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Community honors BCSO Sgt. Michael Schlattman

Rebecca Stover places flowers on a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office vehicle outside the East Area Command in Tijeras, N.M., on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, as she honors Sgt. Michael Schlattman. Her father, Bob Stover, who passed away in 2015, served as the Albuquerque Police Chief and Bernalillo County Sheriff.

Karen Brown writes a message in honor of Sgt. Michael Schlattman on a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office vehicle in front of the East Area Command in Tijeras, N.M., on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.

Mike Diehl lays flowers to honor Sgt. Michael Schlattman on a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office vehicle in front of the East Area Command in Tijeras, N.M., on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, to honor Sgt. Michael Schlattman.

A candle rests near the front tire of a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office vehicle in front of the East Area Command in Tijeras, N.M., on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, to honor Sgt. Michael Schlattman.

Rebecca Stover rests her head on the hood of a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office vehicle outside the East Area Command in Tijeras, N.M., on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, as she honors Sgt. Michael Schlattman. Her father, Bob Stover, who passed away in 2015, served as the Albuquerque Police Chief and Bernalillo County Sheriff.

People write messages in honor Sgt. Michael Schlattman on a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office vehicle outside the East Area Command in Tijeras, N.M., on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.

Chancey Bush

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Published February 25, 2026 - 9:23 p.m. Modified February 25, 2026 - 9:24 p.m.

Community members place flowers and write messages on a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office vehicle outside the East Area Command in Tijeras on Wednesday to honor Bernalillo County Sheriff Sgt. Michael Schlattman. According to BCSO, Schlattman was killed in the line of duty Monday when his vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40.

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