From the archives: This story was last updated in April 2019.
Police officers are faced with many challenges during their course of duty, including being presented with unexpected demands. In this case, necessity required these deputies demonstrate their soft side towards these children, and the law-abiding hard side towards their intoxicated father.Deputies with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department in New Mexico were on duty around midnight on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, when a swerving vehicle caught their attention. Deputies Roger Garcia and Sam Rodriguez pulled the car over and were faced with a man who looked and acted inebriated. Jeffrey Salas, 24, was heavily under the influence of alcohol.
