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NMSP K9 Officer Julian Armijo Honored In Washington, D.C. With 2023 United States Interdiction Coordinator Award For Highway Interdictions
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NMSP K9 Officer Julian Armijo holds the award he was presented in Washington, D.C., for being the 2023 United States Interdiction Coordinator Award for Highway Interdictions. Photo Courtesy NMSP
NMSP NEWS RELEASE
On July 19, 2024, New Mexico State Police K9 Officer Julian Armijo and the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Group were presented with the 2023 United States Interdiction Coordinator (USIC) Award for Highway Interdictions. The USIC awards are given to recipients from law enforcement agencies across the country in several categories for their exemplary contributions to the counterdrug mission to reduce the supply of illicit substances in our communities.
On September 13, 2023, at around 03:55 a.m., Officer Armijo, who is also an HSI HIDTA Task Force Officer, initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation. Officer Armijo learned the female driver and male passenger were traveling from Phoenix, AZ to Albuquerque, NM. Through investigation, Officer Armijo located 10,500 grams (10.5 Kilos) of fentanyl tablets in the vehicle.
Upon making the discovery, HSI Special Agents responded to assist with the investigation. Subsequent investigation implicated the male passenger, Nathen Garley, in a shooting that resulted in the murder of an 11-year-old child, and critically injured his cousin outside of Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, NM.
“I am extremely proud of the work my officers do across this great state every day. That work is exemplified by Officer Julian Armijo and what it means to be a New Mexico State Police Officer,” said Troy Weisler, Chief of the New Mexico State Police. “Not only did Officer Armijo stop fentanyl from being brought to our state and poisoning our communities, but thanks to our partnership with HSI we also took a wanted murderer off our streets.”
We would like to congratulate Officer Armijo and the HSI ABQ HIDTA initiative on their outstanding work, which led to their receiving this award, and for making New Mexico a safer place for its citizens.
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Washington, D.C
American Gothic, Washington D.C., 1942 by Gordon Parks, Gelatin silver print, 44.1 x 31.8 cm (1)
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Washington, D.C
Washington Commanders WR Terry McLaurin Ramping Up D.C. Community Impact Efforts
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Terry McLaurin has accomplished a lot of things since joining the Washington Commanders via the 2019 NFL Draft.
One of the things he’s most proud of, however, goes beyond what he’s done for the Commanders and extends into his work in and around the Washington D.C. community.
On Friday, the Terry McLaurin Foundation took its next step towards being a more long-term partner of the community and unveiled Terry’s Locker, stocked by UnitedHealthcare, at McKinley Middle School in Washington D.C.
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“I wanted to start doing initiatives that could kind of be long-lasting and affect kids on a daily basis…And I believe this, Terry’s Locker, is really going to provide an opportunity for them…”
– Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders WR
“We are extremely thankful for this opportunity,” Assistant Principal Rasheda Webster said during the unveiling of the project. “We’re looking forward to seeing this initiative live at McKinley. We’re also looking forward to seeing it grow throughout our region.”
In a joint media release from McLaurin’s foundation and UnitedHealthcare the two organizations said, “This ceremony marks the beginning of a series of Terry’s Locker donations to public schools
across the Mid-Atlantic region. Terry McLaurin and UnitedHealthcare are committed to making a
lasting impact on the communities we serve by addressing the basic needs of students and
supporting their educational journey.”
McLaurin himself talked about the desire to impact the community in more lasting ways than his other events have, which are commonly put together as one-time benefits rather than lasting initiatives.
“I wanted to start doing initiatives that could kind of be long-lasting and affect kids on a daily basis,” McLaurin said. “And I believe this, Terry’s Locker, is really going to provide an opportunity for them to have access and resources to clean clothes, clean toiletries, and just the basic hygienic necessities that they need so they can just come to school confident, they can be themselves, and they don’t have to worry about coming to school without having the things that they need just to be able to come and learn.”
In partnering with McLaurin, UnitedHealthcare is not only helping by providing items for the locker but is also already planning more locations as the project intends to impact more than just one school and as many kids who may need the assistance necessary to facilitate a confident and healthy learning environment.
“Access to personal hygiene products and cleanliness is a very important part of a kid’s life. 80% of what happens from a health perspective happens outside of the doctor’s office,” UnitedHealth vice president of sales and account management Anton de Roo said during the ceremony. “There’s initiatives like this that we can offer them access to products and resources that can help kids to just live their fullest life, both socially and academically…We want to recognize what Terry does for the community in D.C. and around the country providing resources like we do today. And it’s a really good reflection of him as a professional sportsman, as a member of our community that we get this kind of support.”
As Washington gets ready to put its football team back on the field for training camp next Wednesday McLaurin says he feels good and likes the direction the team is heading in. As focused on football as he is, however, he hasn’t lost sight of his giving nature and drive to help others. Something he says has been present in him long before his NFL days, and a part of him that continues to keep McLaurin atop the list of fan favorites in the DMV.
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Washington, D.C
Global Microsoft outage live updates: DC-area hospitals, flights and courts affected
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What to Know
- Microsoft products worldwide went offline overnight Friday due after an issue with an update to cybersecurity program CrowdStrike.
- Flights were grounded, health systems’ technology went offline and Metro’s website went down, causing ripply effects for hours after a fix was deployed.
- The outage is not connected to a security incident or cyberattack, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said.
A widespread Microsoft outage linked to a cybersecurity software disrupted business-as-usual worldwide Friday morning. In the Washington, D.C., area, dozens of flights were delayed, Metro’s website went offline and News4 Today was stalled.
The outage is linked to a recent update from the company CrowdStrike, which said it deployed a fix for the issue. CEO George Kurtz said the outages were not from a security incident or cyberattack.
Crowdstrike’s Falcon platform is like a defense system for IT infrastructure. The cloud-based software will work to automatically stop malicious code or other issues immediately instead of simply notifying a company to address the issue. Here’s an explainer on how Crowdstrike works.
Systems are coming back online, but the overnight disruption is causing ripple effects.
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