About The ENMU Campus Police

The ENMU Police Department is a full-service police agency and is open twenty-four hours a day, every day. The ENMU Police Department functions like most police departments, and is similar to a municipal police department for a city of 15,000 people. ENMU police officers have enforcement authority on all ENMU property controlled by the Board of Regents throughout the State of New Mexico, and have concurrent jurisdictional authority in some neighboring areas under mutual aid agreements. ENMU police officers share a good working relationship with all surrounding local, state, and federal agencies.

The primary functions of the ENMU Police Department are law enforcement, criminal investigation, and emergency response. Integral to these are the crime prevention and public education programs sponsored by the ENMU Police Department. These programs include but in limited to:

• Alcohol and Drug Awareness Rape Awareness and
  Prevention
• Traffic Safety Issues Community Policing
• Crime Reduction and
  Prevention

Programs are scheduled at the request of any on-campus and most off-campus groups or organizations. In addition, the Police Department works with others on campus (such as the Housing Department and Residence Life) to design specific public education programs for the needs of each area. The ENMU Police Department also teaches blocks during academic courses at the request of instructors and faculty. Courses are tailored for each audience, and range in length from 15 minutes to 1 hour. Further information, including how to request a course, descriptions of the courses or discussion on specific needs is available by contacting the ENMU Police Department at 562.2392.

Copies of police reports are available for inspection by the public 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday in the lobby of the ENMU Police Department. The ENMU Police Department also submits its crime statistics to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Uniform Crime Reports.
The ENMU Police Department employs a Chief of Police and 7 full-time police officers. All officers are certified through the New Mexico Department of Public Safety and must complete a 20-week Field Training and Evaluation program. Officers must maintain their proficiency by attending advanced training and undergoing evaluation every six months. We have one full time administrative secretary and several part time students to assist in the office.
The ENMU Police Department also employs student security aids trained in observation and reporting of suspicious activity. They walk around the main campus each night.

Security Officers

The ENMU Security Officers are an asset to the community and the department. Besides providing for the overall physical security of the campus, their services include providing after hours escorts, assisting patrol operations, key services, and calling-in suspicious activity.

ENMU Police Department Bicycle Patrol

The ENMU Bike Patrol has been in existence since 1995. Bike officers patrol the University responding to calls for service as well as identifying bicycle violations and crimes in progress. Bike officers are highly visible and help deter crimes on campus. The motivation or thrust behind the program was to provide a quick, mobile police presence in an inner campus area. What is particularly interesting about the ENMU Police Department Bicycle program is that it operates full-time year round in a relatively warm southern New Mexico climate.

Vehicle Registration

You can register your vehicle at the ENMU Police Department. It is mandated by the Board of Regions that every ENMU Student, faculty and staff are to register and display their decal properly within ENMU property. The students register their vehicles yearly and the faculty and staff register every two years.
There are special decals for the visitors, contractors, temporary and retirees.
For more information about Vehicle Rules and Regulations, click on Motor Vehicle Regulations on our home page.

Contact Us:

Emergencies: 911

Non-emergency police matters: 575.562.2392
After hours and weekends Cellular Number: 575.760.2945
Administration Office: 575.562.2392

Mailing address: 1500 S. Avenue K Station 55
Portales, NM 88130

Physical Address: 229 S. Avenue K (3rd St. and S. Avenue K)