The Otero County Sheriff’s Office Mission

Maintaining quality of life in the county, while continuing to respect individual liberties and personal dignity, will be the benchmark used to gauge our success in the delivery of law enforcement services.

Remaining mindful of the people’s will, continuing to be responsive to the county’s needs will be the standards that our performance is measured against.

The elimination of criminal activity as it affects quality of life is our mission, and it will continue to be so, as long as crime deprives citizens of the right to feel secure in their homes and in their lives.

The delivery of timely, courteous service is the mandate to the men and women of the Otero County Sheriff’s Office, always without the use of unnecessary force, and always with the intent of solving problems for citizens who call on us for assistance.

Our pledge is to embrace the county in solving problems, and in doing so, to solicit citizen input and their ideas, with the ultimate goal being open communication and positive relations between the citizens and the law enforcement professionals that serve them, so that problem solving becomes the cooperative effort that it must certainly be.

  Our goal will always be to serve with pride, professionalism, and integrity.