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LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – The National Transportation Safety Board has released the final report detailing what caused the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office “Metro 2” helicopter to crash. The crash happened on July 16, 2022, and killed all four crew members, in Chapelle near Las Vegas, New Mexico. According to NTSB, the probable cause of the accident […]

The National Transportation Safety Board released the full findings of their investigation into a BCSO helicopter crash that claimed four lives in July 2022.

The report also states that unsuccessful autorotation by the setting sun and high-density altitude contributed to the accident.

A year after losing four of their colleagues in a helicopter crash, first responders honored them while competing in a relay race

This weekend, Bernalillo County first responders are honoring those lost in the Metro 2 helicopter crash with a special relay race.

During a ceremony Tuesday, New Mexico inducted seven fallen officers into the state's law enforcement memorial in Santa Fe.

The sounds of bagpipes and the 21-gun salute filled Albuquerque Civic Plaza as law enforcement agencies honored those lost in the line of duty Thursday.

Sheriff John Allen talks about Party Patrol, pausing On Patrol Live and suspending helicopter program.

Wildfires, shooting sprees, and heroes lost in a copter crash among year’s list

Sheriffs Capt. Brandon Blackman notes the wall will stand the test of time as a tribute for decades