The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 37-year-old man on felony charges after he allegedly caused more than $10,000 in damage at an Uptown Albuquerque hotel, prompting Sheriff John Allen to issue a stern statement about violent crime among the homeless population. The man was arrested Sunday on two counts of criminal damage to property […]
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Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to more ‘sanctuary cities,’ including Albuquerque, for now
Late Friday, a federal judge extended a block of the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze federal funding to more cities, including Albuquerque, that restrict law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration efforts. Judge William Orrick in San Francisco extended an earlier preliminary injunction barring the federal government from withholding funds or conditioning federal funding on having […]
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Superintendent after five APS students were arrested with guns Wednesday: ‘Something is broken in our society’
Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Gabriella Blakey sent a letter to families Friday afternoon, two days after five students were arrested with firearms at or near APS campuses Wednesday in what Blakey called a “deeply troubling” day. On Wednesday, four guns were found on students at two different schools, with a fifth student arrested with a […]
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Albuquerque to install 8 more speed cameras by year’s end
View this post on Instagram A post shared by City Desk ABQ (@citydeskabq) Albuquerque will expand its automated speed enforcement program with eight additional cameras by the end of 2025, city officials announced Wednesday. The expansion comes as the city reports a 20% decrease in fatal traffic crashes this year, which Mayor Tim Keller attributed […]
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Five guns seized from APS students
Albuquerque Public Schools police seized four firearms from two high school campuses on Tuesday in separate incidents that prompted officials to praise safety protocols while expressing outrage over weapons being brought to school. The guns were discovered at West Mesa High School and Albuquerque High School through what Superintendent Gabriella Blakey called effective “See Something, […]
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62-year-old inmate dies at MDC after medical emergency
A 62-year-old man died Sunday night at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) despite extensive life-saving efforts by jail staff and University of New Mexico Hospital medical personnel, according to a county press release. The inmate, who had been booked into the facility Saturday morning at approximately 7:18 a.m., experienced his first medical emergency […]
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Albuquerque Fire Rescue expands West Side operations with new station, equipment
Albuquerque Fire Rescue has opened its first new fire station in more than two decades and added new equipment and personnel to better serve the city’s growing West Side. The department recently put into service two new Pierce Enforcer fire engines and created a fifth battalion with additional command staff to oversee the expanded coverage […]
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ACLU on National Guard deployments in D.C. and Albuquerque: ‘Political Theater Won’t Make Us Safer’
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico is speaking out against the use of military forces for civilian law enforcement, criticizing both President Trump’s recent deployment of National Guard troops to Washington D.C. and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s ongoing use of Guard personnel in Albuquerque. “In our country, a simple, foundational principle is that […]
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Governor, Albuquerque mayor blast Trump’s ‘executive overreach’ in D.C. National Guard deployment
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s deployment of 800 National Guard troops to Washington D.C., calling it “executive overreach” that contrasts starkly with their state-local collaboration on public safety. The rebuke from the state’s and Albuquerque’s top elected officials comes as the city has seen […]
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Albuquerque Police partner with advocacy group for gun buyback event
The Albuquerque Police Department will partner with New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence for a gun buyback event this month that offers cash payments and free sports tickets in exchange for firearms. The Safe Surrender Gun Buyback will run from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 23 at APD’s University Substation, located at 1009 Bradbury Dr. […]