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If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. ,,' ~ '..' (- .... New Mexico State. PoUceDepartl11ent .. - .. ' . An nnaiR eport19J 6 . " .'~ \" , ' ';- '. , '. r.;. ' NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE DISTRICTS 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 2 ., 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<lnizc and coordinate federal, state, local governmental. and voluntecr stage of updating the law enforcement teletype system. The previous 150 organizations for prompt, efficient search, rescue, recovery and carC of word per minute teletypewriter was replaced with a 1200 word per minute pcrsons lost, entrapped, or otherwise in physical danger due to the system. This was necessary to eliminate delays in comJllunication experi elements. Under the State SAR Plan, tlle New Mexico State Police is enced by law enforc..:ment officers throughou I the state. According to a the State SAR Control Agl'lIcy. It has the responsibility for overall stt\dy made regarding the use of the previous teletype system, traffic in control of search and rescue operations in the State of New IIIexico. creased almost 600% in four years, twice the amoun1 of traffic the system The operations must conform with the State SAR Plan. the search and was designed to handle. The old system was handling approximately 300,000 rescue agreement with the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service (ARRS) messages per month. In SOllle cases, delays of 16 minutes occurred, expos in support of the National Search and RcsCllc Plan, and SAR agrecments ing officers to dangerous sitllUtiOIlS unnecessarily. with the various federal agenc1cs and Indian tribes within the stnte. This system of communication is used by all law enforcement agencies In order to more efficiently initiate and run an SAR miSSion. the in (he state. Thirty-three (33) terminals arc located in various state, county New Mexico State Police District Offices have each designated two (2) and city police departments throughout the state. The terminals are able to of their officers as District SA R Mission Initiators. The Initiator is re communicate to one another directly, or indirectly to any police department sponsible for investigating potential SAR missions. If he considers an in the other 49 state, and to 120 fortlign countries. This system is also SAR mission advisable, he immediately notifies a Field Coordinator. This connected to the state automated drr'ers license and vehicle registration Coordinator may be from tlle State Police. ot anotller goverllm~ntal agency files. ant! to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) in Washington, D.C. such as city police, county sheriffs office, National Park Service. Game and Fish Department, a representative of an Indian reservation or Pueblo TIle following are the assets ?f the new system; or a private individual. The Coordinator is specially trained and certi fied to organize and conduct SA R missions and, \\ hen involved in a 1. A speed increase of 800c;:, (1200 words per minu te). Response .mission, has the authority of a state employee to mobilize resources in time should be less than one minute . the name of the state. AJthough tlle Initiator draws upon the Field 2. All messages arc displayed on a cathode ray tube screen, making Coordinator'S capabilities and resources. the Initiator himself remains in corrections or additions possible quickly and easily. overall control of the mission as long as he is at the SAR scene; other· 3. Message formats may be entered aild. reused over and over wise, the Field Coordinator takes charge of the operation. again wi thou t r.::typing each time. This saves the operator time and permits a quicker response. The State SAR Plan recognizes Mo separate types of operations; searches for missing aircraft, and ground searches. Aircraft search oper 4. The Motor Vehicle drivers' license nIes will be fully automated ations are under the control of the State Civil Air Palrol (CAP) which Uuough the telecontroller to other states, which will greatly coordinates its efforts. with the Federal Air Route Traffic Control Center improve services to otber law enforcement agencies in other (ARTCC) and the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC). Ground states. searches are under the control of the State SAR Mission I!)itiator. Assuming thtlt the present trend of increasing network usage continues, it is estimated that this new system will meet all requirements for approxi, mat ely five (5) years. B. HELICOPTER 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.