Albuquerque Police Department
Recent News About Albuquerque Police Department
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Lifelong resident Joe Abbin said there is a simple way to reduce crime in Albuquerque and that is to put more police on the street and more criminals behind bars.
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An Albuquerque city council member is pushing for a vaccine mandate in the city’s police and fire departments as unions remain dead set against the idea, according to a report by KRQE.
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The Albuquerque Police Department’s Organized Crime Unit has arrested six individuals connected to a shoplifting operation at Harbor Freight.
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Ed Harness, Executive Director of the Civilian Police Oversight Agency (CPOA) is stepping down this week after not being automatically reappointed by the organization's council.
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Albuquerque police are searching for the person or persons involved in a string of shoplifting cases in retail stores across the metro area.
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The still unsolved 2017 homicide of a 26-year-old artist and University of New Mexico philosophy student in Albuquerque is featured in the city police department's latest "Duke City Case Files" episode.
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Officer Mario Verbeck was injured last month during a shootout with a robbery suspect, and his colleagues are now collaborating to rebuild one of Verbeck's cars and asking for the public's help.
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At a news conference last week, the wife of an injured officer addressed the Albuquerque Police Department's staffing shortage the day that her husband was shot, according to KOAT.
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After more than seven years of scrutiny, the Albuquerque Police Department may soon welcome changes in the Department of Justice's (DOJ) oversight through a court-appointed monitor.
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The Albuquerque City Council is asking courts to impose harsher terms for gun offenses, according to a report by KRQE.
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With a 9% decline in auto thefts this year, Albuquerque is no longer ranked in the top five nationwide for auto thefts, coming in instead at number six.
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One suspect has been named after four Albuquerque Police Department officers were injured while responding to a robbery call on Aug. 19.
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On the morning of Aug. 19, three Albuquerque police officers were shot after responding to a robbery call near a Dutch Bros.
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Albuquerque has experienced an uptick in homicides this year that's hurtling it toward a new yearly record.
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Albuquerque Police Department makes 'good push' to snare veteran officers with $15,000 sign-on bonus
The City of Albuquerque hopes a monetary incentive will entice enough officers to join the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) to build up the force with seasoned members of law enforcement.
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The Albuquerque Police Department continues to successfully recruit and hire officers to join the ranks as 6 new lateral transfers graduate today and 48 cadets become sworn officers in October.
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Three former Albuquerque police detectives are suing the city after claiming that they were pushed out for speaking up about serial rapists getting away with crimes due to a lack of action from police department leadership.
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Although it can be argued that New Mexico meant well with its firearms-related legislation of recent years, advocates of responsible gun ownership say the efforts are doing more harm than good.
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Modeled after the community-driven public-safety program successfully implemented in downtown Albuquerque in 2019, the newly launched Nob Hill-University ECHO Program will engage University of New Mexico officials, local business owners and law enforcement leaders in discussions about how to enhance public safety in that area.
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Albuquerque ranks as the ninth most dangerous city in America as detailed in an FBI report on violent crime.