Border Patrol Agent Shoots Suspect at Las Cruces Checkpoint
A Border Patrol agent shot a man accused of pointing a gnat agents at the Las Cruces Immigration Checkpoint on I-25 in New Mexico on Sunday.
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Supreme Court Strengthens Qualified Immunity for Law Enforcement Officers’ Use of Deadly Force
By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com It was a tough year for law enforcement officers. Line of duty deaths, especially intentional killings of police, were up dramatically. Several categories of violent crime, including homicides, rose significantly after two decades of steady decline in crime statistics. Recruitment of new officers is becoming difficult, and officers confronting deadly situations…
Ken Walton, the Most Flamboyant SAC Ever to Head FBI Detroit Division, Dead at 76
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Kenneth P. Walton, whose career as an FBI agent spanned 24 years, and who was regarded inside and outside the bureau as the most flamboyant person ever to head the Detroit FBI, died late last month in New Mexico after a battle with cancer. He was 76. Walton, who headed…
Border Patrol Agent Shoots Drug-Smuggling Suspect After Confrontation
The agent shot and wounded the suspect at about 10:45 a.m. in New Mexico
Feds, Tribal Officials Bust Up Meth Trafficking on Reservation with 34 People Charged
The DEA and tribal officials cracked down on methamphetamine trafficking on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in southern New Mexico following an 18-month investigation, filing drug charges against 34 suspects.
New Mexico Man Sues Border Patrol Over Medical Marijuana Rights
A New Mexico man filed suit against Border Patrol, saying agents are violating the law by refusing to allow him to posses medical marijuana.
Federal Lawsuit: FBI Agents Used Excessive Force with 3 Children in Drug Raid
A federal lawsuit accuses FBI agents of using excessive force during a drug raid at a New Mexican trailer where three children were sleeping.
Man Loses Lawsuit That Claimed DEA Supplied Him with Crack for Help in Investigation
A New Mexico man who claims federal agents gave him crack cocaine in exchange for help in an undercover investigation lost a lawsuit against he agency.