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Martinez: We are not going to protect officers who break laws
Two New Mexico State Police officers are facing felony criminal charges in separate incidents that have the governor sounding off about conduct of law enforcement officers. David Sherman patrols the Gallup area and was arrested by Laguna Tribal Police
Updated: 03/12/2012 09:11P

Martinez: We are not going to protect officers who break laws
Two New Mexico State Police officers are facing felony criminal charges in separate incidents that have the governor sounding off about conduct of law enforcement officers. David Sherman patrols the Gallup area and was arrested by Laguna Tribal Police
Updated: 03/12/2012 09:11P

Martinez: We are not going to protect officer who break laws
David Sherman patrols the Gallup area and was arrested by Laguna Tribal Police over the weekend charged with DWI, Reckless Driving, and Tampering with Evidence. Sherman's arrest comes one week after Department of Public Safety Special Investigations
Updated: 03/12/2012 09:11P

Mayor weighing options after Mirkarimi pleads guilty
"As an elected law enforcement executive sanctioned for criminal conduct in the treatment of his family, he should resign," the organization said. "Ultimately the community should expect the highest personal and professional conduct of its elected
Updated: 03/12/2012 08:41P

Conservative-Crime-Bill
The Prime Minister had promised voters the criminal justice agenda would be law within 100 sitting days of a new parliament. The crime bill will increase sentences for drug and sex offences, reduces the use of conditional sentences such as house arresn
Updated: 03/12/2012 08:23P

Conservative crime bill passes
The Prime Minister had promised voters the criminal justice agenda would be law within 100 sitting days of a new parliament. The crime bill will increase sentences for drug and sex offences, reduces the use of conditional sentences such as house arresn
Updated: 03/12/2012 08:23P

Tories pass controversial crime bill as provinces voice cost concerns
They go after those who sexually exploit children, people in the child pornography business and it goes after drug traffickers,'' Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said hours before the final vote. ``This will be welcomed, particularly by victims,
Updated: 03/12/2012 08:18P

Quicker rules sought to combat ever-changing drugs
Under a proposal before the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, such drugs could be quickly outlawed through department rules rather than waiting for state lawmakers and federal officials to act. “This request resulted from an
Updated: 03/12/2012 08:15P

New rule would make it easier to outlaw drugs in effort to get ahead of ever
By Mal Leary, Capitol News Service AUGUSTA, Maine — For years lawmakers have faced emergency bills to make some new hallucinogenic drug illegal under state law. Under a proposal before the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee,
Updated: 03/12/2012 08:15P

Crime branch to act as nodal agency to supervise cases
Dhanvijay, a PhD in law, said that he may soon appoint a special officer from the crime branch entrusting him with the responsibility of monitoring the cases from the 23 police stations. The police stations would be told to send their cases to the
Updated: 03/12/2012 08:14P