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LAKE ARTHUR, N.M. (KRQE) - "It's kind of like going back to the Wild West," State Rep. Bill Rehm said.

"When I first looked at it I went oh my God," New Mexico Municipal League Executive Director Bill Fulginiti said.

And when State Police Chief Pete Kassetas found out what is going on in Lake Arthur, New Mexico he said, "It makes absolutely no sense. It's dangerous. It's inexcusable."

To the casual observer, Lake Arthur is just a picturesque village 33 miles south of Roswell. But behind the scenes, there's something terribly wrong in Lake Arthur, New Mexico: Population 430.

The focus of KRQE News 13's investigation is on the Village Police Department. Officially Lake Arthur doesn't really have a police department. The village pays volunteer cops $20 a year to occasionally write speeding tickets. But our investigation finds, unofficially, Lake Arthur has amassed an underground police force with more than 100 gun-toting officers on its roster. None of them live in Lake Arthur. In fact, most don't even live in New Mexico.

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Its dumb **** like this that make the case for NM to either revert to a territory or be gifted back to Mexico.

/ had to trim the quote to make sure we stay within fair use guidelines. LS