Police in one northern New Mexico city asked police in another to notify relatives of a man who'd been found dead, but the request was overlooked, and the family only learned of his death when they reported him missing.
Santa Fe police asked Las Vegas police March 31 to provide a death notification for 48-year-old Tony Trujillo Jr.
He died of natural causes. His body was found in a car that had sat in a restaurant parking lot for a few days.
Las Vegas Police Chief Juan Montano says no notification was made because the request was overlooked at his department's dispatch center.
Trujillo's relatives learned of his death when they told New Mexico State Police on Saturday that he was missing.
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Information from: Las Vegas Optic, http://www.lasvegasoptic.com
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