SANTA TERESA, N.M. (KVIA) — Law enforcement in Doña Ana County are pushing a new safety initiative to reduce criminal trespassing and unlawful shootings on private property around the jetport in Santa Teresa, the county announced Wednesday.
The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office, New Mexico State Police and Sunland Park Police will work together to address residents’ worries about unauthorized access to private property, gun use and stray gunfire, the county said.
“After several homes in the district I represent, District 6 for the City of Sunland Park, were struck by stray bullets, it became clear that this issue requires action. No family should have to live with the fear that a stray bullet could threaten the safety of their loved ones,” Sunland Park Mayor Pro Tempore said in a statement…