CRIME & SAFETY
Mother who triggered Amber Alert taken into custody
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Angelique Sanchez, the mother who triggered an Amber Alert when she abducted and fled with her son 10-year-old Carlos Hernandez, has been located and taken into custody. New Mexico State Police say Sanchez was located and arrested near 5th and Belrose in Albuquerque on Wednesday, April 24. Carlos Hernandez was with her […]
1 dead, 1 injured in northeast Albuquerque shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department says one person died and another was injured in a shooting at shopping center on Thursday night. APD says it happened on Alexander Blvd. near Montaño. Details are limited but police say one person died on scene and the other was taken to the hospital in critical condition. […]
Albuquerque grandmother speaks out about shooting intruder in her home
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Anissa Tinnin was enjoying the evening with her 4-year-old granddaughter when she came face to face with a criminal trying to get away from police. Her fast thinking got him out of her home but when he broke in a second time, she was ready with her gun and shot him. Tinnin: “Get […]
Video: Driver tries to race BCSO deputy on Paseo Del Norte
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A video making its way around social media shows the moment when an Albuquerque driver tries to race someone on Paseo Del Norte. That driver quickly realized who he was racing, and knew he wasn’t going to win. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Connor Otero: “Hey buddy, you trying to race […]
Albuquerque teen carjacking suspect will remain in jail
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque teen will stay behind bars after police say he carjacked a driver and led police on a chase that injured a pedestrian. Police say 17-year-old Dominic Sena tried to carjack a woman at gunpoint near Phil Chacon Park. When that failed, police say he carjacked another driver at gunpoint. A […]
Man accused of running Albuquerque shoplifting ring to stay in jail
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of being behind a massive Albuquerque shoplifting ring will remain in custody. Deputies say Raul Garcia organized thefts of thousands of dollars of merchandise at multiple stores. They say the thieves took the stolen items to Garcia who then resold them. Last week, an undercover deputy told KRQE News […]
Albuquerque man convicted of impersonating officer headed to prison for parole violation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man who initially avoided prison time for impersonating a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputy will now head to prison for violating probation. Rico Dukes pled guilty last year to posing as a law enforcement officer on a dating app. Investigators later learned he dressed up like a deputy while visiting Volcano […]
New Mexico man who stole millions from investors will stay on probation
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico man convicted of a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme will not get off probation early. In 2005, Doug Vaughan was convicted of bilking 600 real-estate investors out of $74 million over the span of five years. He pled guilty in 2011 and was sentenced to 12 years in an Arizona federal […]
New Mexico man to serve probation for accidentally killing father
Correction below: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Darrin Martinez will not spend time in prison after a fight with his father turned deadly. In February 2022, Martinez was drinking and shooting guns with family on the West Mesa. A fight broke out between Martinez and his father that ended with the death of his father. Many witnesses […]
New Mexico law enforcement increased electronic searches for second year in a row
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As law enforcement agencies work to keep crime at bay, they are relying on modern investigation methods, including cell phone searches. Last year, New Mexico law enforcement obtained 2.7 billion electronic communication records in the course of their investigations, data shows. State law requires law enforcement agencies to report their electronic search […]
Caught on Camera: Man pulls knife and robs Old Town store
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In the first two months of the year, more than 750 incidents of burglary and breaking and entering have been reported. There are also more than 3,000 incidents of theft as well. Those numbers are a harsh reality for business owners in Albuquerque and for their...
Albuquerque Uptown business robbed twice at knifepoint this month
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Uptown shop has been robbed twice at knifepoint in the middle of the day just this month. “We moved to Uptown kind of thinking ‘this is such a great opportunity of growth for us’… it is shocking that it happened,” said Co-owner of Old Barrel Tea Company, Bailey Riddle. Riddle said the […]
Documents reveal when Albuquerque police investigated DWI unit tip
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New documents that KRQE News 13 has obtained from the Albuquerque Police Department show when APD first looked into a complaint about dirty DWI cops. The documents show that in December 2022, the department’s Investigative Services Division started looking into a complaint of DWI officers taking money to get DWI cases dropped. […]
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