West Side Activist Receives Award From Cops
If you've dealt with public issues on the West Side in the past few decades, you probably know Louis Tafoya. Heck, if you've lived on the West Side in the... Read more »
The Shirtless Guy
An Albuquerque man was arrested and charged with battery Monday stemming from an August incident in which he allegedly stabbed two people and threatened another at a party. His name,... Read more »
Where’s the Speed Van?
Albuquerque police have added the 8700 block of Spain to its speed van target list this week. The speed van is also continuing its efforts to get motorists to slow... Read more »
What Is APD Up To?
A reader called the Journal Friday reporting they saw President George W. Bush in the Albuquerque Sunport being escorted by Albuquerque police. We were skeptical, of course. The reader e-mailed... Read more »
That’s Captain to You
If you watch a lot of crime coverage on the television news, you have definitely seen Bernalillo County Sheriff's Deputy Gregg Marcantel (pictured top right) a few times. As a... Read more »
Illegal Urinating
A Corrales man who might have had a little too much fun during the village's Harvest Festival on Saturday couldn't hold it in during a wine tasting being held at... Read more »
Speed Van on Comanche and Indian School
This week the speed van added Comanche and Indian School to its target list. It has also added Winter Haven , a small street behind Montano Plaza. Police say they... Read more »
Battery with jagged plastic
An Albuquerque man was arrested this week after he allegedly assaulted a liquor store employee who refused to sell him alcohol. According to a criminal complaint, Mark Schroeder, 40, was... Read more »
UPDATED: Lt. Todd Parkins Funeral Information
Funeral services for Lt. Todd Parkins will start Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Hoffmantown Church ,8888 Harper NE. Police officials said they are expecting thousandsof mourners for the service.... Read more »
He’s a balla shot caller
While Alfonso Martinez was getting arrested on drug charges this week, his cell phone just kept ringing. And his ring tone made it into a criminal complaint. Police charged Martinez... Read more »
Cops Are Better With Age
Every year, the Albuquerque Police Department has a competition to determine who is the most physically fit police officer. Cops wanting to try to claim the prize must do situps,... Read more »
Grand Theft Golfcart
It's all fun and games until someone gets a felony charge. Grant Henderson, 25, and Anthony Scott, 26, found that out the hard way after taking a golf cart for... Read more »




