BERNALILLO COUNTY’S METRO DETENTION CENTER WILL SOON HAVE A NEW CHIEF. COUNTY MANAGER JULIE MORGAS BACA APPOINTED THE MDC’S DEPUTY SECURITY CHIEF, RALPH FERNANDEZ, TO TAKE OVER THE POSITION WHEN CHIEF GREG REES RETIRES ON NOVEMBER 2ND. THE PAY FOR THIS JOB IS 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR. THE COUNTY COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BACA’S APPOINTMENT THIS…… MORE
Market Approved for Albuquerque’s Sawmill District
YOU’LL BE ABLE TO SHOP IN ALBUQUERQUE’S SAWMILL DISTRICT IN THE FUTURE. THAT’S SINCE THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION THIS WEEK APPROVED A 10-MILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BOND FOR THE DISTRICT .. .SPECIFICALLY THE SAWMILL BELLAMAH PROPERTIES. A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION IN 2015. CONSTRUCTION CAN NOW BEGIN SINCE THE BONDS HAVE…… MORE
APD Investigates UNM-Area Shooting
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING ANOTHER SHOOTING IN THE CITY. APD OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE UNIVERSITY AREA AFTER GETTING REPORTS THERE WAS A SHOOTING. THERE THEY FOUND A SHOOTING VICTIM WITH CRITICAL INJURIES ABOUT SIX BLOCKS FROM THE 14-HUNDRED BLOCK OF CENTRAL AT YALE. THEY TRANSPORTED THAT PERSON TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. THEY HAVEN’T RELEASED THE…… MORE
Matthew Chavez Trial Underway
THE MURDER TRIAL OF MATTHEW CHAVEZ HAS BEGUN IN ALBUQUERQUE . HE’S ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN ARMY VETERAN TYLER LACKEY AT AN ATM NEAR YALE AND GIBSON IN 2016. CHAVEZ WAS ARRESTED IN OKLAHOMA A MONTH AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. HIS ATTORNEYS SAY THE SHOOTING WAS IN SELF DEFENSE, SINCE LACKEY ALSO HAD A GUN.…… MORE
Duke City Sees Crime Decrease
THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO HAS SEEN AN OVERALL DROP IN CRIME OVER THE PAST YEAR. THAT ACCORDING TO BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A RAUL TORREZ WHO SAYS CRIME IS DOWN 17 PERCENT SINCE AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, MOSTLY DUE TO A DECREASE IN PROPERTY CRIMES. BUT HE SAYS GUN VIOLENCE AND MURDERS REMAIN A SERIOUS PROBLEM. HE SAYS…… MORE
APS Ups Security Measures
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS IMPLEMENTING SOME CHANGES IN SCHOOL SAFETY. CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER SCOTT ELDER TELLS US ONE OF THE KEYS TO CREATING A SAFE SCHOOL IS TO GET THE CORRECT INFORMATION INTO THE HANDS OF FACULTY AND STUDENTS, AS WELL AS POLICE. HE SAYS ONE THING THEY’RE DOING IS IMPROVING CLASSROOM SAFETY. THEY’RE CHANGING…… MORE
Commission Reviews BCSO Policies
BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAS ASKED FOR A REVIEW … AND NOW, THEY’LL GET A REVIEW OF THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT’S USE-OF-FORCE AND PURSUIT POLICIES AT THEIR REGULAR TUESDAY MEETING. COMMISSIONER MAGGIE HART STEBBINS TELLS CHANNEL 4 NEWS SHE’S NOTICED THE NUMBER OF DEPUTY-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS AND PURSUITS AND SAYS THERE’S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THOSE. SHE…… MORE
CYFD Says It’s Working on Improvements
NOW THAT THE STATE CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT IS BEING SUED BY MORE THAN A DOZEN FOSTER CHILDREN, THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY MAY HAVE IMPROVED THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IN RECENT PAST YEARS. A SPOKESMAN TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THAT THEY CONTINUOUSLY WORK ON MAKING FOSTER CARE BETTER. THE PROPOSED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SAYS…… MORE
PNM Bills Questioned
UP TO 6-THOUSAND NEW MEXICANS WHO GET THEIR ELECTRICITY FROM PNM HAVE GOTTEN AUTOMATED PHONE MESSAGES FROM THE COMPANY ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT COULD IMPACT THEIR MONTHLY BILL. THEY RECEIVED CALLS THAT PNM WORKERS COULDN’T FIND THEIR METER … BUT IT TURNS OUT THOSE WORKERS WERE IN TRAINING FOR SEVERAL DAYS. KOB-TV REPORTS THOSE CUSTOMERS’…… MORE
Gas Company Asks for Smaller Rate Hike
YOUR NATURAL GAS BILL WILL PROBABLY BE GOING UP…BUT NOT BY AS MUCH AS FIRST PROPOSED. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE NEW MEXICO GAS COMPANY IS SLASHING ITS RATE HIKE REQUEST BEFORE THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION. THE COMPANY’S ORIGINAL PROPOSAL CALLED FOR A 26 PERCENT INCREASE…POTENTIALLY RAISING MONTHLY RESIDENTIAL BILLS BY THREE DOLLARS. NOW, NEW…… MORE
