List/Grid Author Archives: Jeff Proctor / Journal Staff Writer
Updated: APD sgt. pleads not guilty to vehicular homicide
APD Sgt. Adam Casaus must report to jail by Friday to be photographed and fingerprinted. State District Judge Kenneth Martinez on Tuesday ruled that prosecutors have probable cause to take Casaus to trial on felony charges of vehicular homicide by reckless driving and great bodily injury by vehicle involving reckless driving.
Judge sends APD crash case to trial on vehicular homicide
Judge Martinez has ruled that probable cause exists for prosecutors to take APD Sgt. Adam Casaus to trial.
Sex-assault accusations may have led to shooting
Bernalillo County Sheriff's investigators say they believe last week's homicide in the S ...
Councilor resigns after DWI arrest
Michael D. Cook drove his car and his position as the District 7 representative on the Albuquerque City Council into a concrete gutter late Wednesday night.
ABQ city councilor resigns after DWI arrest
Albuquerque City Councilor Michael Cook is resigning after his arrest on suspicion of DWI last night, according to a public relations representative who contacted the Journal on Cook’s behalf.
DA clears officer in fatal 2011 shooting
Victim's family claims 'Jacob was executed', will pursue civil charges
BernCo DA clears another APD officer in shooting
Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg’s office has determined that no charges will be filed in one of the highest-profile in a recent string of shootings by Albuquerque police officers.... Read more »
Pretrial testimony postponed in Levi Chavez case
Members of Tera Chavez’s family, her friends and others were expected to testify this afternoon during a pretrial hearing in the murder case against her husband, former APD officer Levi Chavez, but the judge postponed hearing testimony until a later date.
Duke City crime rate inches up
Crimes reported to police in Albuquerque were up about 5 percent in 2012, according to figures provided by the city, largely because of a second consecutive increase in property crimes.
