POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING A SWAT SITUATION IN ALBUQUERQUE'S NORTHEAST HEIGHTS THAT ENDED PEACEFULLY MONDAY. A MAN BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE A HOUSE IN THE 8-THOUSAND BLOCK OF SNOW. APD SAYS THE MAN … IDENTIFIED AS JOSEPH JOE GARCIA, WHO'S IN HIS MID 30S … THREATENED TO INSTIGATE A "SUICIDE BY COP" SCENARIO.
GARCIA WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AROUND 7 PM MONDAY, AND FACES BOTH FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR CHARGES.
