By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho High School families flooded the office with calls this morning after spotting a heavy police presence on campus — but administrators say there’s nothing to worry about. Principal Millan Baca sent a letter to families confirming multiple law enforcement agencies are running a scheduled training exercise at the […]
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Fewer crimes, more tickets: Inside the RRPD’s 2025 Annual Report
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho’s overall crime numbers dropped again last year, but drivers didn’t get the same break — and the city’s 911 center answered 30,000 fewer calls after splitting from the county, according to the Police Department’s newly released 2025 Annual Report. Crime down, but not everywhere Reported offenses fell to […]
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After three years of searching, Rio Rancho father reunited with son
The year is 2023. Near the end of June, Juan Escobar was working to get custody of his son, Andrew. He and his ex-wife, Miriam Felix-Delgado were getting a divorce and ultimately, the judge sided with Escobar. After that decision was made, Escobar’s son, Andrew, and his ex-wife Miriam went missing. Escobar hired a private […]
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Sheriff finds man missing from Sandia Crest Rd, still seeking missing Tijeras teen
Investigators with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department asked for the public’s help twice this week to locate persons reported missing from the East Mountains. On Thursday July 16, BCSO said they were “urgently requesting” the public’s help to locate a 35-year old man who was last seen near Sandia Crest Road on July 14. On […]
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Beyond the basics: Preparing your Placitas home for power outages and emergencies
By Rodd Cayton Placitas residents needing to know how to shelter in pace is not a matter of “if,” but a matter of “when,” Sandoval County Emergency Manager Dan Heerding said Tuesday night. “Do some homework,” he told those gathering at a community briefing on sheltering in place.”Do some reading. Think about all the emergencies […]
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The battle for the ballot: New Mexico Forward Party challenges state law
The New Mexico Forward Party sued the state Tuesday, arguing New Mexico’s ballot access law punishes a newly qualified minor party by forcing its candidates to gather far more signatures than Democrats or Republicans ever have to touch. Party Chairman Bob Perls filed the federal suit in Albuquerque after the Secretary of State’s office disqualified […]
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DEA, grieving mom bring fentanyl awareness walk to Rio Rancho
By Kevin Hendricks and Julian Paras, The Paper. Rio Rancho families who’ve lost someone to fentanyl got a chance to walk, grieve and organize together Saturday, as the second annual Walk for Lives came to Haynes Community Center and Park. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s El Paso Field Division and the Rio Rancho chapter of […]
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Daring rope rescue saves six after ravine crash
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper.Six people are recovering after a side-by-side rolled down a steep ravine near Southern Blvd. and 60th St. NW early Saturday, triggering a technical rope rescue that pulled them from terrain crews couldn’t reach on foot. Rio Rancho Fire Rescue crews responded to reports of the rollover with multiple injured occupants, […]
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Rio Rancho woman charged with felony after vehicle title dispute turns violent
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. A 48-year-old Rio Rancho woman is facing a third-degree felony charge after police say a dispute over signing over a vehicle title turned violent Friday, leaving her ex-wife with a puncture wound from a writing pen. Rio Rancho police responded to the 3000 block of Southern Boulevard SE around 5:48 […]
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Rio Rancho man faces 9 felony counts in Flock camera vandalism spree
A Rio Rancho man is facing nine felony charges after police say he ripped out and destroyed city-owned license plate reader cameras and solar equipment along NM 528, leaving handmade “Republic of New Mexico” flags in their place. The man is charged with three counts each of larceny over $2,500, criminal damage to property over […]