UPDATED: Suspect Sought In Morning Stabbing
Albuquerque police are looking for a male suspect who allegedly stabbed a young woman this morning, the police department is reporting. The unidentified woman was taken to University of New... Read more »
Firefighters respond to Sandia Foothills wildfire
The Pierra Grande Fire in the Sandia Foothills is nearing containment after consuming around four acres of the Sandia Foothills around 7 p.m. Friday. AFD Spokesman Darrick Pino said the... Read more »
Report on APD Shootings Released
PERF The long-awaited study on Albuquerque police officer-involved shootings by an independent agency provides 40 recommendations for improvement while offering praise for many department practices. The Police Executive Research Forum,... Read more »
Suspected “Mexican Mafia” shoplifting ring busted at Coronado Mall
Police arrested three members of a suspected “highly sophisticated” shoplifting ring at a Coronado Mall department store Thursday afternoon. The ring, whose members police allege belong to the Mexican Mafia,... Read more »
UPDATED: Ex-UNM President Released from Jail
2 p.m. Three of the codefendants in the Southwest Companions scandal, including former UNM President F. Chris Garcia, appeared before Metropolitan Court Judge Sharon Walton about a half-hour ago. Walton... Read more »
Suspected sexual predator arrested in Minnesota
Deputy U.S. Marshals arrested a suspected Albuquerque-based child pornography distributor after he led police on a month-long chase all the way to Buffalo, Minn. William Cook was arrested Wednesday and... Read more »
Mobile home fire near Central and Moon
Two mobile homes caught fire near Central SE and Moon SE on Thursday afternoon, and one man badly burned his arms while trying to extinguish the blaze. He is in... Read more »
N.M. Officials: Don’t Use Illegal Fireworks
Wildfires have already burned more than 640,000 acres and 40 homes, making it especially critical that New Mexicans comply with restrictions on illegal fireworks, Gov. Susana Martinez said Wednesday. She... Read more »
BREAKING: Bosque Closed Indefinitely
Parts of bosque will be off limits starting at 10 p.m. Tuesday in an effort to protect it from severe fire danger, Albuquerque officials said. Mayor Richard J. Berry, along... Read more »
UPDATED: I-25 Shut Down at Ave. Cesar Chavez
Southbound Interstate 25 has been reopened after a dump truck that crashed and spilled debris all over the road caused a temporary closure. A man in his 40s who was... Read more »
East Coast Physics Prof. Charged With Pimping
A physiscs professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, a prestigious East Coast school, was in jail in Albuquerque late Monday on charges that he was running a multi-state, Internet-based prostitution ring... Read more »
22nd Bank Robbery in ABQ
Federal and local authorities are investigating a bank robbery at Bank of America on Saturday, according to a news release. A man robbed the bank inside the Albertsons on 12201... Read more »
