Las Cruces Police Department

In June 2020 he replaced Patrick Gallagher who resigned in the aftermath of an officer killing a citizen.

[5] The department is allotted the following billets: The Las Cruces Police uses the following vehicles.

In February 2020, officer Christopher Smelser killed Antonio Valenzuela during an arrest after a traffic stop.

The autopsy also stated that methamphetamines consumed by Valenzuela also "significantly" contributed to his death.

The city agreed to pay over six million dollars to settle the civil side of the matter.