New Mexico
Local D.A.R.E. Officer Says Message Remains Relevant
In photo: Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Deputy and D.A.R.E. Officer Jamar Cotton stands amid a sea of students learning to say no to drugs and gangs.
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was scheduled for Friday, June 26, but the COVID-19 pandemic has put...
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Bernalillo County 2019 D.A.R.E. Graduation
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Collaboration Focuses on Student Outreach
Members of the Deming Police Department, Deming Public Schools, City of Deming and the Deming Masonic Lodge 12, gathered to kick off the school program that will address today's issues and concerns for DPS students. From left are, Capt. Alex Valdespino, Cpl....
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YAB Members Participate in Creating PSA Video to Promote D.A.R.E. myPlaybook High School Curriculum
YAB Members with Retro Bill in Orlando, Florida. Top: Jacqueline Ho, Marlon Sanders MS. Middle: Kobe Blackwell - AZ, Tori Streater - TX, Annessa Masterson - OK, Spencer Flanders – NV. Middle: Mistie Bell-Renfro, Brighton Turner – NM, Megan Kirchoff – MO, Gabe...
Miniature K-9 is Well-Loved Helper in Corrales D.A.R.E. Program
Cheyenne, equipped with her own miniature police vest and “badges,” accompanies Walter Heaton on his patrol rounds. (Zita Fletcher/Rio Rancho Observer) Meet the smallest member of the Corrales Police Department: Cheyenne, a 9-year-old teacup Chihuahua. Despite her...
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Dennis Osborn
Western Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-2346
Email: Dennis Osborn
Upcoming Events
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Coordinator
Joy Wiitala
Las Cruces Police Department
Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: (575) 528-4730
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association President
Jason Sauceda
Las Cruces Police Department
Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: (575) 528-4200
Shaylie Salopek, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from New Mexico
New Mexico Local D.A.R.E. Websites
- Alamogordo Department of Public Safety
- Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office
- BIA – Mescalero Agency
- BIA – Northern Pueblos Agency
- Corrales Police Department
- Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office
- Eddy County Sheriff’s Department
- Gallup Police Department
- Grant County Sheriff’s Office
- Las Cruces Police Department
- New Mexico D.A.R.E. Officers Association
- Rio Rancho Police Department
Dennis Osborn
Western Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-2346
Email: Dennis Osborn
Upcoming Events
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Coordinator
Joy Wiitala
Las Cruces Police Department
Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: (575) 528-4730
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association President
Jason Sauceda
Las Cruces Police Department
Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: (575) 528-4200
Shaylie Salopek, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from New Mexico
New Mexico Local D.A.R.E. Websites
- Alamogordo Department of Public Safety
- Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office
- BIA – Mescalero Agency
- BIA – Northern Pueblos Agency
- Corrales Police Department
- Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office
- Eddy County Sheriff’s Department
- Gallup Police Department
- Grant County Sheriff’s Office
- Las Cruces Police Department
- New Mexico D.A.R.E. Officers Association
- Rio Rancho Police Department
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"Drugs are no good, folks. And that's exactly what a lot of our kids realized today. More than a hundred middle schoolers graduated from Summer D.A.R.E. Camp. Our law enforcement taught those kids about the dangers... and how to not give in to peer pressure....
New Mexico D.A.R.E. Summer Camp
The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, Rio Rancho Police Department, Corrales Police Department, Bernalillo Police Department, and Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office are committed to the youth in their respective communities by teaching the Drug Abuse Resistance...
LCPD Hosts D.A.R.E. Officer Training Course
The Las Cruces Police Department is hosting a Drug Abuse Resistance Education officer training course with attendees from New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, California, New Jersey and Maryland. The two-week, 80-hour, course began Monday, Feb. 4, and is being held at the...
Collaboration Focuses on Student Outreach
Members of the Deming Police Department, Deming Public Schools, City of Deming and the Deming Masonic Lodge 12, gathered to kick off the school program that will address today's issues and concerns for DPS students. From left are, Capt. Alex Valdespino, Cpl....
Alamogordo Student Chosen For D.A.R.E. Youth Advocacy Board
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Cyber bullying is a problem parents need to address and one that can be handled through the D.A.R.E. program according to members of the Cobre Consolidated Schools Board at its most recent meeting.
YAB Members Participate in Creating PSA Video to Promote D.A.R.E. myPlaybook High School Curriculum
YAB Members with Retro Bill in Orlando, Florida. Top: Jacqueline Ho, Marlon Sanders MS. Middle: Kobe Blackwell - AZ, Tori Streater - TX, Annessa Masterson - OK, Spencer Flanders – NV. Middle: Mistie Bell-Renfro, Brighton Turner – NM, Megan Kirchoff – MO, Gabe...
Miniature K-9 is Well-Loved Helper in Corrales D.A.R.E. Program
Cheyenne, equipped with her own miniature police vest and “badges,” accompanies Walter Heaton on his patrol rounds. (Zita Fletcher/Rio Rancho Observer) Meet the smallest member of the Corrales Police Department: Cheyenne, a 9-year-old teacup Chihuahua. Despite her...
Las Cruces Teen Named D.A.R.E. Youth Advisor
Dona Ana County, NM — The New Mexico Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Officers’ Association held its annual training conference in Silver City this month, which was attended by D.A.R.E. officers from the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office. The annual...
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