CRIME & SAFETY

Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Forty-one year old Justin Romero of Santa Fe has been arrested on multiple charges of burglary and criminal damage to property. SFPD claims Romero stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from two businesses on Palace Avenue in Santa Fe, totaling more than $200,000 in stolen merchandise, along with $30,000 worth of property damage.The burglaries occurred on Apr. 20th and Apr. 28th. After arresting Romero, police were able to recover $64,000 worth of stolen merchandise. The investigation continues while the District Attorney’s office works to keep Romero detained pending trial.

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A Santa Fe man is facing charges for soliciting photos of children online. According to a criminal complaint, 30-year-old Randy Mares admitted to asking more than a dozen kids for nude photos via X-Box video game chats and online messaging platforms. Police say chat history shows Mares also sharing inappropriate photos […]

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"We will focus as a commission on gun violence and the proliferation of gun trafficking in our communities.

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The New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe graduated 53 new police officers on Thursday who will now start their service at agencies around the state. The 205th cadet class of the New Mexico LEA completed a rigorous screening process followed by 17 weeks of training at the academy.

"I'm just happy they're alive."

May 23—State District Judge T. Glenn Ellington on Tuesday refused to accept a plea agreement prosecutors had offered to one of two teenagers involved in a drive-by shooting last summer that injured a 70-year-old woman in the South Capitol neighborhood. The agreement called for Patrick Christopher Marquez, 19, to...

Santa Fe Magistrate Judge Dev Atma Khalsa will resign amid an ethics probe that would have had him forcibly thrown off the bench. The investigation came after Khalsa was stopped for a DWI in February off of I-25 when he crashed his car. The arresting officer could smell alcohol on...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Law Enforcement Officials and community members honored seven officers who died in the line of duty. Seven new names were added at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony Tuesday, bringing the total number to 217. The annual memorial service is dedicated to the memory of law enforcement officers and […]

Law enforcement from around New Mexico and families of the fallen gathered at the Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe on Tuesday for the annual Memorial Service for officers who died in the line of duty. Seven new names are being added to the Memorial Wall including Santa Fe Senior...

Wednesday’s Top Stories Wednesday’s Five Facts [1] Santa Fe police arrest man after $200,000 burglary – 41-year-old Justin Romero allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from two businesses on in Santa Fe. According to police, the burglaries occurred on Apr. 20 and Apr. 28 and totaled more than $200,000 worth of stolen merchandise, […]

May 23—A 19-year-old inmate at the Santa Fe County jail was charged Monday in connection with an armed robbery in the city more than four years ago based on DNA evidence. Isaiah Zamora, who has several criminal counts pending, including vehicle theft and evading law enforcement, faces new counts of armed robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and shoplifting in a Nov. 4, 2018, robbery at a Family Dollar store, according to online court records.

SANTA FE, N.M. — Santa Fe Fire Department crews responded to a report of a needed water rescue in the Santa Fe River on Friday afternoon. Several units were staged along the river to assist in pulling a person from the moving water. That person was successfully saved and pulled out of the water.

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld first-degree murder charges but vacated three felony murder charges against Roger Gage for the 2018 killings of three people. The murders happened in a home near Dixon in Rio Arriba County. The Court ruled that having both felony murder and first-degree willful and deliberate murder […]

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe police are looking for the owners of a number of items acquired by the department. The deadline to claim property from police custody is Tuesday. A list of unclaimed property is available to view by the public online. Proof of ownership is required for unclaimed property. Unclaimed weapons and […]

Attorneys for "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed filed a motion Thursday to dismiss her case in the fatal on-set shooting of the film's cinematographer. Gutierrez-Reed was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Halyna Hutchins, 42, on the New Mexico set of the Western in October 2021. Actor Alec Baldwin was practicing a cross-draw when the gun fired, striking the cinematographer and director Joel Souza, who suffered a non-life-threatening injury. Baldwin also faced two counts of involuntary manslaughter over the shooting death, though the charges were dropped last month.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Videos released by authorities in New Mexico recorded a voice said to be an 18-year-old gunman urging officers to “kill me” during this week’s rampage that killed three older women outside a church. They also show Farmington police officers rushing toward the 18-year-old gunman. Police made the videos public at a news conference Thursday. Authorities in Farmington have been probing for motivations behind Monday’s deadly attack by the high school senior, amid indications from relatives of prior mental health issues. Police say he sprayed bullets indiscriminately outside his home and while walking down a residential street.

The man is facing half a dozen charges.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Attorneys for the weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer have asked a judge to dismiss her involuntary manslaughter charge, as Baldwin’s was last month. In a motion filed in Santa Fe County court on Thursday,...