By Jeff Proctor

1. BREAKING: February Homicide Suspect Arrested Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Authorities use DNA to link suspect to killing of man on Isleta SW   Bernalillo County Sheriff's detectives arrested 36-year-old Christopher Sanchez last night on suspicion of killing Luis Maldonad... Friday, Nov 20, 2009, 14:39 MST Word count: 121

2. BREAKING: Two More West Mesa Victims ID'd Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Just One More Victim Remains Unidentified   Authorities today released the names of two more victims of the West Mesa serial killer. Virginia Ann Cloven and Evelyn Jesusmaria Salazar both were rep... Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009, 15:00 MST Word count: 139

3. Updated: Slaying Suspect Dies After Hanging Himself Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ... Ryan Vigil Had Been On Suicide Watch; Was Then Taken Off     Bernalillo County officials have said Vigil was pronounced dead at 2:10 p.m     Ryan Vigil, one of two accused in the bruta... Thursday, Nov 12, 2009, 16:27 MST Word count: 189

4. BREAKING: Slaying Suspects Arraigned Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Judge Raises Bond To $1 Million Cash-Only   Metropolitan Court Judge Daniel Ramczyk raised the bonds about an hour ago on Ryan Vigil and Christopher Midyette in the brutal killing of Brittni Carlin... Monday, Nov 09, 2009, 15:06 MST Word count: 115

5. BREAKING: Third Suspect Arrested in Drive-By Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...17-year-old Charged With Open Count of Murder   Bernalillo County Sheriff's detectives located 17-year-old Roberto Gonzalez in a home in the South Valley a few hours ago, sheriff's spokeswoman Erin... Friday, Nov 06, 2009, 12:09 MST Word count: 88

6. UPDATED: South Valley Shooting Suspects Named Written by: Jeff Proctor / Lights and Sirens ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Deputies Still Searching For One Suspect   Bernalillo County Sheriff's spokeswoman released the names of three suspects in yesterday's fatal South Valley drive-by shooting. They are: Louie Velarde... Thursday, Oct 29, 2009, 16:45 MST Word count: 81

7. BREAKING: Another Fatal Crash Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...I-40 Westbound Closed West of Albuquerque   Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputies are handling their second fatal crash of the day, this one on westbound Interstate 40 near milepost 168, sheriff's s... Friday, Oct 23, 2009, 14:09 MST Word count: 113

8. BREAKING: Traffic on North 14 Crawling After Fatal Crash Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...One Man Dead; One Child Hospitalized In Crash Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputies are working a crash on North 14 near Sangre de Cristo at this hour. One man was killed in the crash and a smal... Friday, Oct 23, 2009, 10:56 MST Word count: 127

9. UPDATED: "Hazardous Material" at Molina Building was Cream of Wheat Written by: Jeff Proctor ( News / Latest ) ...Reports of "suspicious powder" actually cereal After evacuating the Molina Healthcare building at 8801 Horizon NE (near Alameda and Balloon Fiesta Park) officials say the "powder" found in side... Friday, Oct 16, 2009, 10:24 MST Word count: 72

10. BREAKING: "Apologetic Bandit" Sought in Two Bank Robberies Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Man Told Teller He Needed Money To Bury His Dead Mother Officials are looking for a Hispanic male in his mid 30's; about 5-feet 10-inches tall, heavy build, medium complexion, with black hair and m... Thursday, Oct 15, 2009, 14:08 MST Word count: 279

11. BREAKING: Federal Grand Jury Indicts Denny's Suspects Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...U.S. Attorney General Will Decide Whether Death Penalty Is Sought   A federal grand jury returned indictments about an hour ago against the three suspects in a June 20 armed take over and shooting ... Thursday, Oct 08, 2009, 16:19 MST Word count: 120

12. Honolulu Police Say Man Sought in N.M. Woman's Death in Custody Written by: Jeff Proctor ( News / Latest ) ... Man was being sought as a "person of interest"   Honolulu police say they have in custody a man sought as a "person of interest" in the death of a Rio Rancho woman whose nude body was found o... Tuesday, Oct 06, 2009, 09:08 MST Word count: 331

13. BREAKING: Involuntary Manslaughter For 2007 Killer of Rio Rancho Teen Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Elias Urioste, 24, found guilty of 10 charges, acquitted of eight   Prosecutors had mixed feelings this afternoon after a jury convicted 24-year-old Elias Urioste of voluntary manslaughter and eigh... Monday, Aug 31, 2009, 17:43 MST Word count: 125

14. UPDATED: 11:40 a.m. Apartment Fire Ruled Accidental Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Blaze at The Castle Apartments Began With Faulty Electricity in North Building Investigators say they'll never be 100 percent certain of what caused the fire that rendered the historic Castle apa... Thursday, Aug 06, 2009, 11:36 MST Word count: 130

15. BREAKING: Denny's Shooting Suspects Arraigned Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Two Who Entered Restaurant Held Without Bond; Man Who Aided Third Suspect Held on $200,000 Cash Only Pablo Ortiz, 32, and Marvin Lopez-Aguilar, 22, were arraigned in state District Court this mor... Monday, Jul 20, 2009, 11:06 MST Word count: 165

16. UPDATED: Teenage Shooting Victim ID'd Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Still No Suspects, Detectives Still Searching for Clues The 14-year-old boy who was fatally shot late Tuesday in front of his South Valley home has been identified as Jesus Montes.Authorities are... Thursday, Jul 16, 2009, 14:06 MST Word count: 90

17. UPDATED: 2:45 pm -- Teen Shot in Southwest ABQ Dies Written by: Jeff Proctor / Lights and Sirens ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...14-year-old Shot in Front of His Home; Pronounced Dead at UNMH This Afternoon  Shots rang out near Isleta and Arenal around 10:30 p.m. last night, leaving a 14-year-old boy critically injured, po... Wednesday, Jul 15, 2009, 11:15 MST Word count: 136

18. UPDATED: Traffic Snarl on I-25 North of Albuquerque Cleared Up Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...The crash appeared to be on Sandia Pueblo land, and tribal authorities were working the accident. No injuries reported Officials tell ABQJournal.com that traffic has resumed on I-25 and that no o... Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009, 14:02 MST Word count: 59

19. 'South Valley the Town' Has a Name Written by: Jeff Proctor ( News / Latest ) ...Officials announced a few hours ago that Valle de Atrisco has been chosen as the name for the proposed incorporated South Valley.The name was the most popular choice among several that residents voted... Tuesday, Jun 30, 2009, 14:20 MST Word count: 189

20. Woman's Death May Be Related To West Mesa Case Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Body found several years ago on Isleta Pueblo, ID'd today  A few hours ago, authorities positively identified Sonia Bernadette Lente as the woman whose body was found on Isleta Pueblo severa... Thursday, Jun 18, 2009, 16:06 MST Word count: 206

21. UPDATED: 9-Year-Old Girl Wounded in Shooting Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Police Believe Argument Was Over Allegation of Sexual Assault; Shooter ID'd Police detectives believe an argument occurred between Kevin Frazier and a female over an allegation of sexual assaul... Tuesday, Jun 09, 2009, 14:40 MST Word count: 242

22. Larry the (Comcast) Cable Guy Threatened on Nine Mile Hill Written by: Jeff Proctor / Lights and Sirens ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Suspect was upset that Larry was shutting off his cable; now faces felony assault charge Larry Stansel, a Comcast Cable worker, "feared for his life" when 48-year-old Jack Isaacs allegedly pulled... Thursday, Jun 04, 2009, 10:12 MST Word count: 288

23. Police Meet With SW Mesa Victims' Families Written by: Jeff Proctor / Lights and Sirens ( News / West/RioRancho ) ...Seven victims have been identified; University of North Texas forensic experts working with APD to identify the final four victims. Members of the identified women's families met today with detec... Thursday, Apr 30, 2009, 15:01 MST Word count: 93

24. BREAKING: Crash Victim ID'd Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Man had medical condition Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputies have identified the man who was killed in a single-vehicle crash last night on Isleta SW as John W. Chaplin, 58.Deputies were dispat... Thursday, Apr 23, 2009, 11:36 MST Word count: 189

25. Breaking at 2:05pm -- Seventh West Mesa Victim ID'd Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Four sets of remains still unidentified; police tight-lipped on investigation into mass grave. Albuquerque police have identified a seventh victim whose remains have been found on the far Southwe... Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009, 14:05 MST Word count: 182

26. America's Most Wanted Host Rides With BCSO Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...90 warrant cleared; 68 arrests made Bernalillo County Sheriff’s detectives made 68 arrests and seized drugs, guns and cash in a Wednesday morning warrant sweep in the South Valley.Along for the... Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009, 16:36 MST Word count: 154

27. BREAKING: Two More Mesa Victims ID'd, Count Reduced Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Names of Victims Just Released. Body Count reduced by one.  Police have identified two more of the women buried in a remote area of the Far Southwest Mesa near 118th and Dennis Chavez SW.The vict... Friday, Apr 03, 2009, 11:30 MST Word count: 325

28. BREAKING: Reward Fund in West Mesa Case Passes House Written by: Jeff Proctor / Lights and Sirens ( News / West/RioRancho ) ...Reward for information leading to arrest of "perpetrator or perpetrators of crimes against women whose remains have been found" on Mesa goes to Senate next. Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, D-Sant... Wednesday, Mar 18, 2009, 14:57 MST Word count: 117

29. BREAKING: 4th West Mesa Victim ID'd Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Three of four women identified so far knew each other.  Julie Nieto, born in August 1980, becomes the fourth woman identified from remains found at the "largest crime scene in Albuquerque history... Wednesday, Mar 11, 2009, 13:40 MST Word count: 404

30. BREAKING: West Side Neighborhood On Lockdown Written by: Jeff Proctor / Lights and Sirens ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Albuquerque police tactical units are using dogs right now to search for a robbery suspect near Coors and Central SWPolice have set up a perimeter, and residents are not allowed in or out of their hom... Thursday, Mar 05, 2009, 17:50 MST Word count: 66

31. Updated at 11:10am -- Tip Line Up and Running on West Mesa Crime Scene Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Detectives manning information line from noon to midnight today and tomorrow. Authorities have set up a tip line to gather information regarding the ongoing search for human remains near 118th an... Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009, 12:10 MST Word count: 523

32. BREAKING: Body Count Up to 13 at SW Mesa Crime Scene Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Two victims have been found in the past 24 hours.   The body count at the Southwest Mesa crime scene near 118th Street and Dennis Chavez SW has risen to 13, Albuquerque police told the Journ... Friday, Feb 27, 2009, 15:34 MST Word count: 202

33. BREAKING: Second West Mesa Victim Identified Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Police also confirm remains of an 11th victim One of two sets of remains investigators found while excavating a patch of the far Southwest Mesa on Saturday belonged to Michelle Valdez, Police Chi... Wednesday, Feb 25, 2009, 14:50 MST Word count: 277

34. BREAKING: Cops: West Mesa Body Count Up To 10 Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Victim found over the weekend was pregnant A few hours ago, investigators discovered the remains of a 10th victim buried on the Far Southwest Mesa near 118th and Dennis Chavez, Police Chief Ray S... Monday, Feb 23, 2009, 15:16 MST Word count: 191

35. West Mesa Body Count Up To Six Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Police still saying same person responsible for putting bodies on the mesa; no suspects identified  Investigators have found the remains of three more bodies on the far West Mesa during the past ... Tuesday, Feb 17, 2009, 16:06 MST Word count: 209

36. Cops: Mexican Cartel Violence Came North To Albuquerque Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Cartel was "sending a message" with man shot 22 times, set on fire and left in far West Mesa roadway; one suspect in custody, three more at large Danny Baca, 54, was supposed to bring a load of d... Friday, Feb 13, 2009, 16:04 MST Word count: 250

37. Woman's Remains Found On West Mesa ID'd Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ..."Known drug user and prostitute" was reported missing in 2005. Victoria Chavez is the woman police found in a shallow grave on the West Mesa last week, APD spokesman John Walsh told ABQJournal.co... Tuesday, Feb 10, 2009, 14:11 MST Word count: 206

38. Remains of Three Female Bodies Found on West Mesa Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Police believe one person responsible for deaths Authorities working one of the largest violent crimes scenes in recent memory on the West Mesa have discovered the remains of three women. Police ... Monday, Feb 09, 2009, 19:17 MST Word count: 187

39. Officer, Victim In Sunday Shooting Identified Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...No weapon found near the victim Police have identified the man fatally shot by an officer after an 11-minute chase through southwest Albuquerque early Sunday as Andrew Lopez, a 19-year-old suspected ... Monday, Feb 09, 2009, 19:07 MST Word count: 172

40. Cops Still Tight-Lipped On Officer-Involved Shooting Written by: Jeff Proctor ( Reporter's Notebook / Crime Blotter ) ...Victim who made "aggressive move," officer who shot him, circumstances not releasedAlbuquerque Police spokeswoman Nadine Hamby says detectives are still conducting "preliminary interviews" in yesterda... Monday, Feb 09, 2009, 15:08 MST Word count: 145

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