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Sheriff Raul D. Villanueva was born and raised in the mining district of Grant County.
His education included graduation from Cobre High School in 1988. In 1990 he attended Western New Mexico University in the police academy. While he attended the academy he was also working for the Hurley Police Department as a patrol officer. As a member of the police academy he earned the top driver award of his class. In 1992 he moved on to work for the Silver City Police Department. After serving three years with the police department he moved on to work for the Grant County Sheriff’s Department where he has been ever since. During his tenure with the Grant County Sheriff’s Department he has moved up the ranks of deputy to corporal and then Senior Patrol Sergeant. In August of 2009 he was appointed to be the Sheriff of Grant County by the Grant County Board of Commissioners.
In his time with the Sheriff’s Department he has been involved with the Special Response Team and he was appointed the Commander of this elite team. He has advanced training in Critical Incident Management, Instructor Development, Defensive Driving, Accident Investigations, Desert Snow and Gang and Drug interdiction. He was a project coordinator for the Traffic safety Bureau (S.T.E.P and D.W.I). He was the former president of the local union AFSCME Local 2516 and a member of the Grant County Safety Committee as well as a board member of the Dispatch Authority. He is very active with the youth in the community being involved as a coach in several sports. He feels that our youth need more involvement from our law enforcement. Sheriff Villanueva is married and the proud father of six children.
Sheriff Villanueva's term is from January 2011 to December 2014.
Grant County Sheriff's Department:
Phone: 575-574-0100
Fax: 575-574-0150
Raul Villanueva, Sheriff
Phone: 575-574-0101
Email: rvillanueva@grantcountynm.com
Kevin Flamm, Under-sheriff
Phone: 575-574-0102
Email: kflamm@grantcountynm.com
Cindy Ramos, Executive Assistant
Phone: 575-574-0140
Email: cramos@grantcountynm.com
Lynn Baca, Secretary I
Phone: 575-574-0141
Crystal Portillo, Secretary II/CID
Phone: 575-574-0142
Fermin Lopez, Lieutenant
Phone: 575-574-0104
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You may also be interested in these stories and documents:
- About the Sheriff's Office
It is the mission of the Grant County Sheriff's Department to provide effective and efficient law enforcement service in protecting the life, property, and constitutional rights of all the citizens of Grant County. Read more... - Civil Process Division
The Grant County Sheriff's Department's Civil Process Division has one Sergeant and four Deputies to serve Grant County. The Civil Process Division logged 55,890 miles transporting prisoners. Read more... - Grant County transitions to the CodeRED mass notification system
Read more... - Meet the Sheriff
During his tenure with the Grant County Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff Raul D. Villanueva served as sheriff's deputy, corporal and Senior Patrol Sergeant. In August of 2009 he was appointed to be the Sheriff of Grant County. Read more... - Traffic and Patrol Division
The Grant County Sheriff's Department Patrol Division is made up of one Lieutenant, three Sergeants, three Corporals, two Residential Corporals and nine Deputies. Read more...
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