Saturday, November 21, 2009 Ex-Cop Describes the 'Blue Wall' By Scott Sandlin Journal Staff Writer           SANTA FE — As a sworn Albuquerque Police Department officer for two decades, Sam Costales said he saw dozens of instances of police misconduct but never saw anyone reported for ...
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... his computer. Investigators from the department's Internet Unit went to Norcott's home on Nov. 4 based on information it received from the Albuquerque Police Department on a child exploitation case.         Norcott gave Los Lunas police consent to search the computer. Police found images on ...
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... in Albuquerque since 2005.         Sometimes it makes more sense to go with what you know than to implement change for change's sake.         Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz is more than a political retread. He's a career cop who knows the city, has made a difference in its safety, and ...
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Friday, November 20, 2009 Around New Mexico       Man Accused of Kidnapping     An Albuquerque man who allegedly shot at his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend and then forced the woman and her son into a car was arrested Wednesday.     Matthew Rippenberger, 23, is charged with two counts of kidnapping ...
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... his choice for the city's chief of police and his top deputies.        Like many citizens, I have had the occasional opportunity to observe the Albuquerque Police Department in action, and certainly the opportunity to read and listen to the media's observations of our men and women in blue. ...
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