A Rio Rancho man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife. According to a criminal complaint, around 6:42 a.m. on March 25, Rio Rancho Police arrived at 2178 Acapulco Rd. to investigate a possible homicide. The criminal complaint states a 911 call came in from a family member, […]
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Watch: APD Take Downtown Shooting Suspect into Custody
Officers were nearby and able to respond quickly when two men began shooting at each other in Downtown Albuquerque on Saturday evening. The first suspect was captured and arrested shortly after the shooting, while the second suspect, a minor, turned himself in the next day. The APD Police Chief Harold Medina posted the body camera […]
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APD relaunches popular cold case series
After a brief hiatus, the popular crime series Duke City Case Files, has relaunched. After the Albuquerque Police Dept. launched the video series in 2021, the Homicide Unit solved four of the seven cold cases featured. The first case highlighted with the relaunch is the September 2021 homicide of 22-year-old Brittany Ramirez. Ramirez was left […]
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911 calls detail aftermath of police chief’s crash
On Feb. 17, Todd Perchert called 911. He’d just been hit by a black truck at the intersection of Alvarado Drive NE and Central Avenue. He was driving his gold 1966 Ford Mustang — which was his uncle’s and his dad’s before his. Struggling to talk, Perchert told the 911 operator that he had been […]
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Public safety townhall will be held in South Valley on Wednesday
Two of the county’s top cops are holding a townhall meeting in the South Valley Wednesday evening. Second Judicial District Attorney Sam Bregman and Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen will hold the meeting in order to allow residents to provide their input on the future of law enforcement in the county. “Your voice matters, and this […]
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Watch: APD horse-mounted cops chase down shoplifter
Shoppers outside a West Central Walgreens got a vision of old-fashioned wild west law enforcement last week. Officers from APD’s horse-mounted unit were on patrol near Coors and Central on March 20 when an employee of a nearby Walgreens alerted them to a man who had just shoplifted from the store. Three officers (and their […]
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Court Records Detail Albuquerque Firefighter’s Arrest in Rio Rancho
In the past two weeks, three Albuquerque firefighters have been arrested and charged with driving under the influence. On March 13, Rio Rancho Police officers were dispatched to Cleveland High School for a welfare check. AFR Driver Angelo Abeyta allegedly left the scene in a gray Toyota Tundra and showed signs of impairment when stopped […]
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Court records detail arrests of three Albuquerque Fire Rescue employees
Michael Hodock/Sandoval Signpost In the past two weeks, three Albuquerque Fire Rescue employees — one firefighter and two drivers — have been arrested and charged with driving under the influence. In a press release, AFR Fire Chief Emily Jaramillo said, “Albuquerque Fire Rescue takes off-duty incidents seriously. These actions are not representative of the mission […]
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Prosecutors charge a South Carolina man with carjacking and the killing of a New Mexico officer
Susan Montoya Bryan/Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been charged with two federal counts stemming from the killing of a New Mexico state police officer, federal and state prosecutors announced Friday. An unsealed criminal complaint charges Jaremy Smith, 33, with two counts: carjacking resulting in death and discharge of a firearm […]
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Attorney: DWI corruption scheme ‘goes outward and upward’
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include details recently obtained from Joshua Montaño’s resignation letter. When officer Joshua Montaño was put on administrative leave after the news broke on Jan. 18 that the FBI was investigating him, his colleagues in the DWI unit and a local defense attorney, he said he thought he’d […]