Albuquerque City Councilor Louie Sanchez last year asked the state’s Law Enforcement Certification Board to investigate Albuquerque Police Department Chief Harold Medina after he crashed his truck and failed to turn on his body camera. Almost six months later, Sanchez said he has not received an update. Sanchez sent a letter to the board’s Chief […]
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New Mexico courtroom devolves into brawl as 3 people rush defendant in homicide case
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A hearing in a New Mexico courtroom devolved into chaos when three people rushed the defendant in a homicide case, setting off a brawl with flying fists and kicks. Courtroom video cameras recorded the Jan. 31 melee, which subsided as a law enforcement officer drew a stun gun and protected the […]
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New Mexico courtroom devolves into brawl as 3 people rush defendant in homicide case
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A hearing in a New Mexico courtroom devolved into chaos when three people rushed the defendant in a homicide case, setting off a brawl with flying fists and kicks. Courtroom video cameras recorded the Jan. 31 melee, which subsided as a law enforcement officer drew a stun gun and protected the […]
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Bernalillo Police Arrest Suspect After Violent Stabbing Near Dispensary
A fight between two men near U.S. 550 and Camino Del Pueblo in Bernalillo on Jan. 27 ended with one man hospitalized and another under arrest. Bernalillo Police Chief Chris Stoyell said officers arrested Armando Escarcega, 36, of Bernalillo, for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a 3rd-degree Felony, after spotting him running from the […]
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Baby Found Safe in Stolen Truck
By Sandoval Signpost Staff A baby was found safe and unharmed in a stolen vehicle in Rio Rancho last weekend. According to the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office, a truck was stolen with a young child inside of it on Jan. 18 from Platina Road SE around 4:50 p.m. About an hour later, the Rio Rancho […]
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ABQ man arrested for threatening posts toward Trump, Musk, others
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Nicole Maxwell An Albuquerque man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly threatening President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk and others on social media. As first […]
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ABQ man arrested for threatening posts toward Trump, Musk, others
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Nicole Maxwell An Albuquerque man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly threatening President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk and others on social media. As first […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, Westside Albuquerque
Rio Rancho Police Say Officer-Involved Shooting Suspect Had No Gun But Mimicked Shooting Stance
Rio Rancho Police released details Tuesday about an Española man who police shot on Jan. 11 and was subsequently hospitalized and arrested. According to a press release from the Rio Rancho Police Department, an unnamed officer shot Audelio Lopez once in the chest as “he was using his body stance and hands to mimic the […]
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Suspect in Custody After SWAT Standoff in Rio Rancho
A Rio Rancho man is in custody following a six-hour SWAT standoff, during which police say he fired several hundred rounds of ammunition along NM State Road 528 and from his residence. The man, named Eric Brusstar, now faces multiple charges. Brusstar was arrested without incident early Wednesday, Dec. 18, after the standoff ended around […]
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Police searching for truck believed to be involved in hit-and-run that killed teenager
The Bernalillo Police Department is asking for help finding a vehicle and its driver believed to be involved in an incident that killed a teenager last week. A 15-year-old boy was struck and killed by a truck Nov. 29 near Avenida Bernalillo. The truck, believed to be a red Dodge RAM 1500, possibly a model […]