A man shot and injured himself outside the Metropolitan Detention Center Tuesday afternoon, according to a county spokesperson. He has been taken to the University of New Mexico Hospital. “No one else was injured or involved in the incident,” spokesperson Candace Hopkins wrote in a news release. “The Sheriff’s Office has secured the grounds and […]
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Centenarians celebrate centennial with the city
Three centenarians were honored at the city’s Centennial Birthday Celebration Tuesday. The annual event, which is held on the 100th day of the year, took place at the North Valley Senior Center. More than 100 people showed up to celebrate the lives of the active senior citizens, according to Victoria Velarde, city communications coordinator. Entertainers, […]
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From cuffs to carburetors
Andrea Ortiz knew while in the police academy that she wanted to be a homicide investigator. She said her drive toward that goal began with “Quincy,” “CHiPs” and “Charlie’s Angels,” which she enjoyed watching on TV. But after 25 years in law enforcement, including APD’s homicide and crime scene units, Ortiz retired last fall and […]
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Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson coming to Albuquerque
A Democratic presidential candidate is coming to Albuquerque this week, but it’s not the one you might think. Marianne Williamson will speak at the Unity Spiritual Center Albuquerque on Candelaria Road near Eubank Boulevard NE on Saturday. On Friday, she will speak at Unity Santa Fe. Williamson, who is frequently described as a “self-help author” […]
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A push for more duplexes in ABQ
Albuquerque residents would have more opportunities to live in duplex housing under a proposed zoning amendment before the city’s land use, planning and zoning (LUPZ) committee this week. The change would allow duplexes, which were once allowed under city zoning, to be constructed from existing single-family homes located in certain areas of the metro. Supporters […]
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A partial eclipse of the heart
Students from St. Mary’s Catholic School gathered at the Main Library Downtown for an eclipse viewing party on Monday. Public libraries around the city passed out solar glasses and offered trivia and snacks for the event. Albuquerque is not in the path of the total eclipse, but the sun was approximately 70% obscured. The eclipse […]
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A law to stem organized shoplifting has been in place 10 months. Is it working?
In early January, a security guard working at Marshalls in Northeast Albuquerque called an Albuquerque Police Department detective to report she had been working on a case against a “prolific shoplifter” for more than two months and there was a chance to arrest him.
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2023’s most prolific felony shoplifting cases
This article is part of a three-part package on shoplifting. Read about what’s happening in the Southwest Area Command here and what’s happened since a law was passed to target organized retail crime here. Store: Albertsons Market, two locationsSuspects: Demetrius Antonnie Bailey, 41Dates: Feb. 13 to Sept. 19Number of incidents: 12Charges: Organized retail crime, one […]
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Southwest Albuquerque command sees positive outcome in shoplifting reports from retailers
This article is part of a three-part package on shoplifting. Read about what’s happened since a law was passed to target organized retail crime here and about some of the most brazen thefts here. At a recent community policing meeting in Southwest Albuquerque, Cmdr. Rene Barraza told the gathered crowd that the department has noted […]
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District Attorney, Sheriff hold South Valley town hall to discuss crime
The county’s top law enforcer and the Second Judicial District Attorney hosted a town hall meeting Wednesday in the South Valley to discuss crime with residents. Concerns about bail reform opened and closed the meeting. They plan on hosting more town hall meetings in the future. The next scheduled meeting will be on the Westside […]