NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE WILL BE LOOKING TO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO BOOST THEIR NUMBERS. THEY’LL HOLD A LATERAL ACADEMY IN JUNE FOR OFFICERS WHO ARE ALREADY CERTIFIED, AND WORKING FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
STATE POLICE SAY THEY’RE ABOUT 50 OFFICERS SHORT STATEWIDE. THE LATERAL ACADEMY WILL ONLY BE 7-WEEKS LONG, COMPARED TO THE TRADITIONAL ACADEMY THAT LAST 22 WEEKS.
