ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER SARITA NAIR WENT UNDERCOVER DOWNTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT TO GET A HANDLE ON PUBLIC SAFETY. KELLER SAYS THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDES THE PROCESS OF SHUTTING DOWN THE NIGHT CLUBS ON WEEKENDS. APD HAS BEEN MEETING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS TO GET INFORMATION ON THEIR NEEDS. POLICE ARE…… MORE
Twenty-Five Arrested by Auto Theft Unit
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS ITS AUTO THEFT UNIT MADE 25 FELONY ARRESTS AND RECOVERED EIGHT STOLEN VEHICLES DURING A TACTICAL PLAN EARLIER THIS MONTH. POLICE SAY THE OPERATION WAS TO PROTECT VISITORS WHO WERE IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR THE NATIONAL VETERANS GOLDEN AGE GAMES. THE EVENT RAN FROM AUGUST THIRD THROUGH THE 8TH AT VARIOUS…… MORE
Suspicious Death Investigated in Albuquerque
WE STILL DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT ANOTHER RECENT DEATH IN ALBUQUERQUE. POLICE FROM THE NORTHWEST AREA COMMAND WERE DISPATCHED TO THE 26-HUNDRED BLOCK OF AMERICARE COURT ON MONDAY TO INVESTIGATE A SUSPICIOUS DEATH. APD SAY ONE PERSON WAS FOUND DEAD AT THE SCENE, WHICH IS NEAR COORS AND OURAY. APD HAS YET TO RELEASE FURTHER…… MORE
APS Appeals PED Decision
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS APPEALING THE STATE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S HANDLING OF HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, THE DISTRICT CLAIMS DEPARTMENT SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER RUSZKOWSKI OVERSTEPPED HIS AUTHORITY IN CALLING FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF HAWTHORNE DUE TO SIX CONSECUTIVE “F” GRADES. THREE APS SCHOOLS WERE DEEMED IN NEED OF MORE RIGOROUS INTERVENTION.…… MORE
APD Makes Arrest in Hit-n-Run Crash
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A MAN ACCUSED OF STRIKING A BICYCLIST WHO LATER DIED. TWENTY-ONE YEAR OLD JESSE CORDOVA IS CHARGED WITH KNOWINGLY LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING GREAT BODILY HARM OR DEATH. APD’S SIMON DROBIK TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THEY WERE ABLE TO SOLVE THE CASE THROUGH CRIMESTOPPERS: AUTHORITIES ALLEGE CORDOVA HIT BICYCLIST…… MORE
One Way to Get Rid of Your Toxic Garbage
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY WANT YOUR HAZARDOUS WASTE. THE CITY’S SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT IS HELPING COLLECT HAZARDOUS WASTE THIS SATURDAY FROM 10AM TO 3PM AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK. DIANE WIKLER WITH THE CITY SAYS THIS IS A SPECIAL EVENT, BUT NOT THE ONLY PLACE WHERE YOU CAN DISPOSE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE SAFELY.…… MORE
Back in Class at APS
THIS IS THE FIRST DAY OF FALL CLASSES AT ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND, AS IS USUALLY THE CASE, THE YEAR BEGINS WITH THE DISTRICT STILL HAVING TO FILL HUNDREDS OF VACANT POSITIONS. BUT SPOKESWOMAN JOHANNA KING SAYS THERE WILL BE A TEACHER IN EVERY CLASSROOM/ SHE SAYS SUBSTITUTES WILL BE USED IN CLASSROOMS THAT DON’T…… MORE
Watch Your School Zones
NOW THAT CHILDREN ARE HEADING BACK TO SCHOOL, IT’S TIME TO FORGET THOSE DRIVING HABITS YOU DEVELOPED OVER THE SUMMER WHEN COMES TO DRIVING THROUGH SCHOOL ZONES. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS THOSE HABITS MIGHT LEAD YOU TO BE CARELESS WHEN HEADING INTO A SCHOOL ZONE. HE SAYS OFFICERS WILL BE KEEPING A CLOSE…… MORE
Compound Child Abuse Suspects Go Before a Judge
MONDAY AUGUST 13TH IS THE DAY A JUDGE DECIDES FOR THE FIVE ADULTS ARRESTED AFTER POLICE DISCOVERED A MAKESHIFT COMPOUND IN AMALIA, NEW MEXICO, IN TAOS COUNTY IF THEY’LL STAY IN JAIL UNTIL THEIR TRIAL. THE COMPOUND IS ALSO WERE AUTHORITIES FOUND 11 STARVING CHILDREN. THE FIVE ADULTS LEARN MONDAY IF THE JUDGE WANTS THEM…… MORE
Rio Rancho Police Investigate Girl’s Death
RIO RANCHO POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A SIX OR SEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL IN THE CITY OF VISION. THEY FOUND THE BODY SATURDAY MORNING AND HAVE BEEN SEARCHING A HOME IN THE 200 BLOCK OF MOONSTONE. WE’RE HEARING THEY’VE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO SERVE A SEARCH WARRANT ON THE MAN WHO OWNS THAT…… MORE
