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Ruidoso Police Department Policy On Racial Profiling Effective 11-01-09
In conducting a routine or spontaneous investigatory activity, including an interview, a detention, a traffic stop, in asset seizure and forfeiture efforts, a pedestrian stop, a frisk or other type of bodily search or a search of personal or real property, or in determining the scope, substance or duration of the routine or spontaneous investigatory activity, employees of the Ruidoso Police Department shall not rely on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, religion, physical or mental disability or serious medical condition, except in a specific suspect description related to a criminal incident or suspected criminal activity, to select a person for, or subject a person to, the routine or spontaneous investigatory activity. In conducting an investigatory activity in connection with an investigation, employees of the Ruidoso Police Department shall not rely on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, religion, physical or mental disability or serious medical condition, except to the extent that credible information, relevant to the locality or time frame, links a person with those identifying characteristics to an identified criminal incident or criminal activity. The Ruidoso Police Department will investigate alleged violations of this policy. Complaints can be filed up to 90 days after the alleged violation and can be made in person, in writing sent by mail, facsimile or electronic mail and signed by the complainant, or by telephone, anonymously or by a third party; provided that the Ruidoso Police Department shall determine the complaint to be valid before taking appropriate measures pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection B of HB 428 and shall comply with the provisions of section 29-14-4, NMSA 1978.
Ruidoso Police Department Contact Information Ray Merritt, Lieutenant 1085 Mechem Dr., Ruidoso, NM 88345 Phone: 575-258-7365 Fax: 575-258-1145 E-mail: raymerritt@ruidoso-nm.gov |