Los Alamos Police swear in two new corporals at public ceremony
Two new corporals joined LAPD in Magistrate Court, a small staffing move that matters in a department authorized for just 41 sworn officers.
Los Alamos Police Department used a public courtroom ceremony to show something beyond a badge-pinning: how a small force keeps itself staffed, supervised and ready to respond. Corporals Anthony Martinez and Keiffer Nymark were sworn in at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Los Alamos Magistrate Court Chambers, with families, department leaders and community members looking on.
Deputy Chief James Rodriguez, Commanders Ben Irving and Brent Hudspeth, and Magistrate Judge Catherine Taylor all took part in the ceremony. Taylor read the oath of office, and the photos from the event showed the badge-pinning moments that made the promotions official, including Nymark with his family nearby.
For Los Alamos County, the significance is practical. The police department says it is authorized 88.73 full-time positions overall, including 41 law enforcement positions and 47.7 civilian positions. Its FY2026 adopted budget authorizes 41 sworn officers. In a department that size, each new corporal helps shape patrol supervision, training, succession and the day-to-day stability that residents notice when they call for help or need an officer in their neighborhood.
LAPD has also framed these promotions as part of its larger mission to provide proactive law-enforcement services while protecting constitutional rights. The department lists professionalism, integrity, accountability, respect, teamwork and communications as core values, and the public swearing-in gave those values a visible setting rather than leaving the changes inside the building.
Rodriguez said the oath of office is “a significant milestone and a public commitment to serve our community,” and the department invited residents to attend not just the June 18 ceremony, but another one already scheduled for Corporal Dustin Chavez on Monday, June 29, at 11 a.m. in the same courtroom.
The June ceremony also fit a pattern. LAPD held a similar public swearing-in in October 2024 for three new officers and a commander promotion, and another in July 2025 for three officers and one departmental promotion. That sequence suggests a department working to manage turnover and build leadership depth in public view, rather than treating staffing changes as internal paperwork.
That matters in Los Alamos because police coverage is a core local service, and the department’s first-quarter 2026 crime statistics showed a 10 percent year-over-year decrease in overall crime. With Martinez and Nymark now in corporal roles, LAPD signaled that it is not only filling positions, but also strengthening the supervisory layer that supports response times, consistency and public safety service across the county.
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