Lawmakers want upgrades to missing persons systems

State lawmakers want upgrades to New Mexico’s missing persons systems, including Turquoise Alert system for missing Native people.

By: Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 587

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Several state lawmakers are seeking a little more than $1.5 million for upgrades to New Mexico’s missing persons tracking and alert systems, along with two full-time employees in the Department of Public Safety for related work and a public awareness campaign about the Turquoise Alert system for missing Native people.The requests in Senate Bill 181 follow New Mexico In Depth’s reporting late last year that state police had only sent out six Turquoise …

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