Robert Romero

New Mexico State Police — Santa Fe, NM

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch September 30, 1967

Age 39

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

The Vigil Panel 103 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 28

Incident

Agent Robert Romero was killed in an automobile crash on US 64 (modern-day US 84/285), three miles south of Espanola while returning to Santa Fe following an investigation in Chama. He was assigned to the Attorney General's Office at the time of the crash. Agent Romero was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the New Mexico State Police for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Agent Romero gave the New Mexico State Police 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Mexico, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department New Mexico State Police

Type State Police

Location Santa Fe, NM

Platform Identity nmsp.nm.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 30, 1967

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Robert Romero served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Agent Robert Romero is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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. That is 30.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New Mexico State Police, 18 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.1% of this agency's fallen.

New Mexico State Police

of 29 officers

62.1% Accident

NM — Statewide

of 193 officers

30.6% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident