Sheriff jails 13 in drug sweep (Alamogordo Daily News)

6 September 2008, 1:31 am

In a joint effort with area law enforcement agencies, the Otero County Sheriff's Department executed an operation to arrest 23 individuals in connection with alleged drug distribution. As of 5:15 p.m. Friday, 13 people were arrested.... read more

Congressman calls for new investigation into torture (WorldNet Daily)

4 September 2008, 10:02 pm

A member of Congress is seeking a new investigation by the U.S. State Department into a case documented by a former New England police officer who reported he was arrested, jailed and tortured in Canada, apparently in direct violation of an international treaty.... read more

NM court clarifies arrest power in DWI case (Alamogordo Daily News)

4 September 2008, 7:25 pm

SANTA FE The long arm of the law can reach beyond a city's limits. That's the ruling of New Mexico's highest court in allowing police to make a traffic stop outside of a city's boundaries and then arrest the motorist for drunken driving.... read more

Miranda question prompts petition to U.S. high court (Small Town Papers News Service)

4 September 2008, 3:19 pm

The state attorney general's office has formally filed a request with the U.S. Supreme Court that asks the country's highest court to review an evidentiary question in a vehicular homicide case from Colfax County that involves Miranda rights - those relating to a person being informed by police tha.... read more

New Mexico News Brief, Thursday, Sept. 4 (KOAT Albuquerque)

4 September 2008, 11:11 am

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Latest New Mexico news, sports, business and entertainment: (Las Cruces Sun-News)

4 September 2008, 4:24 am

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP)—The state Court of Appeals has ruled that New Mexico is subject to nationwide arbitration in a dispute over whether tobacco companies can reduce their payments to states under a 1998 settlement.... read more

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