PROPERTY CRIME VICTIMS IN ALBUQUERQUE COULD SOON BE GETTING A VISIT FROM A CIVILIAN PROPERTY CRIME REPORTING TECHNICIAN. THE CITY HAS HIRED OVER A DOZEN PEOPLE TO STAFF A SPECIALIZED UNIT THAT WILL HELP PROCESS PROPERTY CRIME LOCATIONS. MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS IT WILL FREE UP REGULAR OFFICERS TO CARRY OUT OTHER DUTIES.…… MORE
NM A-G Launches Initiative Against College Sex Assaults
UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE U-S ARE NOW MORE AWARE OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON CAMPUS. NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS HAS LAUNCHED A “CONSCIOUS CAMPUS” INITIATIVE TO HELP COLLEGES DISCUSS THE PROBLEM AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO INTERVENE. SONYA CARASCO TRUJILLO WITH THE A-G’S OFFICE SAYS THEY SURVEYED SCHOOLS HERE AND FOUND…… MORE
Another Big Southern NM Drug Bust
THERE’S BEEN ANOTHER BIG DRUG BUST AT THE SANTA TERESA PORT OF ENTRY IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS SEIZED 16 AND-A-HALF POUNDS OF COCAINE LAST SATURDAY wORTH MORE THAN HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS. THE DRUGS WERE HIDDEN INSIDE A GMC PICKUP ENTERING THE U.S. FROM MEXICO. THE DRIVER, FROM…… MORE
Albuquerque City Councilor First to File to Run for Congress
ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS FILES TO RUN FOR THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL SEAT TO BE VACATED BY MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM SO SHE CAN RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO. DAVIS FILED HIS PAPERWORK THIS WEEK AND WILL RUN FOR CONGRESS NEXT YEAR. HE’S THE FIRST CANDIDATE TO OFFICIALLY ENTER THE RACE. …… MORE
UNM Addresses Neal Buyout Plan
FIRED LOBO MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH CRAIG NEAL HAD THREE YEARS LEFT ON HIS CONTRACT WHEN HE WAS FIRED LAST FRIDAY NIGHT. NOW THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO OWES NEAL A BUYOUT OF MILLION DOLLARS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS UNM COMPLETED LAST YEAR WITH 1-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS MORE IN EXPENSES … BUT…… MORE
Boastful Auto Thief Goes to Prison
A MAN WHO ONCE BOASTED TO ALBUQUERQUE POLICE THAT HE COULD STEAL A VEHICLE IN 20-TO-30 SECONDS IS HEADING TO PRISON. DAN HOFFERT WAS SENTENCED ON WEDNESDAY TO 10 YEARS IN LOCKUP FOR HIS CRIME SPREE THAT INCLUDED 11 FELONY CASES IN 2016 ALONE. IN DISTRICT COURT ON WEDNESDAY, HOFFERT ENTERED…… MORE
Warmer Than Usual for a NM March
A LONG-STANDING TEMPERATURE RECORD IS SET IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN MARCH WAS 54.8 DEGREES…ALMOST 7-DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL…AND THE WARMEST EVER FOR MARCH. IT BREAKS A RECORD THAT HAD STOOD FOR 110 YEARS. METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON SAYS ALBUQUERQUE HAD 14 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH HIGHS ABOVE…… MORE
APS Board Budget Includes Cuts
IT’S NOT FINAL, BUT THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD HAS APPROVED A BUDGET REDUCTION PLAN GIVEN LOOMING BUDGET CUTS. THE DISTRICT’S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, TAMI COLEMAN, TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SHE THINKS APS WILL BE HIT WITH A 2-PERCENT CUT, WHICH WOULD COME TO 12-POINT-4 MILLION DOLLARS. THE JOURNAL SAYS APS ALSO EXPECTS…… MORE
Bill Signing Deadline Nearly Here
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ HAS ONLY A FEW DAYS TO DECIDE WHAT ACTION TO TAKE ON A NUMBER OF MEASURES PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR. THAT INCLUDES A 6.1 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET THAT INCLUDES 350-MILLION DOLLARS IN TAX HIKES. THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID SHE WON’T SIGN ANY TAX INCREASES. THE BILL SIGNING…… MORE
D-O-J Decree Reviews Include Albuquerque
A DIFFERENT CLIMATE FOR POLICE IN THE UNITED STATES. THAT’S HOW ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT SHAUN WILLOUGHBY SEES THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY’S APPROACH TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. HE SAYS A GOOD EXAMPLE IS TUESDAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WILL REVIEW THE CONSENT DECREES PUT IN PLACE DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. …… MORE
