By Rodd Cayton City officials Tuesday applauded the reversal of a $1.4 million jury award to a former Albuquerque police detective. Teresa Romero alleged that the Albuquerque Police Department failed to address post-traumatic stress disorder or accommodate her disability in a way that would allow her to keep working. Romero was placed on administrative leave […]
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State Supreme Court: ABQ doesn’t owe ex-detective $1.4 million
By Rodd Cayton City officials Tuesday applauded the reversal of a $1.4 million jury award to a former Albuquerque police detective. Teresa Romero alleged that the Albuquerque Police Department failed to address post-traumatic stress disorder or accommodate her disability in a way that would allow her to keep working. Romero was placed on administrative leave […]
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National Guard says it’s getting ready to help ABQ police
The New Mexico National Guard has begun training to provide assistance to the Albuquerque Police Department along the Central Avenue Corridor and elsewhere. Operation Zia Shield, slated to begin next month, will involve personnel from the Air National Guard and Army National Guard. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday she would deploy 60-70 members of […]
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National Guard says it’s getting ready to help ABQ police
The New Mexico National Guard has begun training to provide assistance to the Albuquerque Police Department along the Central Avenue Corridor and elsewhere. Operation Zia Shield, slated to begin next month, will involve personnel from the Air National Guard and Army National Guard. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday she would deploy 60-70 members of […]
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National Guard says it’s getting ready to help ABQ police
The New Mexico National Guard has begun training to provide assistance to the Albuquerque Police Department along the Central Avenue Corridor and elsewhere. Operation Zia Shield, slated to begin next month, will involve personnel from the Air National Guard and Army National Guard. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday she would deploy 60-70 members of […]
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BCSO to conduct anti-DWI measures
City Desk ABQ Staff Report The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office will conduct sobriety checkpoints and DWI-directed patrols in the county throughout the month of March. Deputies will be looking for motorists who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol on county roadways. A BCSO news release says it’s part of an effort to reduce […]
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BCSO to conduct anti-DWI measures
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BCSO to conduct anti-DWI measures
City Desk ABQ Staff Report The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office will conduct sobriety checkpoints and DWI-directed patrols in the county throughout the month of March. Deputies will be looking for motorists who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol on county roadways. A BCSO news release says it’s part of an effort to reduce […]
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Mayor: Program breaks cycle of violence among city’s high risk
By Damon Scott Freddie Sedillo is still in contact with gang members who are involved in stabbings, shootings and drugs — but now it’s to convince them to step away from the chaos. The 52-year-old said his background, which includes decades in prison and almost six years in solitary confinement, makes his plea more powerful […]
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Mayor: Program breaks cycle of violence among city’s high risk
By Damon Scott Freddie Sedillo is still in contact with gang members who are involved in stabbings, shootings and drugs — but now it’s to convince them to step away from the chaos. The 52-year-old said his background, which includes decades in prison and almost six years in solitary confinement, makes his plea more powerful […]