Posted on: May 18, 2023
With temperatures often in the 80s and 90s, and potentially higher, in Roswell and other areas of southeast New Mexico, it is critically important for everyone to be well aware of the danger hot vehicles pose to young children who may be unable to get out...
Posted on: May 12, 2023
The Roswell City Council on May 11 approved the mayor’s appointment of Lance Bateman as Roswell’s new police chief. The vote at the regular City Council meeting was 8-0 in favor of hiring the Roswell native as the next chief to lead the police department....
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Posted on: April 14, 2023
Roswell residents involved in an interaction with the Roswell Police Department will soon have a new tool that will allow them to give RPD and the Pecos Valley Regional Communications Center direct feedback about the experience with the police officers an...
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Posted on: April 6, 2023
The Roswell Police Department urges parents to be aware of their children’s activity on social media after two local cases have been reported to RPD involving teens being asked by unknown people for nude pictures of themselves. The teens who pro...
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Posted on: March 27, 2023
Longtime Roswell Police Department member Capt. Joe Smith has been appointed the department's interim chief.
Mayor Tim Jennings named Smith to serve in RPD's top law enforcement-commissioned position while the city conducts a se...
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Posted on: March 9, 2023
The Roswell Police Department honored many of its members during a Feb. 28 awards ceremony recognizing a variety of achievements and actions during the past year of 2022.
RPD congratulates the following on their well-deserved awards, promotions a...
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Posted on: February 1, 2023
RPD works every day to try to prevent and reduce crime in our community. The efforts of our many dedicated personnel, along with the cooperation and support of the citizens we serve, have yielded positive results.Police Chief Phil Smith would like to shar...
Posted on: August 15, 2018
The Good Morning Call program was instituted by the Roswell Police Department to provide a daily telephone call to individuals who live alone and want the reassurance of knowing they will be contacted each day to make sure they are okay. The service is fr...
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Posted on: December 21, 2017
The Roswell Police Department Criminal Investigations Division offers the public these tips regarding telephone and email scams:
- Entities providing services to you, such as government agencies, will never call or email you and request payment using gift ca...
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Posted on: December 20, 2017
The Roswell Police Department Criminal Investigations Division offers the public these vehicle security and safety tips:
• Lock your vehicle door anytime you are away from your vehicle.
• In the cold of winter or heat of summer, it is tempting to start your...
Posted on: December 1, 2017
The Roswell Police Department urges citizens to be aware of the threat of debit- and credit-card “skimming” and take precautions to prevent becoming a victim of these criminals who often use deceptive technology to steal card information in order to illeg...
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Posted on: March 11, 2021
Uniting neighborhoods to “look out for each other” – by residents being alert to suspicious activity and reporting it to law enforcement so proper action can be taken to keep the neighborhood safe and secure – is the goal of the Roswell Neighbor...
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