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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

County needs above average sheriff

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 Doña Ana County needs and deserves a Sheriff who will go beyond the average in serving our communities. As our Sheriff
for the past four years, Kim Stewart has proven that she is effective, compassionate and brave.

Sheriff Stewart’s policy of community policing has created County-wide trust in her Office (DASO). Part of that success
comes from her personal responses to community issues and frequent involvement in community events. Because DASO
is now very aware of the needs and concerns of our communities, Sherriff Stewart has redirected it’s fiscal and
organizational resources to advance their effectiveness in addressing crime.

In support of DASO’s staff, Sherriff Stewart initiated a Peer Support Program and drastically expanded training
opportunities for both certified and non-certified staff. During the COVID outbreak, she defended DASO's administrative
staff’s ability to work from home, fighting intense political pressure to force them back into the office. Responding to the
need to provide DASO's staff with a stable and defensible structure, she updated a 21 year old policy and procedures
manual.

Working to solve today’s problems using today’s strategies, and acting on the knowledge that the Sheriff’s Office exists as
a part of a system of law enforcement, Sheriff Stewart has successfully developed and participated in cooperative,
effective, and cost efficient teamwork with Municipal, State, and Federal agencies. She has also implemented better uses
of existing technologies while seeking out and adopting new technologies.

Sheriff Kim Stewart is not just a full-time Sheriff; she is a hands-on, all-the-time, all-the-way Sheriff. We need her in this
County.


Ronald G. White

Las Cruces


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