Las Cruces Police Department releases video from fatal stabbing of officer Hernandez
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Las Cruces Police Department’s Chief Jeremy Story hosted a news conference on Friday, March 1, releasing video from the fatal stabbing of Officer Jonah Hernadez and introducing a path towards a safer community, according to the Las Cruces Police Department.
Story introduced three short term goals and three long term goals for Las Cruces to become a safer community.
Those are the following:
The three short-term goals include:
Fill open positions within LCPD. The department has a capacity of 220 commissioned law enforcement officers, but currently has 25 vacancies.
Replace constitutionally problematic ordinances with ordinances that are enforceable in their entirety, ordinances that would give officers tools to address the issues businesses and residents are facing.
Establish a Real-Time Crime Center within LCPD. A RTCC would prevent crime from occurring, help solve and prosecute crime and help increase officer safety.
The three long-term goals include:
Address competency issues. Too many criminal cases are being dismissed in Municipal Court, Magistrate Court and District Court.
Address Bail Reform. The 2016 constitutional amendment has been ineffective at protecting New Mexicans.
Address the fentanyl and meth crisis. Many of the increases in crime over the last few years are directly related to the increase usage of fentanyl and meth.
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