THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A NEW CHIEF. GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM HAS APPOINTED TIM JOHNSON TO THE JOB. JOHNSON TAKES THE TOP JOB AFTER RUNNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY’S INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU. THE GOVERNOR HAS ALSO APPOINTED THREE NEW DEPUTY CHIEFS INCLUDING NICK ARAGON, CAROLYN HUYNH AND ROBERT THORNTON THE THIRD. JOHNSON REPLACES…… MORE
NEW MEXICO’S 7-BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET PLAN HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE STATE WILL FUEL THIS HUGE SPENDING INCREASE BY TAPPING INTO THE OIL DRILLING BOOM … A TREND THAT’S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. THE PLAN INCREASES STATE SPENDING TO AN ALL TIME…… MORE
WITH A DEADLINE APPROACHING, GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM HAS SIGNED MORE BILLS INTO LAW. AMONG THEM…A PROPOSAL THAT ALLOWS A PERSON’S GUNS TO BE TAKEN AWAY IF THEY’RE SUBJECT TO A PROTECTION ORDER, OR IF THEY’VE BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMES. ANOTHER BILL ALLOWS FOR THE USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA AT SCHOOL. AND THE…… MORE
A BILL SIGNED BY GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM WEDNESDAY DECRIMINALIZES POSSESSION OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF MARIJUANA. EMILY KALTENBACH, DIRECTOR OF THE NEW MEXICO CHAPTER OF THE DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE, SAYS THIS COULD LEAD TO TOTAL LEGALIZATION. KALTENBACH SAYS THE GOVERNOR INTENDS TO PUT THE MATTER ON THE CALL FOR THE NEXT SESSION…BUT THERE WILL STILL BE…… MORE
GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM HAS SIGNED INTO LAW A BILL THAT CHANGES HOW BREWERIES ACROSS NEW MEXICO ARE TAXED. STARTING JULY 1ST, THOSE COMPANIES WILL BE TAXED 8-CENTS PER GALLON ON THE FIRST 30-THOUSAND BARRELS … THEN 28 CENTS PER GALLON FOR 30-THOUSAND TO 60-THOUSAND BARRELS. THE PREVIOUS TAX WAS 41 CENTS FOR EVERY GALLON.. THE…… MORE
THE FATAL SHOOTING OF AN UBER PASSENGER IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST MONTH HAS RESULTED IN A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE ESTATE OF THE MAN WHO WAS SHOT, JAMES PORTER, IS SUING UBER AND THE DRIVER, CLAYTON BENEDICT. THE LAWSUIT ALLEGES THAT BENEDICT’S ACTIONS WERE INTENTIONAL, RECKLESS, AND MALICIOUS. BENEDICT HAS NOT BEEN…… MORE
A MULTI AGENCY INVESTIGATION TARGETING VIOLENT CRIME IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE HAS NOW WRAPPED UP. THE FBI SAYS MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED…AND TWO STOLEN CARS AND SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF DRUGS AND WEAPONS WERE SEIZED. THE OPERATION WAS LED BY THE FBI, STATE POLICE AND APD. THOSE ARRESTED FACE CHARGES THAT INCLUDE ARMED ROBBERY, BANK…… MORE
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN A RAPE CASE FROM 2006. THIS IS THE OLDEST CASE YET TO BE CLEARED THROUGH THE REVIEW OF THE COUNTY’S RAPE KIT BACKLOG. ASSISTANT D-A SPRING SCHOFIELD TELLS US THERE’S A REASON THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS DOESN’T APPLY HERE. SHE SAYS THE…… MORE
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS HAVE CHARGED A LAS CRUCES MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WITH CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. FORTY-TWO YEAR OLD JOEL AGUILAR VILLANUEVA COULD GET UP TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON IF FOUND GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS. THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS VILLANUEVA WAS INVOLVED WITH A TWITTER ACCOUNT THAT WAS USED TO SHARE VIDEOS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. HE…… MORE
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE BEEN ON 4TH STREET AT I-40 FOR HOURS, TRYING TO FIND A SUSPECT TO ARREST WHO’S SUSPECTS OF STABBING A MAN. THE MAN WHO WAS STABBED WAS RUSHED TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WITH CRITICAL INJURIES. HE’D BEEN STABBED IN HIS TORSO AROUND 11:20 WEDNESDAY NIGHT NEAR 4TH AND MENAUL. THERE’S BEEN HEAVY POLICE…… MORE
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