Richard Armijo

Albuquerque Police Department — Albuquerque, NM

Accident

End of Watch September 30, 1958

Age 31

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Officer Armijo was killed in a motorcycle accident at the intersection of Second Street and Coal Avenue. He was responding to the scene of another accident when the accident occurred. The motorcycle was repaired and issued to Officer Max Oldham, who was killed five months later, when he was struck head-on by a drunk driver while on patrol.

Survivors

Officer Armijo had been with the agency for six years and was survived by his wife and three daughters.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Armijo gave the Albuquerque Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Albuquerque community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Armijo.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Albuquerque Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM

Platform Identity apd.bernalillo.nm.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 30, 1958

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Richard Armijo is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 officers honored here.

In NM, 59 of 193 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen.

At Albuquerque Police Department, 2 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 13.3% of this agency's fallen.

Albuquerque Police Department

of 15 officers

13.3% Accident

NM — Statewide

of 193 officers

30.6% Accident

Nationwide

10,095

of 32,587 officers

31% Accident