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Atrisco Heritage High School employees placed on leave after prom controversy
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Thursday, Albuquerque Public Schools has put some Atrisco Heritage employees on leave pending an investigation. This after parents and students expressed outrage over racy entertainment at prom. Videos of a dancer in drag performing at Atrisco Heritage High School’s senior prom last weekend went viral over social media. Angry parents began demanding […]
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 […]
Federal investigators say Zuni man linked to 10 victims
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says a 51-year-old man is the “prime suspect in a series of crimes targeting Native American men in Gallup, Zuni, and Albuquerque.” A federal grand jury has indicted the suspect, Labar Tsethlikai, in the murder of one Navajo man. Tsethlikai is accused of murdering the unnamed victim […]
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. […]
Trial with man charged with hitting APS bus set for August
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The suspected street racer charged with crashing into an Albuquerque school bus is expected to go to trial this summer. Mario Perez is facing several counts of child abuse after investigators say he slammed into an Albuquerque Public Schools bus filled with students near Gibson and 98th Street in May 2022. Two […]
Albuquerque neighborhood seeks city’s help with homeless encampment
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Some residents in an Albuquerque neighborhood are frustrated with a homeless encampment set up right next to their homes and businesses. For more than a year, one neighborhood has been dealing with a homeless encampment at a vacant property on Utah and Chico off of Central. According to neighbors, the camp sometimes […]
Local attorney drafts plan to help Albuquerque homeless problem
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The cries to solve Albuquerque’s homeless problem can be heard from the streets of Central Avenue to the halls of the Roundhouse. And the city has plenty of would-be solutions in the works. But one local attorney says, there’s a better way to go about it. The 62-page plan is set to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
City of Albuquerque plants trees for Arbor Day
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department was out celebrating Arbor Day on Friday. Workers planted eight trees near Civic Plaza and gave away 50 more trees to downtown residents. This is part of an effort by the city to bring more trees to the heart of the city. Director David Simons […]
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