations so the public will cooperate with fue Sw.te Police in crime prevention and detection. G. Duty Stations District Office - Socorro Subdistrict Offices - Belen, Truth or Consequences Residential Stations - Datil, Los Lunas, Quemado, Reserve 20 . DISTRICT TWELVE HOBBS This District was established on August 1, 1976. 1. DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS II. ACTIVITIES A. Population 1974 A. Criminal Law Enforcement~ 9 Offense Reports; 12 Arrests Lea County 50,400 Most arrests were made for burglary, narcotic offenses and oilfield thefts. Most offenders are in the 16-25 age range. B. Coverage Area 1. 4,393 square miles B. Traffic Law Enforcement 2. 2,725 miles of road to patrol Citations D.W.I.'s Fatal Accidents No. Fatalities Total Accidents 3. Plains and prairie 1976 2,589 12 4 5 185 (second half of 1976) C. Institutions and Facilities There was a decrease in fatalities and accidents in the area during Five airports and the New Mexico Junior College 1976. The major traffic problem in this District is speed. Most traffic is at Hobbs. composed of workers in the oilfields, and equipment and Produce truckers moving back and forth into the fields each day. D. Cultural and Recreational Facilities and Events C. Other Activities and Services of Importance American Petroleum Institute, held annually at the Hobbs Country Club, and the National Glider Contest at Hobbs. All officers make safety talks. Several complimentary letters have been received as , E. Natural and Economic Resources D. Special Cooperative Efforts with Other Law Enforcement Agencies Farming, cattle ranching and petroleum This DIstrict was established in August, 1976. It quickly became the communications center for law enforcement in the area in such activities as F. Personnel helping to locate people, relaying information, and assisting in drug raids and criminal arrests. 1. Officers: 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 9 officers 2. Civilians: 6 CEOs E. Economic and Social Conditions Affecting Law Enforcement Growth in industrY and popUlation due to expansion Of oil-related G. Duty Stations industries has increased traffic congestion and related problems. Traffic to District Office -Hobbs and from Carlsbad Caverns also continues to increase, Residential Stations - Eunice, Lovington, Tatum F~ Special Programs for the Coming Year A tightening of enforcement throughout the District is planned during 1977, especially in the Tatum area. 21 AIRCRAFT SECTION The purpose of the Air.craft Section is to enhance and supplement Flying for the year totalled 722.3 hours. A breakdown of flying time by the overall law enforcement efforts and services provided by th.e New Mexico agency is as follows: State Police through a variety of airborne, fl6xible response options. Aircraft are used to aid traffic enforcement, detection of criminal activities-including Headquarters and Administration ...... 124.3 narcotics smuggling and detection of stolen vehicles, and in search and rescue personnel and Training ...... 44.8 missions. Planning and Research ...... 3.3 The Aircraft Section is assigned directly under the Deputy Chief of Property and Procurement...... 6.6 Crime Laboratory ...... 175.5 the Uniformed Bur~au. The Section consists of one commissioned officer who '1 is the Chief Pilot (qua1ified in both fixed and rotary wing), and one civilian Narcotics ...... ;...... 45.5 pilot (qualified in fixed wing only). There are two fixed wing craft, a Cesina Criminal ...... 1.4 337, Skymaster which underwent a major overhaul and reI1nishing in 1976, State Police Districts ...... 143.0 and a Cessna 172, T -41B. A SA -341G Gazelle Helicopter was added to lIl!! Maintenance ...... 84.3 Aircraft Section in July of 1976. The Cessna 602, Skylane was sold on June Flight Proficiency...... 10.1 22,1976. Attorney General's Office ...... 10.3 Governor's Office ...... 30.6 The Section conducted the following flying activities: Other City, County, State Agencies ...... 40.9 Federal Agencies ...... 1.7 1. Fifty·one searches. 2. Twenty-nine air traffic missions. During 1976, 55.6% of all flying llOurs were devoted to transporting 3. Six material relteys. Headquarters personnel (whic11 includes the Crime Laboratory). This 4. Four reconnaissance missions. resulted in a savings of $48,287.69. 5. Three surveillance missions. The monetary savings to Headquarters accounts for 59.9% of the enttle 6. Two hundred forty·two personnel flights. Aircraft operating expenditure, which does not include insurance and de preciation costs. The Section was responsible for: Aircraft operating expenditures for 1976, increased 24.8% over 1975, 1. Rescuing five persons and saving two lives. primarily due to the major overhaul of our Skymaster which cost approx 2. Recovering eighteen stolen and three abandoned imately $40,000. Also the acquisition of a helicopter has increased total vehicles. maintenance costs approximately 25%. 3. Assisting three motorists. 4. Assisting eight other law enforcement agencies nine times. 5. Assisting seven state governmental agencies twenty-five times. . 6. Assisting one federal agency one time. 7. Apprehending eight hundred fifty-five speed and two reckless driving violators. 8. Transporting four hundred two persons. 22 --~- --~----~ District One Office, Santa Fe Headquarters; Santa Fe District TWo, Las Vegas bistrict Six, Gallup 23 SECTION IV. CRIMINAL INVESTIGA nON BUREAU A. NARCOTIC'S D[VISION The purpose of tile Narcotics Division is to investigate, apprehend and help to prosecute violators of the state narcotics laws in an effort to stop the flow of contraband into. and through New Mexico, and to assist local. county and federal agencies in the enforcement of the narcotics laws by whatever means necessary. stich as: training, money, intelligence. manpower and information. Since New Mexico has a com- mon border with Mexico, there is a Jarge volume of drugs being smuggled into, and through. the state, To provide the best possible coverage by the Division, which is composed of one (I) captain, one (1) lieutenant, seven (7) sergeants, and thirty (30) agents, it is subdivided into the following subdistricts and Air Detail: District Agents Assigned Air Detail 5 Roswell Di~trict 6 Albuquerque District 5 Las ('mces District 5 Santa Fe District 7 Farmington District 2 This number includes the ten (10) additional agents who were assigned to the Division on October 1, 1976. /n the lu"! few years the Narcotics Division has concentrated on the apprehcnsio:, of mujor traffickers of hllId drugs, large-scale smugglers, and fInanciers of the drug tr&de. The decr~asing number of arrests reflects this. Number uf narcotics arrests by the Narcotics Division have been, MAJOR RICHARD C de BACA by year: COMMANDER, CRIMINAL INVESTlGA TION BUREAU 1972 1,008 1975 - 433 1973 908 1976 - 343 The Criminal Investigation Bureau, in its pre~cnt or!!unizational 1974 - 904 [arm, was created in .lui)' of 1973. It consists of three (3) Divisions: Narcotics, Intelligence, and Criminul. lioweYl.'r. the forerunner uf the In 1975. twelve out of the 433 arrests involved air Smugglers. Criminal Investigation Bureau was u Narcotics Section. which was created In 1976, forty of the 343 involvcd air smugglers. in 1960. There was one plain clothes ufficer assigned to the Narcotics Section at that til11e. The value of narcotic$ seizures for the following years was: In 1963, u Special (nvestif:ution and Intelligence DivL~ion WU~ 1972 - $5,912.114 1975 $5,060,632 created to handle all non-uniformcd investigations. The Narcotics Sec- 1973 - $8.236,710 1976 - $5.128,048 tion clime under this Division. By 1966. under the Special Invcstigation 1974 $9,870,504 and Intelligence Division, the Narcotics Section hud fOllr (4) ufficers, the lntelligencc Section had l'om (4) offIcers, and the Polygraph Section Totul valu(.' of property recovered for the following years was: had one (1) officer. The Narc;tics Section jU"cw to include twenty-nve (25) agents, and .five (5) civilians by 1971. und by 1972 there wew )972 - $1.234.638 1975 ~ $57,234 t\venty-cight (28) agents and twelve (J 2) ciVilians, The Air Delltil was 1973 - $ 71,344 1976 - 578,949 creuted in 1972. This is a group of narcotics agents spccializinl! in 1974 - $ 120,051 apprehending narcotics offenders smuggling by (lir, which has become a Number of vehicles seized for the following years was: trend in the narcotics trade. 1972 26 1975 - 82 Finally, in 1973. uU criminal investigation ugcnts were reorganized 1973 - 46 1976 - 9S LInder the Criminal Investigation BUfeuu. This sume ofl!anization was 1974 • 64 in effect at the end of' 1976. Ail'crai't seized were: 1975 - 3 1976 - 5 24 ,1 The Air Detail receives numerOus requests from ather Silltes regard ing techniques and methods of investigation of rur traffickers, llssistance C. CRIMINAL DIVISION in joint investigatio'1s, and an how to establish an air detail. The Criminal Division is charged with the respOllSibility of aU major There have been many instances of Narcotics Division personnel crime investiga tions brought to its attention throughout the State of New working side-by-side with other agencies whose personnel receive overtime Mexico. to assht all other law enforcement agencies when assistance is pay. It is recommended that the same overtime status be applied to requested, and to assimilate information on known criminals. This in the New Mexico State Police Department personnel Who often work [oTll1a\jl)n is then coordinated with the proper divisions or agencies. many overtime hours. The Criminal Division supervisors and agents arc also charged with Special Training Needed or Obtained for Division Personncl: the responsibility of dl'wloping and maintaining liaison with all other law c!lfom:lIlent agencies, to promote bettcr cooperation and to coordinatc 1. Drug Enforcement Administmtion School - Two weeks - 4 huve attended cfforb toward thc prc\cntiol1 and prosecution of crime within the State - 6 pending of New Mexico. They arc further reqJired to prepare reports and keep tel'ords on information thut is furnished to other agencies, When requested. ThiS will complete the training in this l:pursc for the 10 new The Division personnel arc cognizant of all laws that govcn, Ole dissem agents. ination of such information. Bcsidc~ assisting other law enforcement agencies, the Criminal 2. Drug Enforcement Administration School - Ten weeks - 2 :ll!ents haw Division ussisb the District Attorneys ;lI1d their assistants. the Attorney nHcndcd. General and his stafr, Md. in some instances. the defense attorney, in 2 serl!ean ts have fact-finding und investigation of crime. attendeu. - 5 sergeants The J)ivi,>iol1 consists of 011C (I) captain. two (2) serl!eants (one pending. llssil!ncd to the nOTth~rn half of the slate and one to the suutilcrn halt), and ~cven (7) agcnt investigators assigned to various sections of This will complete the training of the Division's 7 sergeants the state. in this school, plus 2 u!'!ents. The Division conducted 189 investlgations in 1974; 450 investigations captain has attended 3. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Three months - in 1975. In 1976, with only four (10 agents working full-time, 410 in- Academy lieutenant will be vestigations \vere conducted. Three (3) agents were assigned full-time to attending the 109lh the Attorney General's Ornce. session. The crimes. tlUlt the Criminal Division investigated most frequently 4. Electronic Surveillance School - Two weeks 4 h:lve u ttended wcr~ .. 111 oruer o( freqllcncy: burglary, I:lIcen),. aggravuted butlery, homicide, 15 pending receiVing stolen property. embelzlemcnt. unto theft, sex offenses, and worthless checks. In 1976. the Nan:otics Division received three fcdenll grunts. One was for detection, deterrence. specialized investig.ation training ant.! equip ment. It expired in 1976. The other tIl (J will not c:-;pire until Junc 30, 1977. They arc gr:tnts for un electronic: surveillance school to ue held at the Law Enforcement AClldemy in Sunta Fe. and u drllg el1- forcement training. program in Washington, D.C. B. INTELLlGENCE DIVISION The IntelligeJlce Division collects and am\IYlcs relevant information pertaining to major criminal activity und t.!isscminutcs this duw tll uppro priate law cnforcel11en t agencies. It also assists them in their efforts to enforce tl~c criminal code. The, Division consists of one (1) captain, one (1) hClltcnant, one (I) scrgcllnt. and fOilr (4) [l"Chts. The Division receivcd special assi1!nnll'l1ts during 1976 l() assist the"" Dcpartllleill of Motor Vehicles, thl) New Mexico State Pcnitentiary, the Attorney GClIcml, the GOVCfl\or's orncc. vari()us District Attorneys. District Courts. the New Mexico State Highway Department, :lIld other municipal and federal law enforcement agencies. These assignments ranged frolll one week to tlw months in length. The Division aiso initiated investigations into gambling, prostitlltion. organized criminul activity (involving a 111njor auto theft ring), burglaries, and rapes. These investigations involved twenty-four (24) felony arrests. and nve (5) misdcmeanor arrests. A total of .$37.850 in pro- perty value was recovered. An Agent confiscating narcotics During 1976, :hc Division licuNnant intended n para-legal training school and an agent attended a gambling school in Washington, D.C_ 25 SECTION V. SERVICES BUREAU , The Services Bureau is headed by a Deputy Chief and includes six (6) Divisions. This Bureau provides administrative suppori for the Department through the Personnel und Training, Planning and Research, Property and Procurement. and Central Accounting Divisions. The Crime Laboratory and the Informa tion Divisions provide services not only to the New Mexico State Police, but to all other law enforcement agencies in the state, as well as other state and local agencies. The Services Bureau, located at Headquarters in Santa Fe, is the nucleus that provides immediate support of information and services to the Chief, and to the Uniformed and Criminal Investigation Bureaus, which helps tie the Department together into an integrated entity. DEPUTY CHIEF STEPHEN F. LAGOMARSINO COMMANDER, SERVICES BUREAU 26 A. CRIME LABORATORY Four Categories of Technical Services to the Public: agency has developed in their investigation. If the latent print developed is of sufficient qllality, the suspect(s) may be either eliminated or iden The mission of the Crime Laboratory is to fumish technical tified. The Latent Print Section is also charged with the operation of the services to all law enforcement agencies througllOut the state at no Photographic Laboratory. One (l) analyst currently works in this Section. charge for those services to the individual agendes. Those technical services fall into four (4) categories, which are: I) aid in processing 4. The Questioned Document Section: crime scenes when requested; 2) laboratory examinations of physical evidence involved in criminal investigations , whether collccted by the This Section examines handWriting, hand printing, typewriting, machine printing, papers, inks, and any other items or materials dealing witil written Laboratory analysts at the scene or collceted by the submitting or printed material. This Section consists of one (1) analyst. agency~ 3) furnishing expert testimony in court in criminal cases re garding the collection and/or examination of evidence, and 4) furnishing 5. Serology/Trace Evidence Section: training in the proper handling of physical evidence. This Section deals with the examination of biological fluid~ and tIle examination of trace materials such as paints, soils, bits of metals, hairs, Although the Laboratory is administered and budgeted through fibers, etc. The types of materials which can fall into this category are the State Police Department, all local and county law enforcement limited only by the imagination of the investigator and analyst. There agencies, as well as other state agencies. arc serviced on an equal arc two (2) analysts working in this Section. basis in criminal investigations. Laboratory personnel aid in crime scene pro~essing upon request In addition to the above personnel, the Laboratory is headed by by any law enforcement agency in any serious cnme. The Lnboratory a Director Who is llssisted by two (2) secretaries. keeps a two·man team on cal! around the clock to be sent to any part of the state at any time upon request by an agency. With the In all of the above Sections, the ultima te purpose of the Laporatory number of personnel now in the Laboratory, this means one week in is to provide expert testimony in ('ourt and to defend the opinion that four is spent on call for each analyst. the analyst has formed from his examinations. This must be done in lay terms so that the man-on-thc·street (juror) can understand what has Five Disciplines Within the Laboratory: been done and why tire particular opinion was reached. The number and type of cases handlecl by the Crime Laboratory The LaboratorY is divided into five (5) sections, with each section follows: being manned by analysts specializing in various disciplines. The sections 1975 1976 % Change are: Total Cases Nos. Assigned 1,841 2,368 28.6% 1. The Chemistry Section: Chemistry 769 J ,165 51.5% Mark This Section analyzes materials submitted in connection with Firearm/Tool 223 199 -10.8% Latent Prints 366 criminal investigations. The bulk of the materials submitted are in 337 - 7.9% Serology/Trace Evidence 346 connection with illegal drug cases. The personnel must be qualified 355 2.6% Questioned Documents 356 in Chemistry, as welJ as instrumental analyses. There are three (3) 451 26.7% analysts in the Section. . Brea)cd own of Cases Submitted Homicide 88 74 -16.0% 2. The Firearm/Tool Mark Section: Burglary 255 221 -13.4% This Section, which is mistakenly referred to by many as Drugs 742 1,[47 54.6% "ballistics," examines firearm evidence such as projectiles and cartridge Suicide 24 25. 4.2% cases to determine if they have been tired in a particular weapon. They Assaults 62 39 ·37.1% also do physical mutch .examinations such as shoe prints with shoes, tire Rapes 63 [11 76.2% marks With tires, and tool marks with a particular tool. There is Hit & Runs 26 36 38.5% currently one (1) analyst in the Section. Armed Robbery 27 26 - 3.7% Arson 34 51 50.0% 3. Latent Prints/Photography Section: Forgery/Fraud 314 386 22.9% Agencies This Section utilizes many types of materials for examination of lIidizing Lab City Police 934 14.2% latent Glidden) l1ngerprints, palm prints, etc. These latent prints are 1,067 Sheriffs 245 61.2% searched for by using powders, chemical methods, or photographic 395 State Police methods llsing various lighting techniques. After the prints arc found 437 681 55.8% and developed by whatever method is necessary, they arc then com Other Agencies 225 225 0.0% par~d to the known prints of any suspect(s) which the investigating 27 B. PERSONNEL & TRAINING DIVISION Outside Lab Activities No. Times Attended Court 238 224 - 5 .8~'! The Personnel and Training Division is directly responsible to the No. Hours in Court 1,885 1,693 -10.2% Services Bureau Commander. The Division is divided into two Sections, No. O.T. Hours in Court 270 246 - 8.970 with two personnel records technicians assigned to the Personnel Section, No. Times Testified 156 171 9.6'/' and rour officers ~nd one stenographer assigned to the Training Section. 7< Times Testified 655~1 76.3~; The Division Commander is a captain, who has a secretary assigned to Miles to Court 70.168 53,846 -23.37- the Division. All employees function in both sections as required. No. Scenes 106 97 • 8.5r,~ No. Hours at Scene 1.023 712 -30.47< Purpose/Function: The f,rimary functi,:, of the Personnel and Train No. O.T. Hours at Scene 586 422 -27.9'i? ing Division is to maintain the personnel records of all Departmental No. Miles to Scene 25.696 19,414 -24.5W employees. to recruit and (cst potential employees, and to select and to train all employees for the Department. The Division also coordinates public rclations. and provides training guidance and advic;c to requesting The Crime Laboratory received $2.300 ill federal grant monies law enforce men t agencies. . during. 1975. which was used for thc purchasc of Laboratory equipment. In addition, the Division maintains the State Police mm and book In 1976. three (3) of the analysts at.tcndcd six-week seminars librarie~. administers the promotionul examination program, coordinates the presented by the I:BI in Quantico. Virginia. Also. Laboratory personnel Fleet Sufety Program, edits the Departmental newsletter. operates the attended four (4) technical meetings and published two (2) tcchnical print shop, administers the Press/News Pass program, presents various safety papers. programs to civic groups, conducts tours of the State Police Headquarters Complex, responds to questionnaires on state laws, and maintains the tumory and firearms qualilications program. Accomplishments, Projects During 1976: The Division processed 216 civilian ,lpplica tions, front which 45 new employees were hired to fill 37 vacancies and 8 new positions. The> Department had an 18% turn- over in civilian personnel during 1976, comp~rcd to 26% in 1975. A total of 317 applications werc processed for the position of police officer with the Department; 200 residents and 117 non-residents. Of the 143 applicants tested, only 23 were selectcd to attend the re cruit school. Training: The j!laduution of 23 recruits on October 1, 1976. brought the DepartHlent to its new)y authorized strength of 336 commi sioned ofticers. Three omcers werc hired under a "Pedestrian Safety Grant" for the GaUup area. For the fust time in the historY of the New Mexico State Police, two women were appointed to the school and commissioned as State Police Officers on October 1, 1976. .( A new promotional taster was established in July, after several months of planning and preparation by the Division. Of tIlC 124 offi- cers eligible to participate in the examination, 109 were tested and 20 of these wcre interviewed. Six patrolmen were promoted to the rank of sergeant from (his roster during 1976. Th\! Division conducted cleven In-Service Schools for all sergeants and patrolmen, The theme for the four-day school lVas "Officer Survival and Defensiw Counter Measures." The Dcpartmcnt scnt 59 of\1ccrs and civilians to attend Sl out-of stu tc schools, seminars and workshops for n totul of 539 days of special- ized trainint-:. These !Ulltted from the 74-da}f Federal Bureau of lnvcsti- Governor Apodaca and Chief Vigil at the 1976 Recruit School gution NUtionnl Academy held at Quantico, Virginia, to a two-day seminar Graduation. on l'olice Communications at Hereford, Texas. 28 Institute ,)f Evanston, lIlinois, as a part of the Saudi Arabian officers' A total of 70 officers and civilian employcc~ attended II different two-year police truining program in the United Statcs. New Mexico \Vas instate schools and scminars for a total of 191 days of training. Thesl' \elccted because the climute is similar to that of Saudi Arabia, and be sessions ranged from a five-day Narcotics Seminar, to a one-day program cause or the outstanding reputation of the New Mexico State Police. At on the Speeding Traffic Offense Patrol (STOP) Program. This is c\dusivc the end of the training program, the visiting ofJicers will return to their of the in-service and recruit training ~chooJs. In addition, ml'mbcr~ of country and become the nucleus for 1I state police force for the King the Division spellt numerous hours behind ,I podium in~truetill!! other dom of Saudi Ambia. agencies, tlcp'lrtmcnts. and organizations on a wide TUIl!,!e or poli<:e related subjects. Federal Gmnh: The Division commander was Project Director for two f~dewlly funded grants during 1976. The IIrst grant was for The Division 1; responsible for the training and ,'-'J'tification of the "Improvement of Multi-Purpose Driving .Runge" which entailed the re Navajo Polke Officers who arc commhsioned as New ~lc,ko Peace om- ~\lrfucing of the usphalt driving surface to reduce the co-efficient of cers. Two, one week schools on New Mc,h;o Lal\' and R"porJ.;" Proc,'- friction h' he equal to the average publk highways' surface. This was c1urcs were conducted at the Navajo Police Acadel11} at Windr ". ""ck. accomplislH!d through a Highway Safety Project Grant. The new surface Arizona, for 45 Navajo Police Recruits. !'cml\lnc! me, ,Irc main,.\\I1cu on will allow Ihe s(uden Is tt) train under more realistic conditions th:ln each Navajo Police Officer recolllJJ1cndcd by the Navajo Police Ikpartll1cJlt beforc. and it will increa~c the tread life on the tires of the training to be commissioned as a New Me,ico PC;tCC Oftker. vehicles. Film Library: The usc of the StatL' Police l'ilm Libmry inLreased TIll' second grunt was a "Control Tower for the Mu1ti-Purpo~c 1511 over the previous yellT. A total ~lf 352 mills were used by State Driving Range" which WU$ for the constmction of a two story building Police officers, various civil' groups and other departlllents during 1976, 011 the outer pcrimdcr of the track. TIlis project will be completed The 1iI111s were shown to 32.552 pcopk mnging frolll clemen tar} sdmol in 1977. students to senior citizens. with high school pupil'i the prime viewers. The films were aho viewed by an additional 150!) to 2(J[)O swlicnt\ l'lel'! Safe!, Committee; In 1976, the Heel Safety Committee agaill attendin!! the various course taught by Stute Police officers throu!!hout met quarterly at the Law Enforcement Academy and classified a totnl of tile statl', such as First Aid. l'olke Subjects. and at the Schoo] Bus 77 'lcddcnts. Although tllis was 9 more total accidl'nts than in 1975, Institute. the Dcet drove 668,366 miles 1110re th(Ul ill the previous year. Charge- able lll:cidents were down. There were 19 in 1976, as compared to Job Related. V;llidated Test: The Departlllent h s,i11 particIpating in 21 in 1975. Of the 77 accidents c1assi11cd. 58 were classified as Class a federally funded project to develop improved police applkant scrl'l'ning A. 10 29 C. PLANNING & RESEARCH DIVISION The Planning and Research Division is comprised of five sections: 5. An officer pay plan waS prepared for presentation to the Legis Planning, Systems, Document Processing, Key Entry and Accident Records. lature. Background for the proposed officer pay plan included an update The Division is commanded by a captain who is the only commissioned on comparison of pay scales, fringe benefits, manpower and workloads of officer assigned to the Division. The Planning Section has a chief plan law enforcement agencies of surrounding states, plus a study of national ner, an assistant planner and one secretary; the Systems Section has one law enforcement pay plans, methods, goals, ranges, etc. systems analyst and one information systems manager. The Systems Sec tion oversees the five-member Key Entry Section and two-member Docu- 6. In-house studies included: study on ratio of supervisors to officers ment Processing Section. Due to a realignment of personnel in mid-1976, and civilians; possibilities of annual leave buy-back as an alternative to pay th.e Accident Records Section has only one clerk specialist assigned. One ing overtime; development of a pay plan and requirements for exempt secretarY is also assigned to the Division. civilian posItions. A. Planning Section: 7. Meetings were attended and liaison was developed with the Gov ernor's CounCil on Criminal Justice Planning, Department of Finance and The purpose of the Planning Section is to assist the Department Administration, the Legislative Finance Committee, New Mexico Committee in preparing for the future and to aid in the solution of current pro 011 Children and Youth. the Highway Department, Energy Resources Board, blems. TIle function of the Planning Section is to help the Department Truffie Safety Commission, New Mexico Council on Community Mental make the best use of available resources, to research and document alter Health Services, Rape Crisis Centers of Albuquerque and Santa Fe, Alter native courses of action, to keep the Department abreast of changes, and natives, Inc. (Ex-Offimder Program), American Bar Association, Albuquerque to manage the federal grants program. Police Department, International Association of Chiefs of Police, State Plan ners, Sociology Department of the University of New Mexico, and Task The assistant planner specializes in gran ts management for the De- Force on Victims of Sex Crimes. partment. This involves staying informed on federal grant program monies availL:-Ie in specific grant topic areas, helping Department personnel to 8. In-house committees: Equal Employment Opportunity Grievance preparc grants, and to manage and monitor federally funded programs to Committee and Rules and RegUlations Revision Committee. ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines, 9. A special project in the Bicentennial Year was the preparation and special conditions. of a Commemorative BOok on Noll' Mexico State Police, including history anG present day organization. This wiII come off the press in early 1977. Examples of the types of work undertaken during J 976 were: 10. Both planners attended a onc-week Program Planning, Funding and 1. A Long-Range Planning Conference held at Red River, New Evaluation Workshop at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in October, presented by Mexico, in May, involving 31 officers of all ranks, and 4 civilian per the Technical Services Divisions of the International Association of Chiefs sonnel. Tho. resort community was used during the off-season to provide of Police. This was to enhance their training lind productivity as planners. a degree of isolation and to reduce outside interference so that the par 11. A report to t11C Governor on a Three Year Plan for the Depart ticipants could concentrate on the matters at hand. The five-day session ment was prepared. was funded through a federal grant and produced a comprehensive set of short, intermediate and long-range goals on such matt 30 D. PROPERTY & PROCUREMENT DIVISION One of the primary objec(iv~£ of the system revisions was to im prove the quality of information on activities and duty status so that annual and sick leave accounting could bc automated and simplified. By The purpose of the Property and Procurement Division is to main the year's end. plans and deSigns for the leave accoun ting syst\!m were tain all property in the possession of the New Mexico State Police virtually complete and final programming had begun. Department. The Property and Procurement Division performs the vital (unction of providing logistical support for all units of the Department. Another major project was the design of a system bused on lhe Among the Division's many responsibilities arc: fleet expense reporting system to support th~ Central Accounting Division. In the past, the Central Accounting Division was I)nUwarc of large amounb 1. All purchasing, from office supplies to vehicles. of money expended by field personnel until vcndur billings were received. 2. Maintenance of the central supply room. Frequently these vendor billings were not received for months after lhe 3. Mail and messenger services [or the Headquarters complex. expenditure and cash position was never accurately known. Since the 4. Management of all property owned, leased or rented for fleet expense accounting system is based on purchasers' eClpic; of in Departmental usc. voices, the new system makes it possible to provide the CA.D. with a 5. Bujlding~, grounds and janitorial services at Headquarters weekly or monthly listing of all amounts I!xpcndcd. by vendor mine and varioliS state-owned buildings around the state. and invoice number. This system also involved installation oj' a termin- 6. Mun:tgeJllcnt of the 425 vehkle fleet, including purchasing. al in the CA.D. and training of C.A.D. p~rsonnel. malntenance and operation. Among the other activities of the Systems Sectioll wa, dcsicn. Sections or this Division. with fIlspectiYc personnel arc; programming, and implementation of a system to gather data to support th~ federallY funded Speeding Traffic Offens(! Patrol (STOP) pf{)~ram. Fleet main tenunce 6 mechanics The STOP Program involved acqUisition and a~signmcnt of 60 new radar Centr:d Storcs 1 storekeeper sets for the purpose of increasing enror~cment of the federally nwndatcd Buildings and Grounds - 24 employees 5S MPH national speed timit. Mailroom 1 mail su pervisor C. Document Processing/Key Entry Se~tiom,: The Document Proce;~ing Section recciws. ~or1s and distribute, ovcr one million dOL'lIl11Cnh each \'ear. Most of these dOCUlilents arc also reviewed for correctness and "egibility and arc precoded for key entry. Following data capture by the Key Entry Section, aU or these dOClUllCnt~ must be ".orted and filed in various files. T\~o major workload increases dcwloped during 1976 due to the implcmcnt~tjon or reporting by civilian personnel and the large increase COMMUNITY HOUSE in the number of citations issued by our ofJiecrs us a result of [he STOP Program. Since the STOP Program also required additional data not shown on the citations. H daily activity rcport was aho implemented resulting in an additional 65-75 documents per day. Due to the increase in L'itatiolls and daily reports !!CJ1era{!'d by the STOP Program, it was necessary to prepare a supplemental !trant application to add another key entry OJlerator and terminal. By {he end of 1976. approv~l was still pending with a resultant growing back log of key cn try workload. D. Accident Records Section: The Accident Records Section is one of the few opCHltions thilt produces direct revenuc. The Section received. processed. searched. billed and returned 5,980 requests for copies of accident reports and produced revenue in the amount of $10,787.00 durin)! 1976. Of the requests re ceived, S,480 resulted in copies being. sent ()Ht: 179 were dispensed gratis to our officers and government agencies; and 321 Wl~rc returned due to incorrect information or no report on tile: due to thc accident being investigated by another agency. Long-R ange Plan ning Conference Participan ts, Red Riv.er, May 10-14, 1976 31 E. INFORMATION DIVISION The Information Division consists of two $~t'tiolls: the ('oJll1nuni~<1- 2. Communications Section tions Section and the Central R~eords Section. This Division docs not provide publh: iI1.formation. as Its name might iIllply. b1lt provides the TIlis Section is responsihle for the radio, teletype and telephone New Mexico State Police with statewide and national ,ornlllunit:ations communications. statewide. for all Jaw enforcement agencies in tlle state. via radio, teletype. and telephone, and provides criminal record informa [n 1974, the teletype opcration system handled a total of 2.119,092 tion to New :-'Iexil'o Stat~ Police offil:crs, to all otlwr hlw enforcement teletypes. In 1975. a total of 2.873,626 messages were handled, for agencil's. and to other agcntics in the criminal justice conllnunity. a daily uvcr,lgc of 7,872 messages for 365 d'lYS. In) 976, a total of 3,156,6~9 llle~sage5 were handled. for a daily average of 8,648 Illcssages. The Information Division was created with the reorganization of thc New ~Iexico State' Police on July I. 1973. wlwn the Comnmnka tions Division and the Bureau of Criminal Identification wc(e combined. In July. J 975. rcprescntative~ oi' this Section and Mountain Bell TIm Divisior. is commanded by a captain. who has a secretary. TIw Tl'lcphllnc bcgan laying the grtllJl1dwork for .1 new Data Speed Teletype Central Records Section is superVised by one (1) ofl1cer. Theie arc three System for which federal runding WlIS obtailled in 1976. as follows: (3) dvilians in the Records Proccs~ing Unit. fiYc' (5) civilians in the Finger S23.64n.on was awarded on April 13. [976. for the tcletype system up print Unit. and in the Uniform Criole Reporting Unii there arc four (4) gmdc and S23.409.69 was ~ward,'d Septcmber 2x, 1976. as a slipplement ofticcrs and seven (7) civilians. In the Communications Section there arc to the "bove !!rall1. This nel\' system rcplacl'd lito obsolct~ 150 word two (2) sergeants and eight (8) civilian Headquarters Communications !equip r~r millllle ~ystCJll with a 1200 word per minute teletype system, which ment Operators (CrOs) who work both radio and teletype. prints out on a TV·like scr~cll. The' following changes in tho S;atc Police radio systems were made during 1976 to improve c'omlllunkation: 1. Central Records Section • lllstall;ltion of a car-tO-Car monitor at the Fspanola Distrit't Office. III Instnllalhm of the inter-city nclwlltk at the Carlsbad Subdistrict Orfke. Records Processing linit: TIlis Unit receives and prot'esses all State • Budget-'d. ordered and l'oordinated thl' instalhltion of the complete Police OlIcnsc/Inddent Reports. prepares and mes index cards on all radio S) ,tem at the llJ)wly created Hobbs District Omell. victims. suspects and stolen property_ It aho processes rccord~ checks • Installation of a tdrp\)1l1l1l t'all divertor sy~tcll1 at Springer and reL'cived from all over the United States via tekphollc. teletype. mail. Ra ton to repi ICC the direct telephone lines into the Las V~gns and in person. This Unit reccives lists of all unclaimed. unidentified. Distric', Oftkc. Anl1ual sa~ings of approximately $4,000. and stored vchidcs from all the wrecking yards and businesscs whit-h e Instlllllltion of a ne\~ 20 channel pa[!in!! system at State Police store vehicles in Ihl) state. lleadquarters. • Relocated the Sprin!!cr B\)y~ Schonl Base Station for better I;:ovcr Fingerprint Unit: Two (2) Jingerprinl cards for cal'll State Police age and to provide intercol11 between Boys School llnd the Slate arrest and State Police applicant an~ received by this Unit. These llrc Police Oflicc. checked for completencss and to sec tlmt they arC classifiable. One (I) e Relocated the l.as Vegas District local basc :0 provide an cm!;!r copy is sent to the Fl3l and the other is processed with the i1ngerprint geney backup stu1ion. card rreeivcrl from other New Mexico law enforcement agencies. " Relocated the Las Mosca bnsll statioll to eliminate the radio jnt~rfl!rellc() to Gallup and Farmington. Uniform Crime Reporting Unit: This Unit obtains crime reports • Installed a telephone weather rel'ordcr at lhe Albuquerque .District from law enforcemcnt 3gcncics throughout the state. based on \llliform to us~ist the public in obtaining local weather and road classificatiollS and reporting procedures. Information on offenses and Oft1cc conditions. arrest, is made available to law enforcelllent and (;crlain State officials. A Stanciurdi7ed Offense Reporting System was initiated during 1976. • Applied for and obtained two (2) 15.000 watt cmergency power Under this system the state law enforcelllent agencies that participtitc plants valued :11 S4.000 couch. in this systcm forward their offense reports directly to the StOIC UCR " Coordinated telephonc courtesy tr~ining in each of the twelve Program, where they urc coded directly into the t·omputer. This s~stcm (12) Districts. was established to increase the "cenracy of crime statistics in the statc • Budgeted aIH! purchased four (4) frt'quel1cy priority scan radios and to have these statistics immediately available. for all field sergeants, • Supervised the StulcPoJicc stat(;wide law enforcement network (presently over 900 nnits from other law enforcement agencies operating into \Jur system for coordinution). Funding has been requested for the foUowing equipment to further improve COnlmunications: fOllr frequency priority scan control heads for existing rndios; a new radio ~ite at Cedro Peak; direct communication with Trin.idad, Color~do; and a new radio site frlt Roswell. 32 F. CENTRAL ACCOUl\ITING DIVISION The Central Accounting Division maintains a system of State Police The Insurance Section of the Central Accounting Division administers accounts; approves and controls the accounting methods and proct;dures the insurance program on: of the Department; assists the Officc o[ the Chief with directing and coordinating fmancial and budget operations; and develops and formulates Sickness and hospitalization insurance annually the appropriation and operating budget request to the Legislature. Workmen's compensation insurance Supplemental medical insurance The Division is composed of the following sections and personnel: False arrest insurance Administration Dire.::t~r Life insurance Secretary Accident insurance Accounts Payable/Receivable 5 Account Auditors Cancer insurance 1 Secretary 1 Clerk Specialist During 1976, a dental insurance program for officers was added to 1 Clerk their benefits. The Central Accounting Division serves as a liaison unit with the State Emplcyecs Credit Union and tile Public Employees Retire Payroll Section Account Auditor ment Board. The Division assists State Police t:!p.ployees with financial Insurance Section Ckrk Specialist problems and also provides assistance to those nearing retirement age. The respective tasks of these sections are: Administration: This Section is responsible for overseeing the com plete fiscal operation of the Department. In accomplishing this goal, the Administration Section handles communication on matters such as purchas- ing insurance accounts, budget and fiscal matters. This Section also developed and formulated the 66th Appropriation and Operating Budget Request in addition to compiling federal/state fiscal reports and analysis ,\ as requested oy these two governmental en tities. Accounts Payable/Receivable: This Section engages in the pre- and posk .editing process of all accounts. It involves itself with the initiating and j ncumbering of purchase orders, pre-auditing all invoices, preparation and Jost-auditing of all purchase, per diem and subsistence vouchers, and disbUlsement of all vouchered accounts. It is also responsible for the general ledger, preparation of monthly budget and cash reports, and [or the maintenance and upkeep of tile officers' unifcrm clothing accounts. Payroll Section: This Section has the responsibility of processing personnel actions and employee information sheets. It is also engaged ~ , in the auditing of the payroll time sheets and registers and maintains ·1" a service 7ecord for each employee. It is the responsibility of this Section to ensure that all salary warrants are mailild out on time. Completion of reports required by the state or fed.:ral departments are the responsibility of this Section. Insurance Section: This Section checks all insurance statements of claims for accuracy and compliance, certifies to employer's statements ,\ before forwarding them to the insurance company for payment, checks all drafts to ensure proper benefits are paid. This Section is also re sponsible for tile preparation of all uniform purc:hase orders in acwrdancc with officers' requests and is responsible for answering and transmitting Central Accounting Section ill incoming telephone calls. 33 SECTION VI. SPECIALIZED TEAMS A. DIVING SEARCH AND RECOVERY TEAM C. GROUND SEARCH AND RESCUE The Diving Team was formed in 1963 due to the humerous (see State Search and Rescue Plan under New Programs for 1976) drowning accidents occurring annually at New Mexico's lakes and rivers. The Team presently consists of eighteen (IB) members who arc trained and certified as scuba divers. New Mexico is one of the few states to have a certified Diving Search and Recovery Team. and it is occasionally called upon to assist surrounding states when there is a need fOT its specialized services. In addition te rescue operations, the Team assists the State ParkS and Recreation Department with repairs on marinas throughout the state. The State Police Diving Team has recentiy trained and qualified four (4) personnel from the State Parks and Recreatior Department as divers, so they can now perform much of this work themselves. A diver certification school was held in 1976, from which eight (B) officers were graduated. Several in-service training schools were held to update current members of the team. The captain of the Diving Team attended an instructor's seminar in San Diego, and two (2) mem berS attended a search and recovery specialist course. Total time spent at diving schools was 1.383 hour$. Recovery of drowning victims waS again up [or the third year in a row with twenty-two (22) persons recovered this year, compared to eighteen (I8) in 1975 and fifteen (15) in 1974. Recoveries during 1976 included the well-publicized Blue Hole Cavern drownings. Team divers had to dive down to depths of two hundred twenty-five (225) feet under threat of cave-ins to recover the Diving Team at work in both summer and winter two (2) bodies. The Diving Team wus activated 32 times throughout the year, 26 times for drowning scenes and 2 for marina repairs; spent 1,833 hours on the scenes of assignments; and, travelled 22,680 miles. B. PISTOL TEAM Members of the New Mexico State Police Pistol Team are: Sergeant Bobby Miller, Officers Bill Butts, Don Helberg, Sam Tow, Gary Walsmith, and Jerry Williams. The Team attended two mcets in 1976: the New Mexico Police Combat State Championship Pistol Matches, held June IB-20, 1976. in Los Alamos; and the New Mexico Sheriffs and Police Association A~nual Pistol Match, held October IS-1B, 1976, in Alamogordo. In the first meet, Sergeant Miller placed as 1st Expert in Match 1, Officer Helberg placcd 2nd Expert in Match 3, Officer Walsmith pluced 1st Sharpshooter in Matches 2, 3 and 5, and 2nd Sharpshooter in Ma tch 6. Sergeant Miller and Officers Helberg. Walsmith and Williams placed as 1st Place Expert Team in the Four-Man Team State Championship. In the second meet, Officers Butts, Helberg, Walsmith nnd Williams took 1st place in the Annual Pour-Man Pistol Team Match. The teum members !llso won vurious individual shooting match awards at this meet. 34 .){. GROUND SEARCH A.~D RESCUE OPERATIONS 1976 ~o. Xissing No. ! Dist. S&R Sex, Age Circumstances Location, Terrain and \~eather Outcome l-lar-Hours/Agencies 1 3 7 N 15, Hunting; archeological Pecos Mtns. , Baldy Trail, light snow, Found next day: in good shupe 24 hrs.--Volunteer (St. John's S&R. 29, 35. field camp; hiking, elev. 11,500; northwest of Cochiti by other hunters, with frost- Nat'l Guard, Post 34 Boyscouts; N!1 stranded by severe Dam, elev. 6,500; col.:!, snowy, moun- bite; with hypotherr..iaj flown Rescue t. Evac. Team: two aircraft. snowstorm. tainous, brush: Elk Htn., Pecos Wil- out. 22.5 hrs.--State Police. derness, snm,y, dense timber. 2 3 3 }f 11, Hunting; got lost. White Peak ar.'!a, elev. 10,250; Found same day in good shape. C;....'We & F1sh Dept. , dog tea:;)s, air- 29, 38. Halker Flats; Mora. craft, 30 m12U, used in the search. 3 9 15 H 12, Lost survey party; Guadalupe Htns. near Carlsbad; Sev- Walked out; found next day; 308.5 hrs.--Volunteer: Artesia S&R 82, 26, hiking; unfamiliar en Rivers near Artesi.lj Loco Hills; located in Artesia same day; (60 hrs.); 240 hrs.--U.S. Customs j ! '>? I 41, ~-, with area, poor eye- hilly, foggy, rain, cold; Texas Hill; burned to death in crash. CAP; Ht. Patrol: aircraft; ranc.hcr& i 33, 10, sight; didn't return l,'hite Ranch; Brewton Ranch, near & deer hun::ers; Ch,.ves :;, Otero Ctys I 11. to ranch; plane crash; Roswell, elev. hilly, brush; Sheriffs' Offices; R~scue Squad. I 3,900: I hunting, ven. b:::kdlvu. Dark Canyoll; Robinson Dral~. 8.5 hrs.--Eddy Cty S&R R::ACT I 59 hrs .··-Stata :2vlice & Ht .. Fatrol 4 I 2 j2 H 24, Hunting, bece:::e lost; Sapillo Creek; Cactus Flats; Found 4 days later with 436 hrs.--Volunteer: U.S. Customs I 48. disv~iented & strand- Copperas CC!lyor:. elav. 7,800; frostbite [, hypother.n1ia; helicopter; Fcrest Svc. , Sheriff's I ed by darkness. rocky, cie!."'~se , ~!tn. i timber, under- wslked out the next day. Office; Cunatie C.B. Club; I brush, snow. Nat'l Guard helicopters (2) , and I 1 fixed wing; hors.. s. I 5 I. 2 1 }1 21 Hiking. inj\'red leg; Sandia Htns., dense timber, moun- Brought out by State Police 631 hrs.--Volunteer: Mtn. ~escue I I 1 F 22 depressed; wandered tainous, brush, cloudy, rainy, helicopter ne:,t day; not Ifl; horseback; Forest Service; off. cool: elev. 8,500. found, search calJ.ed off 4-lVheel drive vehicles; Sheriff's I after four days. Offica; ACllS&R and ACCRA; Kirt- I land AFBase, Bernalillo Sheriff's I I , Ofe. ; 6 S&R groups; 1\'1>1 German Shepard Dog Teal1\s: AREC Htn. Res- cue Group. 25 hrs.--Stata Police - 7 4 7 M 26, Hunter left vehicle; U.S. Hill area near 'r:-rttchas, elev. Hitchhiked hOlT,.;; came O,lt lIS hrs.--State Police, incl. use of 48, 35, didn't return; hl.!nr.- 11,500; hilly, timber, .sunny, moun- next day unharn.ed; arrived helicopter & 4-wheel drive vehs. 39, 47. ing party veh. sr.\..:.ck tainous, cliffs, elev. 10,000; home after 9 days; found by 12 hrs.--volunteer: G&F Dept. in mud, pull£od out by Chacoma Peak },,'H of Espanola: Lagu- two trackers. bulldozar; hunting nitas area, elev. 9,500; l1\tns .• party lost (disori- d~nse timbe't', underbrus~, 12 inchs. ented by nightfall). SnOH, cold: ~Jago ce Ridge, mtns .• dense cif.lcer, sno~~; elev" 10,000. 8 2 1 M 20 Nountain climbing, rope Dog Canyon Htns. , Trail 1115, Honjo Brought out on stretcher; 3.5 hrs.--State Police ~ 1 ~ broke; hiker ir,jured. Look-Out ii.rea; mountainous, elev. carried out by SF officer; 10,000; brush, timber. taken to hospital. 10 4 5 H lB, Hunting party; plane Near Colorado border and Ute Rescr- Halkec.l out nextcaYl found 414 hrs.--St3te Police 26, 25, crash; disappeared: vation; mountainous, ;rocky, timber, de~d 9 day latex; foul1dun- 12 hrs.--Forest Service 43, 21 horseback rider look- sunny; Crow Canyon, near Aztec, elev. der bed, asleep; located 6,843 hrs .--Volunter: NOl.mted 2 F 4, ing for stray cattle; 6,800; cloudy, snow, timber, brush, next day in good condition. Patrol;, San Juan & Sandoval Ctys 45. got lost. mountainous and rocky. Sheriffs' Offices: 7 aircraft; 35 sixty-four vehicles. SECTION Vlll. RETIREMENTS AND IN MEMORIUM SECTION VU. AWARDS 1976 RETIREMENTS On February 11, 1976, the Exchange Club of Santa Fe presented its Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award to Chief Martin E. Vigil in appreciation and recognition of his contributions to law enforcement in the State of New Mexico. April 1, 1977, will mark Chief Vigil's thirtieth Lieutenant Jim Clayton retired on June 30, 1976, after over 25 (30th) year of service with the New Mexico Stale Police Department. years of service with the New Mexico State Police. Lieutenant Clayton joined the Department on February 1, 1952. His last assignment was The New Mexico St:lte Police chose Officer Andrew Benavidez at Clovis, in District Nine. as their Officer of the Year for 1976. A veteran of thirteen (13) years, Officer Benavidez has been stationed in District J 1 (Socorro) since November of 1972. Prior to his transfer to Socorro, he Was stationed in Carrizozo. He was chosen for his high standards of professionalism in law enforcement. In June of 1976, 111C Sunrise Optimist Club of Santa Fe Sergeant K. P. Garnett retired on June 30, 1976, after 20 years presented its Annual Law Enforcement Award for distinguished and of service. Sergeant Garnett joined the Department on July 1, 1956 dedicated 'service,advancing respect for law enforcement objectives, His last assignment was at Santa Rosa, in District Two. to Officer Jack Crosswhite, who was selected [rom all law enforce ment agencies in Santa Fe County. Officer W. D. Morrow, of District Six-Gallup, received the Officer of the Year Award from the Elks Club of Gallup. Officcr Jimmy Williams, of District Nine-Clovis, .was selected. by the Licutellant Paul Gregory retired on August 12, 1976, after over Tucumcari Chamber of Commerce for Outstanding Police Officer 111 Quay 20 years of service. Lieutenant Gregory joined the Department on County. July 1, J 956. His last assignmen t was at Socorro, in District Eleven. Avent John A. Wallace retired on February 4, 1976, after over 10 years of service. Agent Wallace joined the Department on Novem ber 6, 1965. His last (lssignmcnt was at Mesilla Park, where he was an agent for the New Mexico State Police Intelligence Division. IN MEMORIUM Senior Patrolman Alfred 'Red' Dow died on January 10, 1976. Ofticer Do\\' joined the Department on Januury 1, 1944, and retired after over 22 years of service on July 1, 1966. His last assignment was at Albuquerque, in District Five. Scnior Patrolman Davc Jackson passed away on Novcmber 20, 1976, of a heart attack. Officer Jackson joined the Department on January 30, 1937, and retired after almost 20 years of service in November of 1956. His last assignment was nt Clayton, in District Two. Officer Andrew Benavidcz, State Police Officer of the Year 36 v, -, . .... SECTION IX. APPENDIX NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE CRIMINAL ARREST & OFFENSE REPORTS NARCOTICS ARRESTS JANUARY - DECEMBER BY THE 1976 NARCOTICS & UNIFORMED DIVISIONS District Criminal Arrests Offense Reports Arresh By Arrests By Year Narcotics Uniformed Santa Fe 375 318 1972 1,008 435 Las Vegas 443 435 1973 908 613 Roswell 71 27 1974 903 739 Las Cruces 220 185 1975 433 627 Albuquerque 1,059 385 1976 343 519 Gallup 963 31 Espanola 478 588 NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE Alamogordo 481 118 NARCOTICS SEIZURES Clovis 415 224 BY THE Farmington 309 243 NARCOTICS & uNIFORMED DIVISIONS Socorro 290 138 Seizures By Seizures By Hobbs 12 9 Year Narcotics Uniformed Narcotics 309 1,379 1972 $5,912,114.00 $ 1,234,969.00 In (elligence 18 41 1973 $8,236,710.00 $ 4,614,094.00 Criminal Investigation 168 476 1974 $9,870,504.00 $ 8,073,443.00 TOTAL 5,611 4,597 1975 $5,060,632,00 $ 8,790,940.00 1976 $5,128,048.00 SI0,523,720.00 Source of data is the Oflicers' Seven Day Recap sheets. 37 CRUIlNAL ARRESTS, REPORT OF DISPOSITION BY COUNTY 1 9 7 6 AtlTO Rr COYFRV JLl'IUlle COUSTY N.'"\> 38 NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE ANNUAL CB RADIO RECAP JANUARY - DECEMBER 1976 PART 'A' VIOLATIONS REPORTED TO OFFICERS DISPOSITIONS Total No. No. on I.S. No. on Other Arrests--Other Total Other Not Violation Reports Highway Highway Arrests Offenses Warnings Department Located Felony 81 32 49 52 7 9 22 DWl 1,007 444 563 416 41 71 56 431 Reckless Driver 582 235 347 139 13 110 26 293 Wrong Way Driver 344 227 117 76 15 43 26 189 Speeder 3,554 1,669 1,885 2,056 52 491 57 917 Defective Equip. 1,050 386 664 365 12 393 25 257 Other Traffic Viol. 1,323 443 880 538 33 333 46 392 -, Non-Traffic Mis- demeanor 376 67 309 162 11 63 24 130 PART 'A' TOTALS 8,317 3,503 4,814 3,304 184 1,504 269 2,631 PART 'B' REPORTS OF DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE DISPOSITIONS Total No. No. on I.S. No. on Other Service Total Other Not Incident Reports Highway Highway Rendered Department Located .. Accident 1,520 659 861 1,217 125 178 Vehicle Parked on Road 1,154 393 761 819 51 284 Other Object on Road 1,614 608 1,006 1,348 45 221 Fire 141 43 98 88 29 24 Stranded Motorist 3,550 1,694 1,856 2,856 38 656 1ll/Injured Person 200 87 113 143 13 44 Road/Weather Conditions 14,881 4,660 10,221 14,881 Other 3,541 656 2,885 3,333 146 62 ., PART 'B' TOTALS 26.601 8,800 17,801 24,685 447 1,469 TOTAL NO. REPORTS FROM PARTS 'A' & 'B' 34,918 39 , .. ,.;.:, .. , ~ ,0< FLEET ACCiDENTS 90 Ol97G 70 64 ~1975 Number (jO 58 of FIe~ r Accidents 50 50 40 40 30 25 20 10 I 0 0 ~ ~ .. .., Ci C") C") .... Z Z C ::;:1 t"" t"" t"" Z 0 .... ::d C 0 ~~ ;J;- ..... ~ c;') ~~ en en~ >en C ? ~ ::r ~ ~ ::tIen en en en ~ .... > t'"' t'ljen ..... Z >-3 Z !:XI 0 tJ ttl ..... ~ ~> en C Z ....:;:t.j ttl ~ en f] !:XI t"" t'lj 40