Report: Police department evidence room has serious issues

Issues with the evidence room came to light after the department discovered it lost evidence in the 2017 Selena Valencia murder case. January 11, 2020The Santa Fe Police Department’s evidence room is understaffed, its employees are undertrained, items are held...

Clovis Police detective charged with embezzling

In December,  Capt Romero found $144 in crumpled cash while searching Hernandez’s desk in his office; Romero was looking for drug paraphernalia that had gone missing in an unrelated case. January 14, 2020CLOVIS, N.M. — A Clovis police detective has been...

Clovis Police detective charged with embezzling

In December,  Capt Romero found $144 in crumpled cash while searching Hernandez’s desk in his office; Romero was looking for drug paraphernalia that had gone missing in an unrelated case. January 14, 2020CLOVIS, N.M. — A Clovis police detective has been...

Santa Fe police awaits results of evidence room audit

Jennifer Burrill, vice president of the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, said a third-party audit is a step in the right direction for the department. January 4, 2020More than six months after the Santa Fe Police Department told the District...

Santa Fe police awaits results of evidence room audit

Jennifer Burrill, vice president of the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, said a third-party audit is a step in the right direction for the department. January 4, 2020More than six months after the Santa Fe Police Department told the District...

Justice for all? Not lately in New Mexico

When a police department’s evidence room needs to be audited because procedures weren’t being followed, there ought to be hell to pay. Enter Article DATE HEREHere’s the problem with the criminal justice system: What looks simple from the outside...