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Video: Car chase turns into hostage situation, Albuquerque police kill suspect
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department released video on Friday from a deadly officer-involved shooting that started as a car chase and turned into a hostage situation. On June 20, 42-year-old Dale Meador drove away from officers in a stolen vehicle. The suspect even changed vehicles to try and lose the police. The search […]
Recent court ruling could affect Sergio Almanza’s sentence
Correction Below: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Sergio Almanza, the man convicted of driving drunk and killing a seven-year-old boy outside of the River of Lights could get out of prison five years sooner than they had hoped after a recent New Mexico Supreme Court ruling. In 2016, the legislature increased the basic sentence for homicide by vehicle […]
Man facing felony drug charge arrested in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man with a felony warrant for selling fentanyl pills was arrested during a traffic stop on Wednesday. According to police, in February, Heng Zhang tried to walk out of the Dank Smoke Shop and Grocery Store in southeast Albuquerque after eating an ice cream bar and not paying for it. […]
Man awaiting murder trial pleads guilty in two separate cases
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man with a long criminal history took a plea deal in two cases, while still awaiting for a murder trial to begin. Freddy Granger pleaded guilty to stabbing an MDC guard and to assaulting in October and to assaulting a family member with a baton and knife in May of 2021. […]
Three inmates have been mistakenly released from a New Mexico jail in July
Three inmates have been mistakenly released from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the month of July, according to Bernalillo County officials. Most recently, 44-year-old Desiree Sanchez was erroneously released from the jail Wednesday. Sanchez was booked into the facility a week earlier on preventative detention for...
Sanostee man pleads guilty in fatal drunken driving crash
A Sanostee man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque for his involvement in a fatal drunken driving crash. Leonardo Robbie Duncan, 33, admitted he was driving while intoxicated on Aug. 12, 2023, when he crossed the center line on Navajo Route 36 near Upper Fruitland. Duncan admitted in court that he “crashed head-on into the passenger side” of a vehicle, killing the man and woman inside of it, according to court records.
KRQE Newsfeed: New report, Lego theft, Drier and hotter, Psychedelics research, Health alerts
Wednesday’s Top Stories Wednesday’s Five Facts [1] Legislative Finance Committee reviews solutions to address crime in the state – A new report presented to the Legislative Finance Committee last week shows the crime rate in new Mexico ranks above the national average, saying Albuquerque and Bernalillo County are driving that trend. The report flags drug […]
Physician stabbed in throat sues prison
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A former state corrections department physician whose throat was cut, and he was stabbed several times by an inmate, is now suing the state claiming guards were unable to get him help because doors would not open. The doctor, Rajeesh Sharma, who was working at the...
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