Albuquerque Police Department
Recent News About Albuquerque Police Department
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APD charges three individuals in connection to January murder: 'We need tougher penalties for offenders'
Albuquerque Police Department (APD) officials revealed that they charged three people in connection to a murder that the APD started investigating in January.
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Video shows car hitting APS school bus with students aboard in February: 'The force of the crash caused the school bus to roll'
An Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) bus flipped on its side in late February when a street racer collided with its back wheel, sending several children to the hospital.
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Albuquerque police union leader: 'We are so severely understaffed in every single entity of this police department'
The Albuquerque Police Department is short of cops, and police officers long for that to change.
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'Disrespectful to our community': APD banned from PrideFest events
Organizers of LGBTQ+ Pride festivities voted to ban the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) from this year's events, citing the 1969 Stonewall riots as their reason.
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'Never had an incident like this': Rail Runner increases security following stabbings
The New Mexico Rail Runner is looking into new security measures, following a series of stabbings that occurred last week during an afternoon train ride.
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Witness recalls violent attack on homeless man by teens tied to deadly crash: 'They beat him with his own stick'
Investigators with the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) suspect a carload of teens involved in a recent fatal crime spree previously assaulted a homeless man.
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State auditor on APD overtime abuse: 'Enough is enough’
The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) continues to be plagued by abuse of overtime, bilking the department of tens of thousands of dollars.
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Albuquerque police hope new plan successfully addresses use of force backlog
Albuquerque police hope that a new plan unveiled during a federal hearing on Feb. 9 will address its use of force backlog.
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Albuquerque falls prey to stabbing spree
What started as a call for one stabbing on Feb. 13 ended up keeping Albuquerque Police busy, as they ultimately identified 11 victims.
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'We have to put an end to it': Shots fired by Walmart shoplifter Tuesday indicative of armed robberies on the rise
Authorities are searching for the woman who reportedly open-fired at an Albuquerque Walmart Tuesday morning after employees attempted to apprehend her for theft.
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'It's been a tough year': 2021 was Albuquerque's deadliest with 112 victims in 108 homicides
More than 110 homicide victims were reported in Albuquerque this year, which broke all the records, city police say in a running tally they've been keeping on their website
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New Mexico Albuquerque Islamic Center 'relieved and thrilled' that suspect named in November fire
An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman accused of setting fire to the Islamic Center of New Mexico in Albuquerque in November.
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'There are stresses with these type of holidays:' Domestic-violence incidents up in Albuquerque
Domestic violence incidents are up in Albuquerque recently and local police say that the holidays are part of the reason why.
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Albuquerque police reports record year for homicide cases; 'We need to draw a line'
The Albuquerque Police Department has reported a record high number of homicide cases in the year 2021.
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Search warrant issued in shooting death of Santa Fe toddler
A search warrant was issued in the investigation of a shooting that resulted in the recent death of a 2-year-old boy in Santa Fe last week.
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'She should stay in jail': Suspect arrested in Albuquerque police station vandalism
A suspect who was wanted for vandalizing the Albuquerque Main Police Station early Wednesday morning has been arrested, according to the police department.
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16-year-old repeat offender becomes youngest shot by Albuquerque police
Jesus Lopez became the youngest person ever shot by an Albuquerque police officer Thursday morning when the 16-year-old tried to escape while carrying multiple firearms.
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19-year-old driving nearly 100 mph kills man, his 2 dogs in Albuquerque crash
An Albuquerque man, arrested for DWI four days earlier, is accused of being drunk when his SUV traveling at nearly 100 mph crashed into and killed a man and his two dogs.
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Albuquerque Police officers blame bureaucratic red tape, lack of 'realistic politics' as leading cause of rising crime
A new survey by the Albuquerque Police Officers’ Union shows that many officers are thinking about career changes and many believe Department of Justice constraints is the largest contributing factor to the growing crime rate in Albuquerque, according to KRQE.
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'Keep up with what’s coming in': Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office catches up on police shooting backlog
The District Attorney’s Office in Bernalillo County announced on Monday that it is now caught up entirely on the backlog of police shooting cases while continuing to look for additional special prosecutors to prevent the system from bogging down again.