Sheriff White Named New Mexico Sheriff of the Year

Torrance County Sheriff Heath White was honored ?Sheriff of the Year? by New Mexico Sheriffs at a conference in Ruidoso last week.

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White was first recipient ever to receive this award. It is said this will mark the start of a traditional annual award for New Mexico Sheriffs. White received a plaque with engraving by the New Mexico Sheriffs? Association.

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?It's a really good award, but I don't want to boast," said White, characteristically. "It feels very good,? said Sheriff White, ?It's a great honor to have 33 New Mexico sheriffs vote for me. It was a big surprise.?

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San Juan County Sheriff Ken Christesen, chairman of the association, said White was an obvious choice because of his activism and visibility around Torrance County.

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?One of the things we look for is when people go above and beyond the call of duty,? Christesen said, ?We want our leaders to be part of the community?

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Christesen also mentioned that the association was ?trying to set a precedent about what we do as elected officials and as sheriffs. We need more leaders like Sheriff White.?

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??Torrance County Commissioner Lonnie Freyburger said, ?He may have been surprised by being named Sheriff of the Year, but I wasn't, not really. He does so many public interactions ? in Mountainair, Willard, Moriarty, Estancia. He puts in 70 to 80 hours a week. I'm just a little surprised that someone noticed.?

Source: http://eastmountains.kob.com/news/news/224341-sheriff-white-named-new-mexico-sheriff-year

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