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Pete Burleson (September 4, 1848 – December 6, 1925 [1]) was a cattle drover and rancher, western lawman, farmer and pioneer in the New Mexico Territory and State of New Mexico. He drove cattle from Texas as part of the 1870's I. W. Lacy - L. G. Coleman cattle drive, [2] settling in northeast New Mexico as a cattle rancher near Cimarron.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of New Mexico. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics ' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 146 law enforcement agencies employing 5,010 sworn police officers, about 252 for each 100,000 residents.
Colfax County was originally part of Taos County, one of the original nine counties created by the New Mexico Territory in 1852. In 1859, the eastern part of Taos County, including all of the territory of Colfax County, was split off to form Mora County. Colfax County was established on January 25, 1869, from the northern part of Mora County.
Apr. 15—An out-of-state man was arrested after a fatal stabbing in a northern New Mexico rest area Monday morning. Dorien Ray, 21, is being charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery ...
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Parts of Colfax County, Mora County and San Miguel County. Named for the "union" of the three counties which donated land to form the new county 3,964: 3,830 sq mi (9,920 km 2) Valencia County: 061: Los Lunas: 1852: One of the nine original counties. Named for the town of Valencia, New Mexico, which is itself named for Valencia, Spain: 79,141: ...
Apr. 3—SPRINGER — The people of Springer, a rural ranching town near the New Mexico-Colorado border, are worried about the town's future. They aired those concerns this week when officials ...
Sheriff Armijo had staunchly supported Yarberry throughout the process, and also insisted he was being hanged unjustly. Yarberry requested that Colfax County Sheriff Mason T. Bowman take Sheriff Armijo's place, to save his friend from the task, but Sheriff Bowman declined. Over 1,500 people were in attendance to watch the hanging.