564 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police are warning the public of fake social media pages spreading misinformation about fallen NMSP Officer Justin Hare. They say at least one account is fake and also said there are fake GoFundMe pages as well.
369 Views BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) said there was a deputy-involved shooting in the area of Unser and Anderson Hill that ended with a suspect in custody.
343 Views WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former New Mexico county commissioner who was kicked out of office over his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
376 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed that two bobcats have tested positive for rabies in New Mexico. One case was detected in Grant County, and the other was in Sierra County.
310 Views EDDY COUNTY, N.M. — Officials say 911 service is currently down in Eddy County, Carlsbad and Lea County and another center is taking 911 calls from there.
313 Views Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the state budget Wednesday which included $200,000 to address the ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives. But advocates are saying it’s not enough.
364 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque mother who hid fentanyl inside her children’s luggage pleaded guilty to a federal drug crime on Wednesday, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
285 Views The Albuquerque Police Department arrested five juveniles in two separate incidents involving teenagers found to be in possession of firearms. According to APD, the juveniles were released to their parents at the scene of each incident due to overcrowding and understaffing at the Bernalillo County Youth Detention Center.
416 Views LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Four New Mexico law enforcement officers are facing criminal charges after they were accused of circulating an explicit video of a coworker. Three of those named in the complaint are Lea County deputies, Sgt. Sonia Estrada, Deputy Diana Jurado-Garcia and Deputy Aileen Vizcarra.
328 Views The New Mexico State University Police Department has been utilizing body-worn cameras since 2011. The University of New Mexico Police Department has not. Created amidst Black Lives Matter protests in response to the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department, a 2020 New Mexico statute requires
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