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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Police Dog Only Member Left in Small New Mexico Town's Police Force
A drug-sniffing dog now is the only certified member of the police force in the small eastern New Mexico town of Vaughn. Police
Chief Ernest "Chris" Armijo decided to step down Wednesday after news
stories reported that he wasn't allowed to carry a gun because of his
criminal background. "He decided the attention was distracting," said Dave Romero, an attorney for the town. State
officials said Armijo couldn't carry a gun since acknowledging that he
owed tens of thousands of dollars in delinquent child support payments
in Texas. Armijo also faces new felony charges after being accused of
selling a town-owned rifle and pocketing the cash. According to records, the only qualified member of the Vaughn Police
Department is Nikka, a drug-sniffing dog. Vaughn's other officer isn't
certified and pleaded guilty to charges of assault and battery last
year. Noncertified officers can't make arrests and can't carry firearms...more
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