THE OFFICE OF THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS GETTING SOME HELP IN ITS PURSUIT OF MORE FUNDING FROM LAWMAKERS IN SANTA FE. ON TUESDAY, NICOLE CHAVEZ-LUCERO, THE MOTHER OF MURDER VICTIM JAYDON CHAVEZ-SILVER, POINTED OUT THAT JUST OVER 50 PERCENT OF ALL THE CRIME IN THE STATE IN 2016 WAS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY.
HOWEVER THE COUNTY’S SHARE OF FISCAL YEAR 2018 APPROPRIATIONS TO ALL D-A OFFICES AMOUNTED TO 29 PERCENT. OVERALL, THE BUDGET REQUEST FROM D-A RAUL TORRES IS “POINT-3-5 PERCENT” OF THE STATE BUDGET.
