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Albuquerque police chief nabs burglar

APD chief Ray Schultz  speaks to the media on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. Schultz arrested a man for burglary Saturday. (Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal.)

APD chief Ray Schultz speaks to the media on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. Schultz arrested a man for burglary Saturday. (Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal.)


It was a bad night for a man who broke into a store while Albuquerque’s chief of police happened to be watching.

Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz observed Frank Antonio, 30, enter Window World, 2029 Candelaria Boulevard NE, on Friday at around 11:40 p.m., according to a criminal complaint. Antonio allegedly broke two south facing windows in order to gain entry.

Antonio left the building when ordered by Schultz. Police say he was drunk and stole a phone from the business, according to the complaint.
He was arrested for commercial burglary.


-- Email the reporter at dziff@abqjournal.com. Call the reporter at 505-823-3828

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