THE ALBUQUERQUE MAN LINKED TO A STRING OF DAMAGING ARSON FIRES A YEAR AND A HALF AGO GETS 20 YEARS IN PRISON. TWENTY-NINE YEAR OLD DAVID HICKMAN HAS BEEN IN FEDERAL CUSTODY SINCE HIS ARREST IN LATE NOVEMBER OF 2016. HICKMAN PLEADED GUILTY TO FIVE COUNTS OF ARSON, BUT ADMITTED IN HIS PLEA AGREEMENT TO…… MORE
Costco Burglar Suspect Caught and Jailed
A MAN WHO RIPPED OFF AN ALBUQUERQUE COSTCO STORE TO THE TUNE OF MORE THAN 80-THOUSAND DOLLARS IS IN THE MDC. APD SAYS 57 YEAR OLD JOSEPH ROMERO HID IN THE HARDWARE SECTION OF STORE, WAITED FOR EVERYONE TO LEAVE WHEN THE STORE CLOSED, THEN STOLE DIAMONDS AND A HOST OF OTHER ITEMS. THAT HAPPENED…… MORE
Warrant Roundup in Bernalillo County
THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY…AND ON THURSDAY, LAW ENFORCEMENT WENT AFTER THE “WORST OF THE WORST” IN A MAJOR WARRANT ROUNDUP. SHERIFF MANNY GONZALES SAYS ONE AREA TARGETED IS AUTO THEFT. FIFTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AND 50 ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE OPERATION. INTERIM APD CHIEF MICHAEL…… MORE
Drug Trafficking Ring Leads to 16 Arrests
COCAINE, HEROIN, METH, GUNS AND MONEY. ALL PART OF A MULTI-AGENCY INVESTIGATION IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THAT HAS LED TO CHARGES AGAINST 16 PEOPLE. THE DRUG TRAFFICKING RING EXTENDED AS FAR EAST AS TENNESSEE AND SOUTH CAROLINA. FOURTEEN OF THE SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED IN LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO ON WEDNESDAY, THE OTHER TWO WERE…… MORE
NM Drought Brings Out the Bears
WITH DROUGHT CONDITIONS WORSENING ACROSS NEW MEXICO, BEARS ARE OUT AND ABOUT LOOKING FOR FOOD. THAT WAS EVIDENT THURSDAY MORNING IN RIO RANCHO WHEN STATE GAME AND FISH OFFICERS CAUGHT A THREE YEAR OLD MALE BEAR, WEIGHING ABOUT 200 POUNDS. HE SAYS THEY GOT A CALL AROUND 7:00 AM FROM A HOME IN A RESIDENTIAL…… MORE
Arsonist Sentenced
A SERIAL ARSONIST GETS 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR SETTING A NUMBER OF FIRES AT BUSINESSES ACROSS ALBUQUERQUE IN NOVEMBER OF 2016. A JUDGE THURSDAY HANDED 29 YEAR OLD DAVID HICKMAN THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE ALLOWED UNDER A PLEA DEAL WITH PROSECUTORS. THE MOST DAMAGING FIRE VIRTUALLY DESTROYED A CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN NOB…… MORE
More Security for Isotopes Park
ISOTOPES PARK NOW HAS BEEFED UP SECURITY. YOU’LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A METAL DETECTOR NOW TO GET INTO THE PARK … PLACING YOUR KEYS, CELL PHONES AND CAMERAS IN THE SCREENING BOWL. THAT’S A LOT LIKE WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO AT THE SUNPORT WHEN YOU GO THROUGH TSA SECURITY … WITH YOUR BAGS…… MORE
Second Suspect Named in Dog Deaths
ONE WOMAN IS IN JAIL AFTER FIVE DOGS WERE LEFT TO DIE IN AN SUV IN ABQ RECENTLY. NOW THE WOMAN WHO HIRED SARA MAUTER TO TRANSPORT THE DOGS FROM ARIZONA TO TEXAS IS FACING CHARGES. ANIMAL OWNER ANNETTE ROSENOW LIVES IN TEXAS, BUT IS EXPECTED IN ALBUQUERQUE METRO COURT ON MAY 11TH. APD OFFICERS…… MORE
Shootout at Highland High
GUNFIRE OUTSIDE AN ALBUQUERQUE HIGH SCHOOL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. APD SAYS TWO MEN GOT INTO A FIST FIGHT NEAR HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL AROUND 2:30, A FIGHT THAT QUICKLY ESCALATED. POLICE SAY ONE MAN WAS ARMED WITH A BAT, THE OTHER WITH A METAL PIPE. THAT MAN THEN PRODUCED A GUN AND SHOT THE MAN WITH THE…… MORE
NM Supreme Court Rules Vetoes Invalid
TEN PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT WERE VETOED BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ FOLLOWING LAST YEAR’S 60 DAY SESSION CAN NOW BECOME LAW. THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT HAS INVALIDATED THOSE VETOES, SAYING THE GOVERNOR DID NOT FOLLOW CONSTITUTIONAL LAW WHEN SHE ISSUED THEM. THE COURT SIDED WITH DEMOCRATIC LEADERS, WHO HAD ARGUED MARTINEZ DID NOT GIVE ANY…… MORE
