
Deputy Director of Training Gabe Ortiz, right, watches as law enforcement cadets line up shortly after arriving at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe on Sunday, January 29, 2023. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)

Members from 205th NMLEA class run down the hallways of their dormitory to start the first day of training at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe on Sunday, January 29, 2023. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)

Interim Director and Deputy Chief of Training Benjamin Baker, at center, inspects law enforcement cadets from class No. 205 shortly after their arrival at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. On Sunday, 64 individuals from 24 New Mexico law enforcement agencies arrived at the academy to began their 17-week training session. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)

Law enforcement cadets from class 205 stand in formation shortly after arriving at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe on Sunday, January 29, 2023. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)

Roswell Police Officers Matthew Bustamante, left, and Roberto Cardiel secure their service weapons before the start of training at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe on Sunday, January 29, 2023. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)

Deputy of Training Gabe Ortiz, left briefs members of class No. 205 prior to the start of training at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe on Sunday, January 29, 2023. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)

Members of the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy class 205 rush down the stairs of their dormitory to begin their first day of training shortly after arriving at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe on Sunday, January 29, 2023 . (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)

Interim Director and Deputy Chief of Training Benjamin Baker, left, inspects members of the 205th NMLEA class shortly after their arrival at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe on Sunday, January 29, 2023. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)

A members of cadet class No. 205 holds his service weapon at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe on Sunday, January 29, 2023. 64 law enforcement cadets from 24 New Mexico agencies began their 17-week training on Sunday. Cadet class No. 205 is shaping up to be largest class in New Mexico history. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)

Deputy Director of Training Gabe Ortiz, right, gives instructions to law enforcement cadets at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe on Sunday, January 29, 2023. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)

Instructor Cassandra Reed, at left, works with Alamogordo Police Officer Estrella Brown as she demonstrates the proper posture to members of class No. 205 at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe on Sunday, January 29, 2023. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)

New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy Interim Director and Deputy Chief of Training Benjamin Baker, left, inspects cadets from NMLEA Sunday in Santa Fe. The newly arrived 205th NMLEA class will be certified after a 17-week training. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal)

Members of 205th NMLEA class carry their personal belongings as they head to their dorm rooms shortly after arriving at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy on Sunday, January 29, 2023. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal)
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