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Off-duty APD officer killed in South Valley hit-and-run 

by Elise Kaplan

An off-duty Albuquerque police officer was struck by a vehicle and killed while walking in the far edge of the South Valley early Thursday morning.  Field officer Bianca Quintana was hit near Coors Boulevard SW and Chapulin Road SW around 12:45 a.m, authorities said. A spokesperson for the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said the crash […]

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Internal affairs cmdr. tied to DWI probe was fired for being ‘untruthful’

by Elise Kaplan

The highest ranking officer under internal investigation regarding the Albuquerque Police Department’s DWI unit — and the one-time head of the division that routinely conducts such investigations — was untruthful, did not cooperate with an investigation and shared confidential information, according to a misconduct report filed with the Department of Public Safety. Cmdr. Mark Landavazo […]

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PHOTOS: Officers, neighbors gather for National Night Out

by Elise Kaplan

Officers, deputies and city leaders fanned out across Albuquerque Tuesday night to meet with residents for National Night Out. The annual event is billed as an opportunity for neighbors to socialize, meet one another and “join fellow citizens in our community’s fight against crime.” City Desk ABQ visited Forest Park, west of Downtown, where a […]

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2 brothers, sister dead in suspected murder-suicide

by Elise Kaplan

Albuquerque Police Department homicide detectives are investigating what they suspect is a murder-suicide in which a 22-year-old man killed his brother and sister before shooting himself in Southeast Albuquerque over the weekend.  Sunday night, police were called to the 100 block of Pennsylvania Street, near Zuni SE, for reports that three people were “unresponsive” inside […]

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APD officer connected to DWI scandal fired, another resigns

by Elise Kaplan

The highest ranking cop under an internal investigation regarding allegations of corruption in the Albuquerque Police Department’s DWI unit has been terminated and another officer resigned this week.  Cmdr. Mark Landavazo, with the Internal Affairs Division, had been on administrative leave and under investigation since Feb. 13. He had been with APD since 2007 and was […]

Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety, Housing & Homelessness, NM State Gov., Syndicated

Housing looms large in governor’s Albuquerque town hall

by Katy Barnitz

By Austin Fisher At the second of a series of town hall meetings on Monday night, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham heard from members of the public for six hours. In an auditorium at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, locals raised issues ranging from difficulty finding mental health treatment, unfair or unlawful […]

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Breaking: Security officer shot at Coronado Mall, says APD

by patabqnews

Albuquerque Police responded to Coronado Mall around 1 p.m. Friday afternoon and found a security officer suffering from a gunshot wound. APD officers were nearby enough to identify and follow the suspect who was apprehended following a brief foot pursuit. Officers saw the driver discard a gun which was later recovered. Spokesman Gilbert Gallegos identified […]

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Sandoval County Opens State-of-the-Art Public Safety Building

City Desk ABQ by Pat Davis

Sandoval County officials and community members gathered July 23 in Bernalillo for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Public Safety Building.  The facility is expected to enhance local law enforcement and emergency response capabilities. The $12.2 million building is located on the Sandoval County complex at 7255 Oersted Road NE in Bernalillo. The building was […]