DWI dismissal scandal: What the Albuquerque police chief knew & when
It’s been a year since the public learned of the massive corruption scandal involving a scheme to make DWI cases disappear. Federal documents last week, shed
Court moves to discipline defense attorney in connection with Albuquerque police DWI scandal
An Albuquerque-based defense attorney faces potential discipline by the U.S. District Court in connection with a DWI scandal that has rocked several law enforcement agencies in New Mexico — in particular the Albuquerque Police Department — over the past year.
Albuquerque police lieutenant retires amid DWI scandal
The retirement comes the same day as an interview was scheduled with the Internal Affairs Task Force, according to police.
2 Albuquerque police officers who resigned amid DWI Unit scandal now working for CYFD
KRQE News 13 has learned one of the officers who resigned last year connected to the federal investigation into the DWI Unit scandal now works for the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department.
Albuquerque police lieutenant retires amidst corruption probe
An Albuquerque police lieutenant placed on leave in a sprawling DWI corruption probe decided to retire before meeting with detectives on the matter. Gilbert Gallegos, an Albuquerque Police Department spokesman,
A Guilty Plea Implicates 'Almost the Entire' Albuquerque DWI Unit in Longstanding Police Corruption
From 2008 through 2023, federal prosecutors in New Mexico say, Albuquerque police officers conspired with a local defense attorney, Thomas Clear, and his investigator, Ricardo Mendez, to make DWI cases disappear in exchange for bribes.
APD officer retires ahead of interview in connection to DWI Unit scandal
The Albuquerque Police Department announced on Tuesday that Lt. Kyle Curtis retired from the department before he could be interviewed as part of the investigation
FBI, Chief Medina speak on DWI scandal involving APD, BCSO and New Mexico State Police
"We wouldn't go and put something in, especially an affidavit, if we didn't think that there was going to be more to it," ...
Albuquerque police investigate shooting that left one dead, one injured
The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating an overnight shooting that left one person dead and another injured. APD ...
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Two former APD officers investigated in DWI scandal land at CYFD
The scandal, referred to by prosecutors as the "DWI enterprise," implicates Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies and New ...
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APD: Violence against police on the rise
Local law enforcement officers wear the badge, knowing the risks that come with it. But Albuquerque Police Chief Harold ...
Albuquerque Police Department touts success of controversial tool
The Albuquerque Police Department has reported a significant decrease in auto theft, claiming the city is no longer the auto theft capital of the country. A key tool behind this success? The ability ...
Feds accuse Albuquerque police, State Police and Bernalillo County deputies in DWI racketeering case
For the past 15 years, at least two lawyers and officers from the Police Department, New Mexico State Police and the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office ran a racketeering enterprise taking bribes in ...
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Albuquerque police chief warns of car break-ins
APD Chief Harold Medina is warning folks of criminals stealing from cars. The recent violent case happened Sunday at ...
APD: Teen killed during robbery attempt, 7 teens charged in connection
The Albuquerque Police Department said 14-year-old Alfonso Sanderson was killed overnight after they said he and a friend ...