On March 15, 2024, New Mexico State Police lost Patrolman Justin Hare. He was 35 years old. His end of watch came not during a ceremony or a moment set apart from ordinary duty, but while he was checking on a disabled vehicle west of Tucumcari. A request for help became a permanent absence, and a public servant who had gone to make sure someone was safe would not return. Hare had served with the New Mexico State Police for six years and wore badge 966. The facts of his final call are stark: he offered to drive the vehicle’s occupant into town, was shot,…

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