CRIME & SAFETY

RED RIVER, N.M. (KRQE) — New Mexico State Police said 2 people have died and 6 others were injured and receiving medical care after a shooting in Red River on Saturday. They said there is no threat to public safety. NMSP is asking the public to avoid Red River as they continue their investigation. This […]

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Two people were killed and six others were injured in a shooting at an annual motorcycle rally in Red Rock, New Mexico, police said.

Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina says he was in Red River during the shooting that happened in the town on Saturday. The police chief said he had a helpless feeling as officers began to respond. His full remarks posted to his twitter account are below. This content is imported from...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a homicide near Morris and Constitution. Officers were sent to the area Thursday night just before midnight for reports of a shooting. When officers arrived on scene they found one person who had died from their injuries and they found out another person had been taken […]

Rescue crews have been busy on the Rio Grande this weekend. Five rescues have already been confirmed on Saturday. One of the rescues took place in southwest Albuquerque. Albuquerque Fire and Rescue teamed up with Albuquerque Police to rescue a man who was stranded on an island along the Rio Grande near Avenida Dolores Huerta SW.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Stephanie Trujillo, the woman who used a dating app to lure and rob a man, was sentenced to four years in prison Friday. In 2021, Trujillo used the app “Badoo” to lure a man to the Econo Lodge on Central and rob him. The state argued the crime was premeditated and while […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of frantic calls poured in to dispatchers about a barrage of gunfire and bloodied victims along a busy street during this month’s deadly shooting in Farmington, prompting authorities to rush to the chaotic scene not knowing what was in store. Breathless with guns...

Davis was arrested and charged with assault, arson, and resisting officers. He also had a felony warrant out for his arrest.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department said 41-year-old Thomas Howell was arrested Thursday after a stand-off at a West Side home. An APD school resource officer contacted Howell at 11:20 a.m. at Chamiza Elementary School. APD said Howell was at the school looking for his son who was there. After a second APD officer arrived, […]

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Nathaniel Tapia, a shoplifter accused of getting violent when confronted by store workers, was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday. Tapia took a plea deal in the case last September, where he described what happened in April 2021. He admitted that he, along with Mary Rosseau, loaded a cart with goods from […]

Downtown cameras helped police in the investigation, they said.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A husband and wife, driving a pair of golf carts through an Albuquerque arroyo, raise red flags and the Albuquerque Police Department shows up to investigate.   As their lapel video showed, the couple had trouble keeping their story straight, and they both wound up behind bars. It began when APD officers found the couple, […]

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — APD Chief Harold Medina has said. “Our top priority is to stop people who drive or walk through the heart of downtown and fire guns indiscriminately. We are making a statement that offenders will face lengthy jail sentences if they commit gun crimes downtown.” The chief making the statement in regards to the city’s concentrated effort to crack down on gun crimes in downtown Albuquerque. Offenders who use guns to commit crimes Downtown could be charged federally if the crimes occur within 1,000 feet of a school. There are six schools in the downtown district between Lomas Blvd. and Coal Ave., and 12th Street and Broadway Ave. The buffer zones around the schools cover most of the downtown district. The City is posting signs throughout Downtown to let people know they are in a school zone, where federal firearms restrictions apply.

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Forty-five year old Marie Chavez was arrested by APD this morning, following a SWAT situation, where she had barricaded herself in a vehicle. Chavez is accused of an armed carjacking Sunday evening in a stolen vehicle at the Dion’s near Coors and Central. Later that night APD found the stolen vehicle at a gas station, where Chavez is accused of trying to hit another car in the stolen vehicle. She faces multiple charges, including robbery with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

A pair of women are accused of using teamwork and a buggy to steal a video game system from a local store. The Comanche County District Court issued felony arrest warrants Thursday for Tammy Gale Dinkins, 51, of Albuquerque, N.M., and Michalyn Baker, 19, of Lawton. Baker is accused of grand larceny and Dinkins of conspiracy to commit grand larceny, records indicate.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person dead Wednesday morning. Police say they were called to the area of Mountain Rd. and Rio Grande Rd. around 5 a.m. to reports of a shooting. Officials say police found one person with gunshot wounds when they arrived on scene. […]

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The Albuquerque Police Department will conduct targeted enforcement to crack down on distracted driving related to cellphone use from May 27th to June 2nd. The initiative is led by APD's Traffic Division, and officers will be looking for violations in between calls for service.