... opened it and saw some frightening stickers.        “It has some labeling that said 'Explosives,' ” said Jiron.        An Albuquerque Police Department bomb squad was summoned, though officials quickly determined the crate was lab property and not dangerous, Roark said.        & ...
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... damages would do that.     Costales claims his 2006 trial testimony for the defense in a criminal case resulted in defamation and retaliation by the Albuquerque police chief.     McGinn, in closing arguments in Costales' civil lawsuit against APD and Chief Ray Schultz, said jurors could infer the "blue ...
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... the man a homicide suspect in that county and tentatively identified him based on some of his tattoos, according to a news release. Hamby said Albuquerque police could not confirm that information.     Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 242-COPS     NMSO Musicians Weighing New Offer ...
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... Jury Finds Shooting by APD Officer Justified By Jeff Proctor Journal Staff Writer        A Bernalillo County grand jury on Monday found that an Albuquerque police officer was justified in the February shooting of a 19-year-old suspected gang member with a felony warrant out for his arrest.     Investigators ...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Schultz Unaware of Testimony By Scott Sandlin Journal Staff Writer        SANTA FE - Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz said he knew nothing about the testimony by one of his officers that contradicted sheriff's deputies until he got calls first from Sheriff Darren ...
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... for school safety procedures. In that incident, two students killed 13 and wounded 23 at the school before killing themselves.        Until then, Albuquerque Police Lt. William Roseman said, the protocol was to shore up a building's perimeter and negotiate with a gunman inside.        The rules ...
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... risk driving unsafely or getting a ticket. He put his keys in the console of his truck, reclined his seat and went to sleep.        Hours later an Albuquerque police officer investigating an unrelated crash woke him with a knock on the window. The officer smelled alcohol on Francia's breath and ...
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... Catholic and am no longer because of their meddling in government affairs. - J.M.     THE COURTS have awarded an innocent citizen $720,000 for Albuquerque police officers arresting and jailing Sam Lucero for two days on a trumped-up DWI charge. These officers should be fired, and the U.S. Justice ...
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... , violation of the unfair practices act, violation of the insurance code and professional negligence.             Marko Urban v. City of Albuquerque, Albuquerque Police Department, and police officer Travis Cochran.     Withdrawal of motion for default judgment and request to vacate hearing (complaint ...
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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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