The lefties have been on the warpath against sheriffs in NM.
http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/2016/11/10/los-alamos-county-votes-keep-sheriffs-office/93618460/
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/12931-police-consolidation-the-end-of-local-law-enforcement
That article in The New American is rather shocking.