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Albuquerque detox center: Staffing shortages mean little room for people seeking help
Between July and December last year, 743 people seeking detox or a short sobering stay were turned away from the Bernalillo County facility that provides such services. Here's what the county is doing to address the issue. → Read More
Young men beat up homeless man on University of New Mexico campus
An advisory stated the incident happened at the parking structure near Lomas and Yale. → Read More
Police ID suspect in double murder-suicide
Detectives have released the name of a man who fatally stabbed the mother of his children and her new boyfriend before shooting himself last month in the North Valley. Gilbert Gallegos, an Albuquerque police spokesman, said Yoel Rodriguez, 48, is suspected in the Feb. 23 double murder-suicide that left Danay Morales-Hernandez, 36, and Omar Rodriguez-Hechemendia, […] → Read More
Police fatally shoot man at home in Sunland Park
A man was fatally shot by Sunland Park police this week after allegedly pulling out a gun during a dispute at his home in the border town. → Read More
Man sentenced to 20 years in Albuquerque letter carrier robberies
Cisco Casaus-Alires, 21, pleaded guilty in June to robbery of mail, money and other federal property and brandishing a firearm in the 2020 robberies. → Read More
Armorer has first hearing in ‘Rust’ shooting case
The hearing came weeks after armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and movie star Alec Baldwin were each charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Oct. 21, 2021, death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, on the Bonanza Creek Ranch movie set outside of Santa Fe. → Read More
'Rust' producers to pay 100K to Environment Dept. for safety violations
The New Mexico Environment Department reached a $100,000 settlement with Rust Movie Productions related to safety citations issued after the fatal shooting on the film's set in 2021. → Read More
Police ID 2 of the 3 people slain in North Valley
Detectives released the names of a man and woman stabbed to death Thursday morning at a home in Northwest Albuquerque. Gilbert Gallegos, an Albuquerque Police Department spokesman, said Danay Morales-Hernandez, 36, and Omar Rodriguez-Hechemendia, 25, were stabbed to death at a home in the 1100 block of Griegos NW, near 12th. Gallegos did not identify […] → Read More
APD officer fired for shooting rock-throwing man last year
Officer Quan La is the third officer fired after shooting someone in 2022 → Read More
Man allegedly fired gun in bathroom of Santa Fe Walmart
Santa Fe police believe that after the man fired the gun in the Walmart, he fled in a pickup truck and crashed into a guardrail. → Read More
Albuquerque police ID 3 homicide victims
No arrests have been reported in any of the cases. So far this year there have been 12 homicides investigated by the Albuquerque Police Department, with four of them having an arrest made or charges filed. By this time last year there had been 14 homicides investigated by APD. → Read More
Couple accused of killing woman, cashing her Social Security checks
The homicide case is another solved in recent years that appeared to lay dormant before being reassigned in December, according to court records. More than a year earlier, according to police, Beverly Robinson had told an IRS investigator that her husband killed Peggy Meyer and the couple dumped the body southwest of Madrid. → Read More
Man accused of fatal road rage shooting in Foothills
Police said Salvador Cervantes told them the shooting was in self-defense but also that he could have driven away without shooting at Hernandez and his friend. Gilbert Gallegos, an Albuquerque Police Department spokesman, said detectives consulted with the 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office and decided to charge Cervantes with murder in the case. → Read More
The FBI is investigating a previously unreported murder at an Albuquerque home
On Jan. 31 agents collected multiple swabs of blood, several fentanyl pills, ammunition and arrested Delinda Barela, 49, at a home in the 8000 block of Krim NE in connection with a gang-related stabbing death in that was never reported to Albuquerque police. → Read More
Shooting hoaxes called in to high schools in Albuquerque-area
APS said police in several states are investigating reports of school safety threats today. → Read More
New Mexico State Police sergeant accused in Las Vegas rape
Messages on the woman's phone show the two had talked for some months. → Read More
Albuquerque Police to test out new area command
Albuquerque police announced a pilot project on Tuesday that would divide the Southeast Area Command — the busiest in the city — by creating the University Area Command. Rebecca Atkins, an Albuquerque Police Department spokeswoman, said the experiment will last a full year and, afterward, the department will assess if it should become a permanent […] → Read More
Albuquerque area sees 40 pedestrian deaths in 2022
Throughout New Mexico, 93 people were fatally struck by drivers last year, down by 10 from the prior year → Read More
Woman accused of ramming deputy while fleeing street race
The deputy was treated at a hospital and released, said Angelina Navarro, a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman. The driver arrested, 18-year-old Ashley Loya, is charged with aggravated battery against a peace officer, aggravated fleeing, DWI and leaving the scene of an accident. She was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center early Saturday. It is unclear if Loya has an… → Read More
Person critically injured in double shooting in NE Albuquerque
Gilbert Gallegos, an Albuquerque police spokesman, said two people were shot and one was critically injured. He did not say if anyone was in custody or give any other details. → Read More