Albuquerque city officials celebrate reopening of police substation
One of the Albuquerque Police Department substations held a grand reopening Friday, with a special dedication. Mayor Tim Keller and other city officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Phil Chacon Memorial Substation in southeast Albuquerque.
Albuquerque police lieutenant retires amid DWI scandal
The retirement comes the same day as an interview was scheduled with the Internal Affairs Task Force, according to police.
Court moves to discipline defense attorney in connection with Albuquerque police DWI scandal
An Albuquerque-based defense attorney faces potential discipline by the U.S. District Court in connection with a DWI scandal that has rocked several law enforcement agencies in New Mexico — in particular the Albuquerque Police Department — over the past year.
2 Albuquerque police officers who resigned amid DWI Unit scandal now working for CYFD
KRQE News 13 has learned one of the officers who resigned last year connected to the federal investigation into the DWI Unit scandal now works for the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department.
Albuquerque police lieutenant retires amidst corruption probe
An Albuquerque police lieutenant placed on leave in a sprawling DWI corruption probe decided to retire before meeting with detectives on the matter.
A Guilty Plea Implicates 'Almost the Entire' Albuquerque DWI Unit in Longstanding Police Corruption
From 2008 through 2023, federal prosecutors in New Mexico say, Albuquerque police officers conspired with a local defense attorney, Thomas Clear, and his investigator, Ricardo Mendez, to make DWI cases disappear in exchange for bribes.
DWI dismissal scandal: What the Albuquerque police chief knew & when
It’s been a year since the public learned of the massive corruption scandal involving a scheme to make DWI cases disappear.
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Albuquerque police chief warns of car break-ins
APD Chief Harold Medina is warning folks of criminals stealing from cars. The recent violent case happened Sunday at ...
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Albuquerque police sergeant injured, suspect killed in shootout
An Albuquerque police sergeant was wounded during an exchange of gunfire with a man at an apartment complex near Montgomery ...
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Albuquerque Police Department: One in custody after shooting at officers during traffic stop
According to the Albuquerque Police Department, an officer tried to conduct a traffic stop on a white Acura near Tennessee Street and Trumbull Avenue just before 4 a.m. Monday morning. The officer ...
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APD: Violence against police on the rise
Local law enforcement officers wear the badge, knowing the risks that come with it. But Albuquerque Police Chief Harold ...
FBI, Chief Medina speak on DWI scandal involving APD, BCSO and New Mexico State Police
"We wouldn't go and put something in, especially an affidavit, if we didn't think that there was going to be more to it," ...
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Albuquerque Police Department speaks on 2024’s holiday crime operation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department discussed the results of its “2024 Holiday Tactical Plan” at its 12:30 p.m. press conference Friday afternoon. The tactical plan ...
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APD: 1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting near apartment complex
Detectives are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another person wounded overnight in northeast ...