THE MAN WHO FORCED THE SHUTDOWN OF CENTRAL AVENUE FOR HOURS ON WEDNESDAY IS VERY FAMILIAR TO ALBUQUERQUE POLICE. 31 YEAR OLD JOSEPH GRUBB…ALSO KNOWN AS SUPERMAN AMIR…WAS ARRESTED AFTER AN ALMOST 12 HOUR STANDOFF. APD’S FRED DURAN SAYS GRUBB HAS BEEN ARRESTED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS…BUT THIS…… MORE
Additional Charges for Convicted Cop Killer
ANDREW ROMERO IS ALREADY SERVING LIFE IN PRISON FOR KILLING RIO RANCHO POLICE OFFICER GREGG BENNER LAST YEAR. NOW, ROMERO FACES ADDITIONAL CHARGES AFTER HEROIN AND TWO HOMEMADE KNIVES WERE FOUND IN HIS CELL. KOAT TV REPORTS THE CHARGES INCLUDE POSSESSING A DEADLY WEAPON AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN JAIL…AND BRINGING IN…… MORE
Long Prison Stretch Possible in Stolen Mail Case
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN ADMITS HE STOLE OTHER PEOPLE’S MAIL…AND THEIR IDENTITIES. THIRTY-SIX YEAR OLD JEREMY LARA PLED GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT THURSDAY TO FRAUD AND THEFT CHARGES. THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS LARA USED STOLEN BANK CARDS AND OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION TO ACCESS BANK ACCOUNTS…THEN WITHDREW CASH FROM ATM’S. AT SENTENCING,…… MORE
Cybill Shepherd, Pam Grier to Film in NM
WE REPORTED EARLIER THIS WEEK THAT ACTORS FAYE DUNAWAY AND CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER WILL FILM A MOVIE IN NEW MEXICO. NOW WE HEAR FROM THE STATE FILM OFFICE THAT CYBILL SHEPHERD WILL BE IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TO FILM A MOVIE AS WELL. THE FILM IS ENTITLED “ROSE.” JAMES BROLIN AND PAM…… MORE
Pets of the Week | October 15
SHIRLY (ID# 1747210) IS AN 8 YEAR YOUNG, FEMALE RED & WHITE AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER MIX WEIGHING 44 POUNDS. ◊ I’ve been called “gentle, a little shy, sweet and sensitive”. ◊ I was lonely until I made some new Beasties here at Albuquerque Animal Welfare. ◊ If the eyes are the…… MORE
Protest of Hung Jury Goes Bad
PROTESTORS DEMONSTRATING AGAINST THE MISTRIAL IN THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SHOOTING DEATH OF HOMELESS CAMPER JAMES BOYD BLOCK TRAFFIC OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE AT 4TH AND LOMAS WEDNESDAY. THEY SHOWED UP CARRYING SIGNS AND ONE FEMALE PROTESTER SPRAYED RED PAINT … MEANT TO LOOK LIKE BLOOD … ON THE RAILINGS AND SIDEWALKS OUTSIDE THE COURT…… MORE
Haynes Trial Scheduled … But Not for Killing Officer
A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A HATCH POLICE OFFICER TWO MONTHS AGO WILL STAND TRIAL ON FEDERAL CARJACKING AND FIREARMS CHARGES NEXT JUNE. THIRTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD JESSE HAYNES OF COLUMBUS, OHIO ALLEGEDLY GUNNED DOWN OFFICER JOSE CHAVEZ DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. IN ADDITION TO THE FEDERAL CHARGES, HAYNES ALSO FACES FIRST…… MORE
A Banner Year for NM Tourism
LAST YEAR WAS ANOTHER GOOD YEAR FOR TOURISM IN NEW MEXICO. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS NEW MEXICO TOURISM SET A RECORD FOR ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. THE INDUSTRY PUMPED 6.3 BILLION DOLLARS INTO THE STATE’S ECONOMY IN 2015. IT ALSO SUPPORTED MORE THAN 90-THOUSAND JOBS…GENERATING CLOSE TO TWO AND…… MORE
Man on Roof for 12 Hours in Standoff
THE MAN WHO FORCED THE SHUTDOWN OF CENTRAL AVENUE FOR HOURS ON WEDNESDAY IS VERY FAMILIAR TO ALBUQUERQUE POLICE. THIRTY-ONE YEAR OLD JOSEPH GRUBB…ALSO KNOWN AS SUPERMAN AMIR…WAS ARRESTED AFTER AN ALMOST 12 HOUR STANDOFF WITH APD. OFFICER FRED DURAN SAYS GRUBB HAS BEEN ARRESTED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST FOUR…… MORE
Fewer Jail Inmates Equals More Crime
THE METRO DETENTION CENTER’S AVERAGE POPULATION LAST YEAR WAS A LITTLE MORE THAN HALF WHAT IT WAS IN 2010. AND A NEW STUDY COMMISSIONED BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE SAYS WHEN THE JAIL POPULATION GOES DOWN, CRIME GOES UP. THE STUDY’S AUTHOR SAYS JAIL POPULATION IS A BIGGER FACTOR WHEN IT…… MORE
