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Rael Patrick, Bernalillo County Ramsdale Rick, Alamagordo Reynolds Ed, Silver City Rice Connor, Albuquerque
Riedel Jonathan, Dona Ana County Robinson Vasshawn, Hobbs Rodella Jr. Thomas, Espanola
Rodriguez Robert, Deming Rodriguez Victor, Belen Romero Jeremy, Department of Public Safety Romero Peter, Albuquerque
Romero Robert, Albuquerque Rosenbloom Robert, Albuquerque Rupp Christopher,Ruidoso Downs
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Rael Patrick Bernalillo County, BCSO/Deputy at time of 2017 Crawford incident, In 2017/12/13 pulled over Sherese
Crawford 38-year-old African-American Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent recently on temporary
assignment in Albuquerque, New Mexico in article below
Case(s)
STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF BERNALILLO SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
SHERESE CRAWFORD, Plaintiff, vs. BERNALILLO COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, a governmental
entity of the State of New Mexico, Deputy Sheriff LEONARD ARMIJO of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s
Department, individually, and Deputy Sheriff PATRICK RAEL of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department,
individually
Articles
ACLU
(2017/12/13) New Mexico Sheriff’s Office Pulls Over the Same Black Federal Agent — Three Times in a
MonthACLU says profiling of a black got her stopped and pulled over several times
https://www.aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-criminal-justice/new-mexico-sheriffs-office-pulls-over-
same-black
Ramsdale Rick Alamagordo. Likely Alagamordo PD/Narcotics agent. DPS-Dept Public Safety. (2009) Caught with
coke by other police officers, -, ABQ Jrnl-2009/03/24; Holloman Underground
Articles
Albuquerque Journal
2009/03/24 Undercover Narcotics cop caught with coke at home
https://www.abqjournal.com/16634/650am-undercover-narcotics-cop-caught-with-coke-at-home.html
Excerpt: Alamogordo police officer arrested on trafficking charges after release from hospital Saturday. A
46-year-old undercover narcotics officer with the Alamogordo Department of Public Safety was arrested
Saturday on charges of drug trafficking after New Mexico State Police searched his home and found 1.3
pounds of cocaine, the Alamogordo Daily News reported. From Holloman Underground Blog Site:
Ramsdale started working as an undercover narcotics officer five weeks ago. He has worked as a patrol
officer at ADPS for one year. He was an Otero County Sheriff's Department deputy for five years prior to
working at ADPS.
https://www.abqjournal.com/16634/650am-undercover-narcotics-cop-caught-with-coke-at-home.html
Holloman Underground
http://www.hollomanunderground.com/topic.jsp?topicId=11310863
Reynolds Ed Silver City, Silver City PD/Police Chief.(2016), Victim Nikki, KOB-2016/11/15
Articles
KOB
(2016/11/15) By Chris Ramirez
http://www.kob.com/investigative-news/silver-city-police-department-accused-of-protecting-colleague-
before-he-killed-girlfriend-nikki-bascom-mark-contreras/4318951/
Excerpt: “Nikki was not just one woman up against one man,” Schauer Ives said. “She was one woman up
against an entire police department.” …Reynolds did place Contreras on administrative leave and took
away his gun and badge, but did not arrest him or take any additional steps to protect Nikki.
http://www.kob.com/investigative-news/silver-city-police-department-accused-of-protecting-colleague-
before-he-killed-girlfriend-nikki-bascom-mark-contreras/4318951/
Rice Connor Albuquerque, APD/Officer, 2013 Officer found not guilty by jury; 2012/05/31-excessive force issues: stuns
Kenny Box; hits Dion Alexander multiple times-summary Rice struck suspect after he said "I surrender"- , Victim Kenny
Box and Dion Alexander, Abq Jrnl APD Under Fire Summaries
Articles
Albuquerque Journal
2013/09/27 Ex-APD Officer not guilty in Assault Case. By Scott Sandlin.
https://www.abqjournal.com/269300/exapd-officer-testifies-about-striking-suspect.html
Excerpt: A jury has found Albuquerque Police Department bike patrol officer Connor Rice not guilty of battery
and aggravated battery in the beating of a man who was surrendering. The case went to the jury late Wednesday
afternoon. They announced they had reached a verdict just before 11 a.m Thursday morning.Sep 25, 2013
APD Under Fire Summaries
https://www.abqjournal.com/community-data/apd-under-fire-incident-summaries
2014/04/10 Full document department of justice findings letter of APD BY ABQJOURNAL NEWS STAFF
https://www.abqjournal.com/381868/full-document-department-of-justice-findings-letter-of-apd.html
Liberation News dot org
https://www.liberationnews.org/albuquerque-protest-jail-officer-rice-html/
Excerpt: Despite of the graphic video, a jury found Rice not guilty of using excessive force. This was a shock to
the entire community. The Albuquerque branch of the ANSWER Coalition called an emergency demonstration at
the police headquarters. In less than 48 hours, activists and families of others killed and brutalized by the
Albuquerque Police Department joined the protest.“This is yet another incident in a long string of incidents
involving APD brutality,” said Joel Gallegos, ANSWER NM organizer. “We are here today to let the cops and the
mayor know that we will not stand by while APD officers commit crimes of murder and brutality against the
people.”
https://www.liberationnews.org/albuquerque-protest-jail-officer-rice-html/
Riedel Jonathan Dona Ana County, Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office/Sheriff’s Deputy, Son of a state district court
judge; involved in aggravated assault w/roommate, failed to report incident to police, Albq Jrnl-2011/12/30
Articles
Alb. Jrnl-2011/12/30-115 officers on possible sanctions list per Dept of Safety-
https //www abqjournal com/77853/115-officers-on-possible-sanctions-list html
Robinson Vasshawn Hobbs, Hobbs PD/Officer, (2017) Lawsuit discrimination, -, Hobbs News-2017/10/11
Articles
Hobbs News
2017/10/11
2017/10/11--http //www hobbsnews com/ex-officers-file-lawsuit-hpd/
Rodella Jr. Thomas Espanola, Espanola PD/Sheriff, (03/11/2014 - Incident). High speed chase, roughing up, son in car,
not wearing police uniform, etc.
Articles
KRQE
Excerpt from KRQE. By Hawa Konte. 09/27/2014): Jury finds Sheriff Rodella guilty on two counts… Count 1
of the Indictment charged Sheriff Rodella with violating the victim’s civil rights by subjecting him to an
unreasonable seizure while acting under color of law. Count 2 charged the Sheriff with brandishing a
firearm during a crime of violence.
2014/09/26--http //krqe com/2014/09/26/closing-arguments-expected-in-rodella-trial/
Rodriguez Robert Deming. Hidalgo County/Deputy Sheriff Officer. (2014) Force; Listed in lawsuit, Victim Eckert,
Watchdog-2014/06/10
Articles
Watchdog
2014/06/10
Excerpt: Six months after NM cavity search case, half the cops still on job…Hidalgo County officials would
not disclose whether any of their officers were disciplined, claiming that such information doesn’t have to
be disclosed because “they are considered matters of opinion in personnel files.”
2014/06/10--http //watchdogorg/149224/cavity-search-case/
filed 2013/10/11--https://www.scribd.com/document/184546598/Deming-police-officers-offer-their-defense-
to-anal-assault-complaint
Rodgriguez Victor Belen, Chief, 2019 files lawsuit against City, says Mayor encouraged doing nothing when Rodriguez
said some of his officers were using excessive force.
Rodriguez, Victor Belen, Chief, 2019/12-lawsuit by Victor Rodriguez against City, claims Mayor Jerah Cordova retaliated
against him after he tried to report cases of excessive use of force by his officers.
Articles
KRQE
2019/12/16 Belen Police Chief files lawsuit against the City. By “KRQE Media.”
https //www krqe com/news/new-mexico/belen-police-chief-files-lawsuit-against-the-city/
Romero Jeremy Department of Public Safety, Special Investigations Division/Agent, 2013 allegations from a fellow
officer that Officer Jeremy Romero was with a prostitute in a state-issued patrol vehicle; Whistleblower Settlement
$900k
Santa Fe New Mexican
2016/06/16. State police officer $900k in whistleblower settlement. By Phaedra Haywood
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/state-pays-officer-k-in-whistleblower-
settlement/article_4be9e80d-6f9d-5370-8b1f-47e696590600.html
Jeremy Romero was a law enforcement officer who dared to cross the thin blue line in 2011 by reporting to
superiors at the state Department of Public Safety that he had seen one of his fellow agents in the Special
Investigations Division with a prostitute in a state-issued patrol car.
Romero lost his job for his trouble, according to allegations he made in a 2013 whistleblower complaint.
According to documents that only recently became public, New Mexico taxpayers lost, too. After waging a
taxpayer-funded legal battle against Romero for several years, the state Department of Public Safety
agreed to pay Romero $900,000 to settle the case out of court.
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/state-pays-officer-k-in-whistleblower-
settlement/article_4be9e80d-6f9d-5370-8b1f-47e696590600.html
Romero Robert Albuquerque. APD/Lead detective-Daniels case; 1986- in association with Linda Daniels murder case,
Victim Linda Daniels, True Crime Diva-2012/07/02
Articles
True Crime Diva
2012/07/02
2012/07/02--https //truecrimediva com/the-brutal-rape-and-murder-of-linda-daniels/
Excerpt Lead detective Robert Romero feared the media coverage might have scared off the suspects.
https://truecrimediva.com/the-brutal-rape-and-murder-of-linda-daniels/
Romero Peter Albuquerque, NMSP/Officer-start 2017/07; prev. APD/1995-2016, 2020/02-Video evidence of excessive
force/lawsuit; 3 earlier era lawsuits for excessive lawsuits as well from drunken driver arrests in 2013 and 2015, 2020-
Ryan Cordova beaten by Officer Romero in prison;2013-Robert Garcia, Sr;, SFNM-2020/02/28
Articles
Santa Fe New Mexican
2020/02/28 New Mexico State Police officer seen beating suspect in video
https //www santafenewmexican com/news/local_news/n-m-state-police-officer-seen-beating-suspect-in-
video/article_2bf3bb80-59b4-11ea-84ff-ab738d21dd6e html
Excerpt: A New Mexico State Police officer captured on video last year beating a man handcuffed to a
bench in a holding cell was accused of using excessive force on at least three other people in handcuffs
when he was an officer with the Albuquerque Police Department. Peter Romero was the target of three
federal lawsuits accusing him of excessive force during drunken-driving arrests in 2013 and 2015.
Attorney Jamison Barkley filed the latest lawsuit against Romero in state District Court earlier this month
on behalf of Ryan Cordova of Rio Rancho, who was arrested in May in Santa Fe on a DWI charge.
The DWI case against Cordova was dropped because Romero failed to appear in court to testify, court
records show.Romero, 51, was employed by the Albuquerque agency for more than 20 years, from 1995 to
2016, spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said in an email Thursday.He started working for state police in July 2017
https //www santafenewmexican com/news/local_news/n-m-state-police-officer-seen-beating-suspect-in-
video/article_2bf3bb80-59b4-11ea-84ff-ab738d21dd6e html
Rosenbloom Robert Albuquerque area. NMSP (New Mexico State Police)/Officer, 1971/11-KOD traffic stop by militant
group carrying guns and bombs in car then hijacked plane to Cuba from Albuq Sunport in Albuquerque,-, KRQE-
2019/05/08
Articles
KRQE
2019/05/08 Family of New Mexico State Police Officer murdered in 1971 speaks out.
KRQE-2019/05/08-- https //www krqe com/news/family-of-new-mexico-state-police-officer-murdered-in-
1971-speaks-out/
Rupp Christopher Ruidoso Downs. Ruidoso Downs PD/Ex-Chief, Fired, -, ABQ Jrnl-2016/09/28
Articles
Albuquerque Journal
2016/09/28--https //www abqjournal com/840299/bitter-downs-council-split-over-police-chiefs-
reappointment html
https //www abqjournal com/854912/downs-council-fires-police-chief-wont-say-why html
Updates: 2020/03/28 Connor Rice material added, link activated to his name; 2020/03/23 Peter Romero material filled in from article NMSF-2020/02/28; 2020/03/18-technical editing;
2020/02/01 Rodriguez, Victor added to list; Rael, Patrick material added on ACLU lawsuit which includes him; Jeremy Romero 2019/06/15.