Alleged Robber Killed in Officer Involved Shooting

AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ALBUQUERQUE ON WEDNESDAY KILLS A ROBBERY SUSPECT RUNNING FROM POLICE. IT WAS AROUND 4:30 PM WHEN 911 GOT A CALL ABOUT A POSSIBLE ROBBERY NEAR SAN MATEO AND COMANCHE. WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED, THEY SPOTTED A MALE WHO LOOKED LIKE THE DESCRIBED ROBBER IN THE ARROYO. THE OFFICERS TRIED TO MAKE…MORE

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Son Arrested in Father’s Death

ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY A MAN KILLED HIS FATHER TUESDAY EVENING, AND IS NOW IN CUSTODY. IT HAPPENED IN THE 100 BLOCK OF HILTON NORTHWEST, NEAR SECOND AND MONTANO. 60 YEAR OLD LUIS SANCHEZ WAS FOUND BLEEDING FROM A STAB WOUND IN THE DRIVEWAY OF A HOME. SANCHEZ’S SON, 25 YEAR OLD DOMINIC LUCERO SANCHEZ, WAS…MORE

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Albuquerque Looks Into Housing for Homeless Veterans

PEOPLE NEED SHELTER … AND BERNALILLO COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE NOW LOOKING TO PROVIDE A PLACE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING A HOUSING COMPLEX OF ABOUT 40 TO 60 APARTMENTS FOR FORMER MILITARY MEMBERS WHO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND ARE LIVING ON THE STREETS. THE COUNTY IS SET TO SPEND EIGHT-MILLION…MORE

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Espanola Teacher Convicted of Sexual Abuse

IN A TRIAL THAT BEGAN LAST WEEK IN DISTRICT COURT IN SANTA FE, GARY GREGOR HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUALLY ABUSING YOUNG GIRLS WHEN HE TAUGHT AT AN ESPANOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A DECADE AGO. THE 62 YEAR OLD GREGOR WAS CONVICTED ON A DOZEN COUNTS, INCLUDING CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION OF A MINOR AND KIDNAPPING.…MORE

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Valencia County Deputy In and Out of Jail

A VALENCIA COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTY HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH DWI AND BATTERY OF A HOUSEHOLD MEMBER. KOB TV REPORTS THAT 25 YEAR OLD CHARLES CONTRERAS WAS BOOKED INTO THE METRO DETENTION CENTER ON SATURDAY, AND RELEASED THE NEXT DAY. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS CONTRERAS IS NOW ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE…MORE

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Chase With Cops Ends With Prison Sentence

A TEXAS MAN GETS 25 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON AFTER HE LED NEW MEXICO OFFICERS ON A CHASE ALONG I-25 DURING A MULTI-STATE CRIME SPREE LAST YEAR. KRQE TV REPORTS THAT 24 YEAR OLD LANE REED PLEADED GUILTY TO A CHARGE OF BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF GUN. REED WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE ROBBED…MORE

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Much Ado About A-R-T Lanes

THE LANES AND STATIONS ARE BUILT. NOW THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO USE THE A-R-T FACILITIES UNTIL BUS SERVICE CAN BEGIN. A-B-Q RIDE SPOKESMAN RICK DE REYES SAYS THE CITY’S DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT IS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HELP BUSINESSES ALONG THE A-R-T ROUTE. HE SAYS THEY HOPE TO USE…MORE

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Arrest Made in NW Albuquerque Murder

A MAN IS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH A MURDER IN THE 100 BLOCK OF HILTON NORTHWEST IN ALBUQUERQUE. IT WAS AROUND 5:: PM TUESDAY WHEN POLICE WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE, RESPONDING TO A CALL REPORTING A WOMAN YELLING FOR HELP AND MAN SAID TO BE COVERED IN BLOOD. OFFICERS FOUND THE MAN IN THE…MORE

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Woman Racks Up 171 Arrests

PUTTING THE “REPEAT” IN REPEAT OFFENDER. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARRESTED 49 YEAR OLD RUBIA NELSON THIS WEEK ON DRUG CHARGES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS THIS WAS THE 171ST TIME NELSON HAS BEEN ARRESTED OVER THE LAST 23 YEARS. SHE WAS SITED FOR CRIMINAL TRESPASS IN A WELL KNOWN AREA DOWNTOWN, AND OFFICERS…MORE

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Party Drinker Hits Sheriff’s Lieutenant, Woman

PERHAPS JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH HOLIDAY SPIRIT. A FIGHT BROKE OUT AT A HOTEL ROOM IN SANTA FE FOLLOWING A HOLIDAY PARTY FOR SANTA FE COUNTY EMPLOYEES THIS PAST WEEKEND. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS COUNTY EMPLOYEE PHILLIP MONTANO, 38, HIT SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT LT. MICHAEL DELGADO, ALSO 38, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THEN…MORE

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