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Man running from crash falls off cliff
The two guys that fled were in one vehicle. Obviously, one ran off a cliff. The driver was arrested. There was a woman in the car that was struck, sole occupant, who drove the vehicle away. Medics were on scene within minutes, so I think it is safe to assume that the other driver was ok. (Monday Dec 21 | post #24)
Farmington man arrested for 12th DWI
You might be onto something: 1st DUI, 1 year; 2nd DUI 2 years; ad infinitum. Not a bad notion. Vehicle forfeiture wouldn't be a bad idea, either. (Thursday Dec 17 | post #13)
San Juan County approves golf course acquisition in 4-1 vote
TO THE FOUR: Way to represent US. You spend money we can't afford knowing it is a money losing proposition, which will inevitably require tax-payer subsidization, while other areas in the county budget struggle. Brilliant! (Wednesday Dec 2 | post #5)
Army: 12 dead, 31 hurt in attack at Fort Hood
Concur. He turned against his Country and his Comrades. (Nov 6, 2009 | post #4)
From Wikipedia: "Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985)[1], was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that under the Fourth Amendment, when a law enforcement officer is pursuing a fleeing suspect, he or she may use deadly force only to prevent escape if the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others." Basically a police officer can't shoot a fleeing felon just because the felon is fleeing. The officer has a simple rule that gets complicated in the application: protect life. It is one of life's anomalies that the application of this rule saves a maggot drug dealer from a dog who was protecting her own....the dog was much more valuable. (Oct 10, 2009 | post #37)
NM man pleads guilty in wolf death
and give him his rifle back! (Sep 6, 2009 | post #39)
Police to conduct DWI checkpoint
If anyone is interested, here are the rules from Betancourt v City of Las Cruces, abbreviated: THE EIGHT BETANCOURT RULES 1. Role of supervisory personnel. the selection of the site and procedures for conducting it must be made and established by supervisory law enforcement personnel rather than officers in the field.. 2. Restrictions to discretion of field officers. For a valid roadblock, it is important that the discretion of field officers be restricted. It would proper to stop every automobile. ….may properly include a mathematical selection formula, stopping, for example, every third automobile. As nearly as possible, each motorist should be dealt with in precisely the same manner. 3. Safety. The safety of the motoring public and the field officer should also be given proper consideration. 4. Reasonable location. The location of the roadblock is significant in determining the degree of intrusiveness and safety of the public and police. Obviously, a location chosen with the actual intent of stopping and searching only a particular group of people, i.e., Hispanics, blacks, etc., would not be tolerated. 5. Time and duration. This factor also bears on the intrusiveness and effectiveness of the roadblock. Reasonableness is the standard. For example, sobriety checkpoints established during the late evening hours on a weekend may be reasonable to detect drunk drivers, while continuing the roadblock through Monday morning during rush hour might not be reasonable. 6. Indicia of official nature of the roadblock. The official nature of the roadblock should be immediately apparent. Officers in the field should be uniformed; police cars should be marked; and warning or stop signs, flares and pylons are advisable. 7. Length and nature of detention. The average length of time that a motorist is detained at the roadblock and the degree of intrusiveness should be minimized. Initially, motorists should be detained only long enough to be informed of the purpose of the stop and to look into the vehicle for signs of intoxication. 8. Advance publicity. The deterrence value of any roadblock and its reasonableness for sobriety checks will be enhanced if given widespread advance publicity. (Aug 25, 2009 | post #45)
It's time drunken drivers are punished for crime
Or we could resurrect a golden oldy and call it the "Vomit Comet"... (Aug 15, 2009 | post #20)
Thanks to technology, police solve 20-year-old cold case
Way to go! (Aug 15, 2009 | post #8)
Governor awards Farmington and county officers for DWI enforcement
This comment deserves no recognitionThe police officers show up to court, usually at 8:00 am after working a swing or graveyard shift, stand around unti about 8:30 until they can get to the clerk, and find out that the case was pled out two weeks ago with no notice and no inputBecause every one, including you, would then accuse the Police and the DA both of corruption, using a good ol' boy system to take advantage of "the people", and would scream to high heaven that it was a "police state". The officers have so little influence on the DA's office that deals are made, charges are pled away, and sentences are handed down without the officers knowing it is happeningWhat exactly are you proposing that the police do? Roadside execution? What if you are the one stopped? The Tom Horn method of law enforcement - tell them once, then kill them? The statement you made is totally obtuse. It is the law and the application of it by the judges that will punish/deter repeat offenders. The Police cannot prevent you or anyone else from drinking and drivingI am very happy for you that you drink at all. That seems to me a wise choice. And, it is the duty of every citizen to report crime, big or small, when they see it and so I commend you for calling in drunk drivers. But, in your own words,"Why be rewarded for only doing what's supose to be done?" Why toot your own horn for something you are duty bound to do? If you want change, contact your legislator. Help change the law, help increase the punishment, help educate young people... but please don't sit at your computer and blast the cops for what is beyond their control. Thank you. (Jul 27, 2009 | post #14)
Smith: 'Cowboy Code' worthy of respect
It's not too hard for figure out: Never lie. Always shoot straight and don't holler when you're hit. If you didn't earn it and it wasn't given to you, it ain't yours. Never make the guy who hired you sorry that he did. Pretty simple, I'd say. (Jul 27, 2009 | post #2)
The price of freedom: Local grad makes frontline sacrifice in c...
Semper Fidelis. (Jul 4, 2009 | post #4)
High-end liquor store, deli opens
And aged on the truck..... (Jul 1, 2009 | post #25)
I was in the Aztec Restaurant the other day and two off duty Deputies were paying their tickets just before leaving. There was a coffee can with a little kid's picture collecting pennies to be voted the "Princess " of whatever it was...I don't remember. One of the deputies noticed that the can was empty. He told the cashier he wanted 100 pennies, and when she gave him two rolls of pennies he opened the can and put them there. This little girl got at least 100 votes....and the deputy didn't even know who the kid was. (Jun 16, 2009 | post #5)
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