By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
A prank call that came into Raton Dispatch about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening October 6, 2026, sent Raton PD, Colfax County deputies and New Mexico State Police to an address on Oliver Avenue.
A call came into dispatch from a male caller indicating that he had shot his mother in the chest. The call was blocked so dispatch could not call the individual back for clarification on the events that took place. As officers surrounded 312 Oliver Avenue residence the caller called back again on a blocked number toying with police saying he was coming out of the residence which never happened. It was later determined that the residence was not occupied at the time of the incident. The owners of the residence were out at K’Bobs for the Tuesday Evening Special.
During the incident, officers began checking the remainder of the block and on Berry Street which is across the alley from Oliver. Officers cleared the scene about 7:40 p.m.
The caller then called back to dispatch and told the dispatcher that it was a prank call and that he was in New York. Raton Dispatch contacted the FBI to place a trace on the call and hopefully find the individual who made the call.
KRTN has also learned the that Clayton PD received a call from the same individual with the same scenario about two hours after the incident in Raton. Raton received another prank call on October 7, 2026 to a residence on Gold Street according to Chief John Garcia. Garcia also told KRTN that Trinidad PD had received a similar call and had Raton dispatcher listen to the call to determine if it was he same person calling Trinidad PD as the one who called Raton PD.
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