By MORGAN LEE Associated Press | SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie weapons supervisor is facing up to 18 months in prison for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer […]
Courts, Justice & Safety
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Can former DWI officers under investigation still work as cops?
As news continues to unfold about the five officers suspected of working with a local defense attorney, Thomas Clear III, to get those accused of driving while intoxicated off the […]
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Tan Pants Bandit Strikes Again
On April 1, the Rio Grande Credit Union of Rio Rancho at 1526 Unser Blvd SE was robbed by a suspect that the FBI has nicknamed “The Tan Pants Bandit.” […]
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Man Accused of Shooting, Killing Wife In Car With Children
A Ribera man is accused of fatally shooting his wife inside his vehicle with children in the back seat. This is the second homicide investigated by the Rio Rancho Police […]
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Biden admin will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers at gun […]
Posted inBernalillo County, Courts, Justice & Safety, Local Gov.
Former corrections officer shot himself outside MDC on Tuesday
The man who shot himself outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center on Tuesday was a former corrections officer, according to a county spokesperson. He was taken to the University of […]
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Suspect arrested in deadly fight outside homeless services provider
Albuquerque police have arrested a man suspected of severely beating another man during a fight in front of a homeless services provider Downtown in late February. The victim, Mark Lavine, […]
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Man shoots, injures himself outside county jail
A man shot and injured himself outside the Metropolitan Detention Center Tuesday afternoon, according to a county spokesperson. He has been taken to the University of New Mexico Hospital. “No […]
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A law to stem organized shoplifting has been in place 10 months. Is it working?
In early January, a security guard working at Marshalls in Northeast Albuquerque called an Albuquerque Police Department detective to report she had been working on a case against a “prolific shoplifter” for more than two months and there was a chance to arrest him.
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2023’s most prolific felony shoplifting cases
This article is part of a three-part package on shoplifting. Read about what’s happening in the Southwest Area Command here and what’s happened since a law was passed to target […]