New Mexico AG Torrez says new ‘crime gun’ tracking effort leading to arrests across jurisdictions

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 503

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Wednesday announced that a statewide initiative to track guns used in shootings has identified more than 500 crimes since launching late last year.

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The New Mexico Department of Justice in December announced its Crime Gun Intelligence Center, which lets investigators review and compare spent shell casings from crime scenes using a digital database in a manner similar to …

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