Elise Kaplan
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Albuquerque, NM, United States
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Homicide detectives investigating after man run over at apartment complex
Detectives are investigating whether a man who was run over by a vehicle in the parking lot of an Northwest Albuquerque apartment complex was killed accidentally, intentionally or through negligence. → Read More
APD: Deaths in NW Albuquerque last week were double homicide, suicide
Detectives have determined that the deaths of three people in a neighborhood near 12th and Griegos NW last week were two homicides and a suicide. → Read More
Family of mentally ill man plans to sue Albuquerque Police for his fatal shooting
The family of a man who was shot and killed by officers in the parking lot of the Albuquerque Police Department headquarters in November intends to file a wrongful death lawsuit and request that the two officers who fired the fatal shots be taken off the streets. → Read More
Suspect arrested in woman’s fatal beating
Julian Valenzuela, 42, is charged with murder. Both he and the 38-year-old woman were staying at an apartment rented by an acquaintance. → Read More
Trump lawyer John Eastman and his wife have ties to New Mexico that go back generations
John Eastman's wife, Elizabeth C'de Baca Eastman, detailed her family history as well as her relatives' notable accomplishments and why she thinks "of no other place than Santa Fe as home." → Read More
Woman arrested in fatal shooting, armed robbery
Bernalillo County Sheriff's detectives say 35-year-old Mary Gurule killed a Church Rock man who was in the area for work and stole his car. → Read More
He was trying to pay for a bike in cash. APD officers dragged him from the store and used force to handcuff him
Officer Kenneth Skeens, the primary officer on the call, was fired for the incident at a Target store → Read More
Officers found to have violated policies leading up to deadly shooting at West Side gas station
In the minutes after three Albuquerque Police Department officers fired a total of 16 shots at a 27-year-old man who they said was armed with a gun in the driver's seat of his Dodge Challenger, they did not try to save him. → Read More
Civilians fill in for sworn officers at Albuquerque Police Department
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina said he sees hiring civilians as "the forefront of the wave of the future." He added: "The civilians are giving us some relief and helping our sworn officers." → Read More
Bernalillo County terminates contract with jail medical provider
For the second time in less than two years, a medical provider at the beleaguered Bernalillo County jail is departing before its contract is up. YesCare should be out of the Metropolitan Detention Center by July 25 — more than two years early — according to a termination letter the county sent to the Tennessee-based […] → Read More
Grand jury indicts Solomon Pena in scheme targeting Democratic lawmakers' homes
Solomon Pena, a 39-year-old failed Republican candidate for the state legislature, was arrested earlier this month and indicted by a grand jury on Friday. → Read More
Bernalillo County sheriff calls current body camera tech 'trash,' advocates for other options
The sheriff's statement on body cameras was in response to a recommendation from the Sheriff's Office Advisory and Review Board. The board gave BCSO multiple recommendations, including on how to handle edited or redacted video footage. → Read More
One killed in crash with stolen car Friday morning
One person was killed in a head-on crash with a stolen car early Friday morning on Albuquerque's West Side. → Read More
APD changes use of force policies to ‘bring clarity’ to less-lethal options
Less lethal options include Tasers, beanbag shotguns, 40-millimeter impact launchers, or police dogs → Read More
Bernalillo County identifies two who died in jail this month
The two people who died in custody of the Metropolitan Detention Center within 10 days of one another this month have been identified as 20-year-old Jesus Olivas Ramirez and 43-year-old Tanya Martinez. On Jan. 13, Olivas Ramirez was found unresponsive while jail staff were organizing out-of-cell time for inmates in a living unit, said Bernalillo […] → Read More
Police have named one person killed on Saturday. Two others in separate homicides have not yet been identified.
Albuquerque Police Department detectives have identified only one of three people who were killed on Saturday. Christopher Hernandez, 29, was dropped off at Presbyterian Kaseman Hospital with a gunshot wound a little before 10 p.m. He died at the hospital. Gilbert Gallegos, an APD spokesman, said officers determined that the shooting occurred near Lomas […] → Read More
Woman dies in custody at Metropolitan Detention Center
A woman died in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center Monday morning — the second person to die at the facility less than a month into the year. Larry Gallegos, a Bernalillo County spokesman, confirmed there had been a death but did not answer any questions about it. “MDC is going through a preliminary assessment of the situation and we’ll get back to you with more information when it is… → Read More
APD investigating hit and run that injured pedestrian
Albuquerque Police Department officers are investigating after they say a driver struck a pedestrian on West Central and then fled the scene Monday afternoon. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital. Police did not say what condition they were in. The crash occurred in the area of Legacy Church at 7201 Central and eastbound lanes […] → Read More
She stopped to fix a flat tire. She was struck by a suspected drunk driver and killed.
A 50-year-old woman who was fixing a flat tire off Interstate 40 near Coors — and a Good Samaritan who had stopped to help her — were struck by a suspected drunk driver early Saturday morning. The woman — who was identified by New Mexico State Police as Wendy Hunn, of Albuquerque — was taken […] → Read More
Pena case highlights threats of violence in the world of politics
Election denial 'a big part of the escalation,’ UNM political science professor says → Read More