Officers at Alamogordo Department of Public Safety allege superiors asked them to change accident report information

Emergency personnel respond to a single-vehicle accident that
 resulted in a man's death Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 in Alamogordo.
Officers at ADPS allege that their superiors told them to change
information on the accident report from this crash. (ADNphoto)

From the Alamogordo Daily News - By Duane Barbati - It remains unclear if the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau has concluded their investigation into accusations that Alamogordo Department of Public Safety personnel tampered with public records. It is alleged that ADPS may have tampered with public records after a fatal accident Dec. 1, 2009, on the South White Sands Boulevard overpass at the Charlie T. Lee Memorial Relief Route. The accident resulted in the death of Garrett Stoll, 32, of Longmont, Colo. It is alleged that ADPS personnel were asked by administrators to change information on the crash report to indicate that the overpass was not icy at the time of the fatal accident. An email to the Daily News from NMSP spokesman Lt. Robert McDonald stated that "No we (NMSP) do not have any active investigations on ADPS." McDonald also stated in the email that "No one was charged in past cases and we are not assuming anything for ADPS." An email to the Daily News from New Mexico Department of Public Safety spokesman Tony Lynn, on behalf of NMDPS cabinet secretary Gorden E. Eden Jr., stated that "At this time we have nothing to report, but please stay in touch." The Otero County Sheriff's Office is reportedly aware of the tampering investigation, but is unaware of any conclusion or outcome of it, Sheriff Benny House said. Read more

Officers at Alamogordo Department of Public Safety allege superiors asked them to change accident report information