KRQE News 13 - Crime

Feds: Firefighter set up big drug deals

Nancy Laflin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:18:36 GMT

Steve Chavez should never have been hired as a firefighter given his background check and admission he sold marijuana for easy money, Albuquerque's fire chief said Friday in announcing the suspected major drug broker had been fired.

Meth training boosts responder safety

Gabrielle Burkhart — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:53:46 GMT

Agents back by firefighters busted a meth house Friday morning in Roswell, but it wasn't real. It was part of a week-long program to train law enforcement how to handle meth labs in a realistic setting.

Mother posts reward in road-rage attack

Amanda Goodman — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:15:53 GMT

An Albuquerque mother is offering a cash reward to find a driver she says went berserk on her and her son.

Driver's record: 8 DWIs, 0 convictions

Alex Tomlin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:52:02 GMT

She's an Albuquerque woman who's been arrested eight times as a suspected drunken driving, but she's walked on the charges every time.

Traffic bust tied to meth, burglaries

Crystal Gutierrez — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:22:53 GMT

Santa Fe Police said a traffic stop turned into a huge bust after detectives found stolen property, including identifications, and chemicals to make methamphetamine

Firefighter linked to cartel dismissed

Dick Knipfing — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:04:06 GMT

The Albuquerque firefighter arrested for his alleged role in a drug ring linked to a Mexican cartel was fired Friday.

Feds: Abq. firm's lies netted millions

Alex Goldsmith — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:02:35 GMT

A federal indictment filed this week alleges the owner of an Albuquerque-based company and his son-in-law claimed the firm was owned by a disabled veteran to get preference on nearly $11 million in cemetery contracts.

Human trafficker draws prison time

Dianne Anderson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:37:01 GMT

A man who lured a North Carolina girl to Albuquerque and forced her into prostitution is headed for prison.

Toxic chemical stench not a meth lab

Bill Diven — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:54:18 GMT

The discovery of what police thought was an apparent meth lab Friday afternoon exposed two Santa Fe officers to dangerous chemicals and resulted in evacuations in a downtown neighborhood.

Beat cops now enforcing court warrants

Ian Schwartz — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:11:25 GMT

Bad guys and gals better watch out. Albuquerque police officers have new orders and new approach to nab anyone with a warrant.

Police find UNMH stabbing suspect

Bill Diven — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:23:48 GMT

A boyfriend-girlfriend dispute in the UNM Hospital parking garage ended with the woman on the run after stabbing the man in the arm, according to police.

3 arrested in Las Cruces killing

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:04:33 GMT

Las Cruces police say two men and one woman have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting Saturday at a smoke shop.

Camera sends pics of thieves to victims

Alex Tomlin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:38:05 GMT

From dumb to dumber, two men robbed a national shooting organization and then stole something that automatically sent pictures of their faces to the group they stole from.

AZ jail escapee caught in Santa Fe

Katie Kim — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:49:55 GMT

A man who broke out of an Arizona jail was caught without incident Thursday afternoon after a SWAT standoff with law enforcement officials.

Police target crime-plagued hot spots

Crystal Gutierrez — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:51:18 GMT

Seven people newly arrested or cited prove that a new operation targeting “hot spots” is working, according to Albuquerque police.

Amber Alert canceled for missing girl

Hawa Konte — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:13:11 GMT

An Amber Alert issued for a missing 11-year-old Texas girl has been canceled in New Mexico Thursday.

Woman in gun raid seeks release

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:48:03 GMT

A Deming woman accused of selling Mexico-bound guns to stand-in buyers pledged $2 million in assets to guarantee her appearance at trial, in exchange for her release from jail.

Tip led Santa Fe cops to armed fugitive

Katie Kim — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:53:09 GMT

An Arizona jail escapee took off from Santa Fe police Thursday prompting three schools to lock down and a callout for the SWAT team.

Families on BLM land without permission

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:31:26 GMT

Around 45 Navajo families are living on U.S. Bureau of Land Management near Bloomfield, N.M., without permission.

Alcohol to blame in rollover crash

Matt Mauro — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:23:08 GMT

Cops say alcohol was involved in a rollover crash that sent two people to the hospital.

Judge Murphy agrees to retire

Matt Mauro — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:59:52 GMT

Judge Michael Murphy has agreed to resign and never be a judge again in the state.

Vaughan's accountant named in suit

Crystal Gutierrez — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:11:38 GMT

A new lawsuit has been filed in the Doug Vaughan ponzi scheme against his former company’s accountant who trustees said should have known what was going on and since she didn’t blow the whistle she needs to pay up.

City worker suspected bank robber

Alex Tomlin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:57:48 GMT

An Albuquerque city worker is in federal custody, accused of robbing a bank Monday afternoon.

Sheriffs warned on rural cartel threats

Kim Vallez — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:19:22 GMT

New Mexico sheriffs are learning just how prevalent Mexican drug cartels are in New Mexico, how they operate and the best way to deal with them.

Endangered Texas girl may be in N.M.

Jessica Garate — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:29:13 GMT

New Mexico State police have issued an Amber Alert for an 11-year-old girl missing out of Fort Worth, Texas.

APD: Neighbors saw affair before murder

Alex Goldsmith — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:05:17 GMT

Police say the tragic shooting in northeast Albuquerque Tuesday was sparked by what’s being called a deadly love triangle.

Jury selection continues in Lovato case

Dianne Anderson — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:19:24 GMT

Jury selection continues Wednesday for the former state police sergeant who was a passenger in a car involved in a deadly hit and run in Santa Fe.

Girl injured in motorcycle crash

Elizabeth Alvarez — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:01:47 GMT

A father is charged with causing a motorcycle crash that seriously injured his daughter.

Police investigate man shot on ABQ road

Matt Mauro — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:42:02 GMT

Police are investigating an overnight shooting that left one man injured.

Prison error is boon for state inmates

Alex Goldsmith — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:27:26 GMT

The New Mexico Corrections Dept. says an administrative error allowed 40-60 state inmates to take classes to earn time off their sentences they may not have been allowed to take.