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𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗔’𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗖𝗦𝗢 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗧 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗳𝗳.

August 3, 2023

On August 2, 2023 Special Agents with the District Attorney’s Office located David Flores at an apartment complex on the 10000 block of Menaul Blvd NE. Flores barricaded inside of the apartment and refused to come out. Agents…

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𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗗 – 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

August 3, 2023

A judge sentenced Elijah Amos to 20 years in the Department of Corrections for the fatal shooting of Isaac Candelaria. The murder happened in 2019 as Amos tried to steal a bicycle from Candelaria at an ABQ bus…

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The Bernalillo County District Attorney will fight to keep 13 year-old suspected of gunning down a woman in a crowded parking lot, in custody.

August 2, 2023

Investigators say the suspect, who just turned 13, is charged with shooting and killing Sydney Wilson after Wilson spotted him in her stolen car Monday evening.  The shooting happened in a crowded parking lot of the Smith’s grocery…

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𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 – 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝟔 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 — 𝟒 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝟐 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

August 2, 2023

𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐱 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.   In June, a jury found Martin guilty of raping a woman he had arrested for DWI when he was a police officer.…

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Our Crime Strategies Unit Agents work hard, tackling the warrant backlog.

August 2, 2023

Since March, they’ve partnered with other local law enforcement, arresting more than two dozen wanted suspects. Click The Image Below to See Video

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𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 – 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧, 𝐚 𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧.

August 1, 2023

17 year-old Noah Tafoya was shot and killed at his apartment complex in ABQ September 12, 2019.   Wood will be sentenced to life in prison.   “This is an example of our prosecutors doing great work, presenting…

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𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐓𝐘 – 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫.

August 1, 2023

March 18, 2020, Wall repeatedly stabbed Katherine Garcia, killing her.   At the time of the murder, Wall was in a relationship with Garcia’s daughter.   Sentencing will take place at a later date.

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𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 -𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐳 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

July 31, 2023

Earlier this year, Juarez pled guilty to two counts of Assault with intent to commit a violent felony on a peace officer and three counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer. The crime happened on November 18,…

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𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐓𝐘 – 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐳𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭.

July 31, 2023

On October 21, 2013, the victim, who was homeless at the time, met Mendoza and his friend while she was out on the streets of ABQ. The victim was violently raped. Investigators linked Mendoza’s DNA to her sexual…

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CONVICTED – A jury convicted Chastity Carson of Child abuse resulting in Great Bodily Harm.

July 31, 2023

In 2019, her 3 month old baby was hospitalized with severe head trauma.  The child suffered permanent injuries after Carson failed to get medical attention for the baby two days after the injuries.  Expert witnesses testified the horrific injuries…

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