Raul Torrez is New Mexico’s new attorney general, and on Thursday Target 7 sat down with him for his first interview since taking office. During the interview, he talked about various issues he hopes to tackle in his new role. He first tackled the topic of contract attorneys used in offices. When it comes to contracting attorneys, Torres prefers to use attorneys primarily in New Mexico, rather than those in other states. Since taking office, he has notified companies outside the state that they are taking a new approach. Torrez believes the process needs to be made more transparent. I’m here. “It is important for the people of this state to have the confidence that these decisions are not made by political or personal ties, but by who is in the best office and who is the most qualified attorney. In addition, Torres said that when he contracts with local businesses, he reveals why each firm was chosen. He said he hopes to expand the center. He plans to meet with the local ATF next week to discuss involving the entire state. Having everyone involved will help prosecutors get statewide ballistic evidence, connect the dots, and make it easier to crack down on criminals who commit gun violence, he said. “If we can get the right kind of analysts, we can look at the shell casings and ballistic evidence recovered at the crime scene in real time and correlate the criminal guns,” he said. Torrez said the program will require some funding from Santa Fe to make it happen, but believes it will be beneficial to local investigators and prosecutors in the long run. He said he wanted to look into the practices CYFD has in place and be deeply involved in ensuring that children are taken care of. “We can’t add more instances of children being put at risk after finding out that they are very likely victims of abuse,” he said. 7 spoke about the agency with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Mr. Torrez said some of the solutions could fall into the hands of the Attorney General’s Office: “I want the children of this state to be better served.” “You can see the firm’s deep involvement in coming up with a framework to try to protect the public,” he said. Make sure you have the resources and resources in place to ensure that your children are taken care of. “Best he can provide constructive feedback on practices, training, resources, protocols, systems in place and ways to improve it,” he said. Torres continued, believing the governor’s administration is open to assistance from his office, and the governor recognizes that this is an issue that needs to be addressed.
Raul Torrez is New Mexico’s new attorney general, and on Thursday Target 7 sat down with him for his first interview since taking office.
During the interview, he talked about various issues he hopes to tackle in his new role.
He first tackled the topic of contract attorneys used in offices.
Torres prefers to use attorneys primarily in New Mexico, rather than those in other states, when engaging attorneys.
During his campaign, he criticized the previous administration for having relationships with several contract attorneys.
Since taking office, he has been notifying businesses outside the state to let them know they are taking a new approach.
Torrez believes the process should be more transparent.
“It is important for the people of this state to have the confidence that these decisions are not made by political or personal ties, but by who is in the best office and who is the most qualified attorney. I think.
In addition, Torres said that when signing local businesses, he reveals why each was chosen.
Second, Torres said he wants to expand the state’s gun information center in Albuquerque.
He plans to meet with the local ATF next week to discuss involving the entire state.
Torez said guns used in crimes are often used by criminal gangs in other crimes.
With everyone involved, he believes prosecutors will have access to statewide ballistic evidence, connecting the dots and making it easier to crack down on criminals who commit gun violence.
“Once you get the right kind of analysts, you can see the shell casings and ballistic evidence recovered at the crime scene in real time and be able to correlate the criminal guns,” he said.
Torrez said the program will require some funding from Santa Fe to make it a reality, but believes it will be beneficial to local investigators and prosecutors in the long run.
Finally, Torres said he wants to look into the practices CYFD has in place and get deeply involved in making sure the children are taken care of.
“We can’t add more instances of children being put at risk after finding out that they are very likely victims of abuse,” he said.
Torres spoke to Target 7 about Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the agency.
“I have expressed serious concern about instances in which children, who I believe to be clearly victims of abuse, had a history of neglect and lived in inadequately protected and dangerous conditions.
Torrez said some of the solutions could fall into the hands of the Attorney General’s Office.
“I can see the deep involvement of this office in coming up with a framework to try and better protect children in this state,” he said.
Torrez says his office can make sure the kids are well taken care of by making sure they have the right training and resources in place.
“We can provide constructive feedback on best practices, training, resources, protocols, systems in place, and ways to improve it,” he said.
Torres continued, believing the governor’s administration is open to assistance from his office, and the governor recognizes that this is an issue that needs to be addressed.
