THE RAINBOW CROSSWALK VANDALISM IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NOB HILL IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED AS A HATE CRIME. THE CROSSWALKS WERE PAINTED BRIGHT BARS OF COLOR, BUT ONE WAS DAMAGED THIS WEEK WHEN TWO PEOPLE ON MOTORCYCLES BURNED OUT THEIR TIRES INTENTIONALLY ON THE CROSSWALK AT MORNINGSIDE AND CENTRAL, ONE OF THE CROSSWALKS PAINTED TO SHOW SUPPORT…… MORE
Worries About NM’s Dams
THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT THE RELIABILITY OF NEW MEXICO’S DAMS DUE TO THE WET WINTER AND STRONG SPRING RUNOFF. STATE ENGINEER JOHN D’ANTONIO SAYS MORE THAN HALF OF THE APPROXIMATELY 300 DAMS ACROSS THE STATE ARE CONSIDERED “HIGH HAZARD.” THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT A THIRD OF THESE DAMS ARE RATED “SATISFACTORY”…AND 30-PERCENT…… MORE
Surprises for Espanola School Board Meeting on Student Tasing
A FRUSTRATING PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ESPANOLA SCHOOL BOARD THURSDAY NIGHT. THEY CALLED FOR THE MEETING AFTER A 15 YEAR OLD SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS WAS TASED BY AN OFFICER AT THE SCHOOL. THAT OFFICER, JEREMY BARNES, IS WITH THE RIO ARRIBA SHERIFF’S OFFICE. BUT THE DISCOVERY WAS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE … INCLUDING THOSE…… MORE
Inmates Released From Jail Are Back in Jail
THEY WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S COMMUNITY CUSTODY PROGRAM … SO THE 18 SUSPECTS FOUND GUILTY OF THEIR ALLEGED CRIMES AND AWAITING TRIAL ARE BACK IN THE METRO DETENTION CENTER. MDC SPOKESPERSON CANDACE HOPKINS TELLS KOB TV THEY DETERMINED THE 18 INMATES SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RELEASED INTO THE COMMUNITY. SHE SAYS THE INMATES ARE…… MORE
Double Murder in Taos Pueblo
VERY LITTLE INFORMATION IS BEING RELEASED SURROUNDING A DOUBLE HOMICIDE AT TAOS PUEBLO. THE BODIES OF TWO PEOPLE WERE FOUND SATURDAY…BUT THEIR NAMES HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED AND NO SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. THE FBI’S FRANK FISHER TELLS THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN THAT AN AUTOPSY WILL DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEATH. HE SAYS HOMICIDES…… MORE
Officer-Involved Shooting Investigated by State Cops
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING FOLLOWING A SHOOTING INVOLVING OFFICERS WITH THE BERNALILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE OFFICERS ARE OK, AND THE SUSPECT, 28 YEAR OLD FABIAN RIVERA, WAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL…BUT NOW WE KNOW THAT SUSPECT HAS DIED OF HIS INJURIES AT THE HOSPITAL. THE SHOOTING WITH OFFICERS HAPPENED WEDNESDAY AT AN APARTMENT ON…… MORE
Fire Danger in the Gila
DESPITE THE INCREASED MOISTURE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THE FIRE DANGER IS ON THE RISE IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. OFFICIALS SAY RECENT WARM, WINDY WEATHER HAS PROMPTED FOREST MANAGERS TO RAISE THE FIRE DANGER RATING TO “HIGH.” THAT MEANS FINE FUELS CAN IGNITE RAPIDLY AND UNATTENDED CAMPFIRES CAN GET…… MORE
Special Public Meeting on Tasing Students
A SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING IS SET THURSDAY NIGHT BY THE ESPANOLA SCHOOL BOARD. THIS AFTER A 15 YEAR OLD SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT WAS TASED RECENTLY BY ON OFFICER WORKING AT THE SCHOOL. THE INCIDENT PROMPTED ESPANOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT BOBBIE GUTIERREZ TO COMMENT THAT THE SHERIFF’S DEPUTY WAS WRONG TO TASE THE STUDENT. GUTIERREZ SAYS…… MORE
APD Expands its Civilian Shield Unit
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S EXPANDING ITS CIVILIAN SHIELD UNIT. IT STARTED AS AN EXPERIMENT IN NOVEMBER 2017 TO HELP CLEAR A BACKLOG OF CASES. INITIALLY, THREE PARALEGALS WERE HIRED AS TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES TO PULL TOGETHER EVIDENCE, RECORDS AND DISCOVERY FOR THE TOP 300 OFFENDERS IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S BACKLOG. APD SAYS THE CITY…… MORE
Teen Stabbed at Sandia Crest
TWENTY YEAR OLD NINA LUNA IS NOW BEHIND BARS AFTER AN ALTERCATION THAT INVOLVED A LATE NIGHT STABBING TUESDAY AT SANDIA CREST. KOB TV REPORTS A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT SAYS A FIGHT THAT BROKE OUT BETWEEN TWO GROUPS IN THE PARKING LOT AT SANDIA CREST RESULTED IN A 14 YEAR OLD BYSTANDER BEING STABBED. POLICE SAY…… MORE
