THE KELLER ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT NOW HAS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO BATTLE CRIME DOWNTOWN. POLICE CHIEF MICHAEL GEIER SAYS THERE’S A NEW DOWNTOWN PUBLIC SAFETY DISTRICT WHICH WILL OPERATE OUT OF THE ALVARADO TRANSPORTATION CENTER AND SAYS THEY’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CLEANING UP DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. HE SAYS IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. GEIER SAYS…… MORE
Bus Crash “Ups” NM Traffic Deaths
THE FATAL BUS-SEMI CRASH ON I-40 IN LATE AUGUST CONTRIBUTED TO A SPIKE IN NEW MEXICO TRAFFIC FATALITIES FOR THE MONTH. NINE PEOPLE DIED IN THE HEAD-ON COLLISION AUGUST 30TH, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAFFIC DEATHS FOR THE MONTH TO MORE THAN 40. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAYS THAT’S MORE THAN ANY OTHER MONTH THIS…… MORE
The NM University Reducing Tuition
AT A TIME WHEN IT SEEMS COLLEGE TUITION CAN ONLY GO UP, A COLLEGE IN SANTA FE IS DROPPING THE COST OF ATTENDANCE. ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE IS LOWERING ITS ANNUAL TUITION, GOING DOWN FROM OVER 52-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR TO 35-THOUSAND. NEW MEXICO STUDENTS GET A BIGGER BREAK AS THEY GET A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR A…… MORE
Compound Suspects Federally Indicted
ALL FIVE OF THE SUSPECTS IN THE TAOS COUNTY COMPOUND CASE ARE NOW INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY. IT HAPPENED IN A FEDERAL COURTROOM IN ALBUQUERQUE ON TUESDAY. THE FIVE WERE ARRESTED AFTER 11 MALNOURISHED CHILDREN WERE FOUND IN THE COMPOUND IN EARLY AUGUST. FORTY YEAR OLDS SIRAJ WAHHAJ AND LUCAS MORTON, 35 YEAR…… MORE
Pricey Repairs Needed at Albuquerque Park
THE COSTS HAVE PILED UP AT AN ALBUQUERQUE WEST SIDE PARK AFTER THIEVES STEAL COPPER WIRING. ALBUQUERQUE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR DAVID SIMON SAYS THE COST TO FIX THE DAMAGE FROM TWO SUCH THEFTS AT VENTANA RANCH PARK IS NOW 75-THOUSAND DOLLARS. HE SAYS THE CITY NOW PLANS TO INCREASE SECURITY AT THE PARK AROUND…… MORE
Virtual Kidnapping Scam Hits NM
WE’RE BEING WARNED BY THE FBI IN NEW MEXICO TO BE WARY OF A PHONE SCAM CALLED VIRTUAL KIDNAPPING. NO ONE IS ACTUALLY KIDNAPPED IN THESE INSTANCES, BUT SPECIAL FBI AGENT FRANK FISHER SAYS THE SCAMMERS COERCE VICTIMS INTO PAYING A HEFTY AND QUICK RANSOM BY WIRE BEFORE THE SCAM FALLS APART. FISHER SAYS THE…… MORE
Bernalillo County Approves Healthcare Resolution
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION LAST (TUES) NIGHT UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A RESOLUTION SPONSORED BY COMMISSION CHAIR STEVEN MICHAEL QUEZADA THAT BACKS MORE AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE FOR NEW MEXICANS WHO ARE NOT INSURED. THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GET A MEDICAID BUY-IN PLAN UNDER THE RESOLUTION WHICH QUEZADA SAYS IS A CHANCE FOR MORE THAN 50 THOUSAND RESIDENTS…… MORE
Medical Pot Employee Arrested
AN EMPLOYEE OF A MEDICAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY IN ALBUQUERQUE IS ACCUSED OF STEALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF MARIJUANA FROM HIS PLACE OF WORK. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS 26 YEAR OLD JUSTIN GERBER WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH LARCENY OVER 25-HUNDRED DOLLARS. APD SAYS GERBER IS A HARVEST TECHNICIAN AT REYNOLD GREENLEAF AND ASSOCIATES. A CRIMINAL…… MORE
County Rounds Up More Than 200 Suspects
A MAJOR EFFORT TO CONFRONT GANG ACTIVITY IN BERNALILLO COUNTY BEGAN IN FEBRUARY AND CONCLUDED EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE OPERATION WAS THE WORK OF THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT’S ‘GANG RECOGNITION INTELLIGENCE PATROL”, OR “GRIP.” DEPUTY FELICIA MAGGARD TELLS US THE OPERATION INCLUDED GANG SUPPRESSION, FELONY ARRESTS AND YOUTH CONTACTS. THE OPERATION RESULTED IN 223…… MORE
New Trial Date for Youngblood
THE AGGRAVATED DRUNK DRIVING TRIAL OF STATE REPRESENTATIVE MONICA YOUNGBLOOD WAS TO BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH IN ALBUQUERQUE … BUT IT’S NOW BEING PUSHED BACK A COUPLE OF WEEKS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 25TH. ATTORNEY PAUL KENNEDY SAYS HE WANTS TO ADD A SECOND LAWYER TO THE DEFENSE TEAM, AND THAT PERSON WOULDN’T BE AVAILABLE THIS…… MORE
