Tularosa Police Department

09/24/2026

☎️ For questions or additional information, please call 575-336-8600.

09/21/2026

We are expecting heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding starting tomorrow, Tuesday, September 22, 2026 to Thursday, September 24, 2026. Come get your sandbags at the Sawmill before it’s too late. If you‘re in a flood plain, please be READY. Have your bags packed and ready to go. Limit travel to what is necessary and keep your distance from flood waters. Do not drive into water that is crossing roadways as your vehicle may be swept away. Keep an eye out for more updates and alerts from The Mescalero Apache Tribe.

09/16/2026

🚨TRAFFIC ADVISORY – TULAROSA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS HOMECOMING PARADE 🚨

The Tularosa Police Department would like to inform the public of temporary road closures on Thursday, September 17, 2026, for the Tularosa Municipal Schools Homecoming Parade! 🐾

Expected time for St. Francis Drive/ U.S HWY 54/70, to begin shutting down traffic will be at 12:50PM.

Granado Street will be closed off starting at 12:00PM, to ensure the Students at the elementary and middle schools have the best view.😁

The HOCO Parade will start at 1:00PM and the roadway is expected to be back open at 1:20PM.

The Affected Roadways include: St. Francis Drive (Starting from Alamo Street to Higuera Ave), Wildcat Turf Road, 8th Street, Bosque Street, Granado Street to First Street.

🚗 RECOMMENDED DETOUR: Motorists are encouraged to use South Bookout Road to Central Avenue to avoid the affected areas.

⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR SEMI-TRUCKS & OVERSIZED LOADS:
Semi-trucks and oversized loads are NOT permitted to use the recommended detour. here is no alternate route available for these vehicles. Drivers of semi-trucks and oversized loads traveling on St. Francis Drive (U.S. Highway 54/70) will be required to stop and wait until the parade has concluded and the roadway has reopened.

🚔 TRAFFIC CONTROL: Our officers will assist with traffic control at the traffic signal at Higuera Avenue following the parade. Officers will remain in the area until traffic congestion has cleared and normal traffic flow has resumed.

We ask all motorists to use caution, follow the directions of traffic control personnel, and remain mindful of pedestrians and parade participants.

We appreciate everyone's patience and cooperation as we work to ensure a safe and enjoyable Homecoming Parade for our students and community.

Go Wildcats! 🐾🏈

09/11/2026

Today, the Tularosa Police Department joins our community and our nation in remembering the lives lost on September 11, 2001.

We honor the nearly 3,000 innocent lives taken that day and recognize the extraordinary courage of the firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical personnel, military members, dispatchers, and everyday citizens who answered the call to help others.

Twenty-five years later, we continue to remember their courage, their sacrifice, and the unity shown by our nation in the days that followed.

We also remember the first responders and others who later lost their lives or continue to suffer from illnesses related to their service at Ground Zero.

May we never forget those we lost, those who ran toward danger, and the families whose lives were forever changed.

25 Years Later. We Remember. We Honor.

🇺🇸 FORGETTING IS NOT AN OPTION. 🇺🇸

09/09/2026

09/05/2026

Here is the Monthly Report for August. 🚔

08/13/2026

Flashing lights ahead? Move over or slow down.

New Mexico’s Move Over Law requires drivers approaching stationary emergency, tow, utility, or highway maintenance vehicles with flashing or hazard lights to safely move into a lane away from the stopped vehicle.

When changing lanes is unsafe or impossible, reduce your speed below the posted limit and proceed with caution.

This law protects police officers, firefighters, EMS personnel, tow truck operators, utility workers, and highway crews working alongside our roads. Give them the space they need to do their jobs safely.