The Second Judicial District Attorney’s Office is once again publishing its list of untrustworthy law enforcement officers online. Last week, City Desk ABQ reported that with the change in administration […]
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A court employee alerted police oversight board about cop’s offer to fix DWI case months before FBI raids
Months before FBI raids of APD cops and a local attorney, a court official alerted the police oversight agency about an offer to fix a DWI case
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5 years, 29 cases, just 1 conviction
Since 2017, nearly every DWI case where Albuquerque Police Officer Honorio Alba made the arrest and Thomas Clear was the defense attorney ended up getting dismissed. A City Desk ABQ […]
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Cops seize over $1M in unlicensed cannabis from two ABQ dispensaries during international organized crime investigation
On January 25, New Mexico State Police assisted with the execution of two search warrants at two Albuquerque-area cannabis dispensaries. After receiving information from the Cannabis Control Division, agents with […]
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New real time info on arrest warrants expected to lessen people being arrested mistakenly
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico courts and law enforcement on Monday began streamlining how they exchange information about outstanding arrest warrants through a new electronic process aimed at […]
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Letters, accusations fly over DWI unit investigation
There’s still much unknown surrounding the scandal involving members of the Albuquerque Police Department’s DWI Unit and a local defense attorney, but since news of alleged impropriety came to light […]
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Pretrial detention bill favored by the gov won’t move forward
By Robert Knott/ Santa Fe New Mexican A “tougher on crime” bill championed by the governor that supporters say would address the perception of violent criminals moving through a judicial […]
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The week in crime
In the past week, the Albuquerque Police Department has responded to three crashes in the city, resulting in two pedestrian deaths. There was also an arrest made in a fatal […]
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Inmate death on Sunday marks first for 2024
A 26-year-old man died in the county jail over the weekend. Officials say Pete Salazar had a medical emergency at the Metropolitan Detention Center Sunday morning. They said jail staff […]
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Texts show APD Chief, Mayor Keller discuss plan to “hammer the unhoused”
Amid growing public pressure to address homeless encampments across the city, Mayor Tim Keller invited Police Chief Harold Medina to help develop a two-month plan with “like five moves in […]