Tijeras Homicide Investigated

THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE HOMICIDE IN TIJERAS. CHANNEL 13 REPORTS A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE TOLD THEM ONE OF THE RESIDENTS STUMBLED UPON A HUMAN HEAD OFF HIGHWAY 337, ALSO KNOWN AS SOUTH 14. THE LOCATION IS BEHIND THE ROOTS FARM CAFE ACROSS FROM THE SHERIFF’S SUBSTATION. IT’S UNKNOWN IF…MORE

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Mary Hawkes Death Being Reviewed

BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORREZ SAYS THERE WILL BE AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE 2014 SHOOTING DEATH OF 19 YEAR OLD MARY HAWKES. SHE WAS SHOT BY APD OFFICER JEREMY DEAR DURING AN ENCOUNTER. DEAR MAINTAINED THAT HE FELT THREATENED BY HAWKES. TORREZ SAYS THE NEW MEXICO DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S ASSOCIATION HAS AGREED TO REVIEW…MORE

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Roundup in Albuquerque

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONDUCTED A WARRANT ROUNDUP THURSDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF MANNY GONZALES SAYS THERE ARE TWO MAIN TARGETS: AUTO THEFT AND VIOLENT OFFENDERS. GONZALES SAYS DEPUTIES, WITH THE HELP OF APD AND STATE POLICE, FOCUSED ON THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND NOB HILL AREAS. THEY MADE 114 TRAFFIC STOPS … ISSUED…MORE

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Suspect Now Arrested in West Side Shooting

A SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY FOR ALLEGEDLY SHOOTING A MAN NEAR COORS AND MONTANO wEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE VICTIM IS HOSPITALIZED IN CRITICAL CONDITION. POLICE WERE SENT TO THE SCENE SHORTLY AFTER 11PM. APD SAYS TWO MEN WERE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE VEHICLES WHEN THEY BEGAN ARGUING…AND THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS JACOB BILIZER, SHOT THE OTHER MAN…MORE

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Motion Denied for Shooting Suspect

THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE WANTED 19 YEAR OLD D’ANDRE FORTUNE DETAINED FOR HIS ROLE IN THE SHOOTING OF ENRIQUE GONZALES IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST MONTH. BUT THAT MOTION HAS BEEN DENIED BY DISTRICT JUDGE BRIANA ZAMORA. FORTUNE FACES AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON AND OTHER CHARGES IN THE GONZALES SHOOTING. AN 18 YEAR OLD,…MORE

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Man Sentenced for Mail Theft, Drug Trafficking

AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN CONVICTED OF MAIL THEFT, DRUG TRAFFICKING AND FIREARMS CHARGES IS HEADED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR MORE THAN 11 YEARS. THAT WAS THE SENTENCE HANDED 38 YEAR OLD NATHAN BERKE ON THURSDAY. PROSECUTORS SAY BERKE AND A CO-DEFENDANT STOLE MAIL OUT OF COLLECTION BOXES, THEN PASSED COUNTERFEIT CHECKS. BERKE ALSO ADMITTED TO PARTICIPATING…MORE

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Time for the Sandhill Cranes

YOU MIGHT HEAR THEM BEFORE YOU SEE THEM. THEY’RE SANDHILL CRANES AND THOUSANDS OF THEM ARE BEGINNING TO DESCEND ON THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. ALBUQUERQUE’S PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR DAVE SIMON SAYS THE OPEN SPACES AROUND THE CITY ARE GREAT PLACES TO SEE THE BIRDS. HE SAYS MANY OF US SEE CRANES IN THE…MORE

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Alternative Sentencing for Car Thieves

IN NEW MEXICO, CAR THEFT CAN GET A PERSON UP TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON. BUT NOW, METRO COURT IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS STARTED AN ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING PROGRAM. ANY NON VIOLENT OFFENDERS ARRESTED FOR STEALING A CAR WOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE AT LEAST 15 MONTHS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT TO AVOID JAIL TIME. THE ALBUQUERQUE…MORE

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No Venue Change for Jessica Kelley

THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE HAS RESPONDED TO A CHANGE OF VENUE MOTION FROM JESSICA KELLY. SHE FACES A NUMBER OF CHARGES RELATED TO THE DEATH OF 10 YEAR OLD VICTORIA MARTENS IN ALBUQUERQUE IN 2016. THE D-A’S OFFICE IS ASKING THAT THE CHANGE OF VENUE MOTION BE DENIED…ARGUING THAT MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE…MORE

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