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“Immigrant Friendly City” Doesn’t Change Albuquerque Policing Policy
By Danielle Prokop / NM News Port Over 400 attended the Albuquerque city council meeting on Wednesday night to watch the passage of Memorial 17-4, voting 6-1 to reaffirm the Duke City’s status as an “immigrant-friendly” city. “A woman stood up here, toddler in hand,” Councilor Pat Davis (d-6) said, referencing a speaker who had addressed […]
APD Forward Working to Fix “broken system”
By Kris Klarer and Fin Martinez / NM News Port Sixteen months into a court-monitored police-reform effort, the City of Albuquerque still has a long way to go. That’s the word from Paul Heidle, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico. “We have a lot of respect for police officers, […]
Looking Back and Forward on Corrupt State Officials
By John Jamison / NM News Port The 2017 session of the New Mexico State Legislature has seen at least a half dozen bills introduced to tighten up ethical standards and bring more accountability to state political figures. New Mexico is one of only 10 states that does not currently have an ethics commission, according […]
Rape Kit Bill Proposed in New Mexico
By Ben Francisco and Allison Giron / NM News Port There are more than 5,000 sexual assault examination kits sitting untested in New Mexico, but Senate Bill 7 now under consideration in the state legislature provides money to test these kits in the fiscal year 2018-2019. Bill 7 is currently sitting on the Senate Finance […]
Billboards Throughout Albuquerque Display Cold Cases
By Brittany Perez / NM News Port In August of 1999, Lisa Guerrero, 30, and her brother Eddie Guerrero, 20, were shot in their car parked on Sunny Slope Rd. in Albuquerque, New Mexico’s South Valley. Both died that day. Now considered a cold case, 18 years later the Guerrero case is once again being […]
Committee tables bill to harshen penalties for reckless drivers
By Jacob Leyba and John Acosta / NM Newsport Reckless drivers in New Mexico will not receive harsher penalties for vehicular homicide, at least this year. This topic was addressed in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Tuesday Jan. 31. NM State Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes (R-Albuquerque) sponsored a bill in the 2017 legislative session […]
Coffee with Cops: An Appeal for More Community Trust
By Brenna Kelley & Ricky Garcia / NM News Port Tish Tyler is no different than her neighbors in the Enchanted Hills neighborhood of Rio Rancho. She is concerned about crime. “Our mailboxes have been broken into, several times,” Tyler said. “Reading the paper, I’ve noticed that it seems to be happening all over […]