BCSO considers challenging legality of new body camera law
375 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) responded to the governor signing a bill that requires all law enforcement officers in New Mexico to wear body cameras.
New Mexico court to hear arguments over public health order
294 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It will be up to the New Mexico Supreme Court to decide a case over the state’s authority to enforce certain provisions of public health orders amid the coronavirus pandemic. Arguments will be presented during an Aug. 4 remote hearing. About a dozen business owners and companies sued in […]
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs public safety accountability bill requiring body cameras for police
310 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation on Wednesday, July 7 that requires New Mexico police officers to wear body cameras in an effort to prevent unlawful use of force and to improve accountability measures in cases of inappropriate excessive force. This camera requirement applies to city police, county sheriff’s […]