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Pena’s Arrest Casts Shadow Over First Day Of Legislative Session

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Solomon Pena

By ROBERT NOTT
Santa Fe New Mexican

The shocking arrest this week of Solomon Pena, an unsuccessful Republican state House candidate accused of orchestrating drive-by shootings at politicians’ homes, clouded the first day of the legislative session Tuesday and prompted some lawmakers to question whether the violence will deter people from running for office.

“That’s a possibility,” said Sen. Linda Lopez, an Albuquerque Democrat whose home was targeted in one of the attacks. Three bullets passed through a bedroom where her 10-year-old daughter was sleeping early Jan. 3.

She Read More

Governor Issues Statement On Arrest Of Suspect In Shootings At Homes Of New Mexico Elected Officials

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From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a statement today following the arrest of former Republican state house candidate Solomon Peña on allegations related to shootings at the homes of multiple local elected officials:
“I commend the Albuquerque Police Department, State Police and the District Attorney’s Office for a successful partnership to apprehend the suspected perpetrator.
“There is no place in our society or our democracy for violence against any elected official or their families, and I trust the justice system will hold those responsible
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Coach Greg Jackson Resigns From Albuquerque Civilian Police Oversight Agency

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Famed MMA Coach Greg Jackson

APD News:

ALBUQUERQUE – This afternoon, Coach Greg Jackson announced that he is resigning from the City of Albuquerque Civilian Police Oversight Agency due to its current state and lack of teeth.

His resignation is effective immediately.

Coach Jackson released the following statement:

“Today I came to the difficult decision after months of structural issues at the Albuquerque CPOA to resign my post at the agency. I am grateful to Councilor Sanchez, Council President Davis, and the countless residents and police officers who all have tried to make the agency function Read More

New Mexico State Police Make Arrest In Pecos Shooting

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Chris Roybal

NMSP News:

PECOS – A suspect is in custody after an altercation resulted in shots being fired into a vehicle.

The investigation began around 6:54 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, when New Mexico State Police (NMSP) officers were called to the Dollar General Store in Pecos for reports of shots fired.

Officers learned that Chris Roybal was walking out of Dollar General when he observed an adult male sitting in the passenger seat of a parked vehicle.

Roybal retrieved a handgun from his vehicle and walked back to the vehicle where the victim was sitting and fired one round from a pistol toward the victim. Read More

Silver Alert: Navajo Nation Police Seek Wilson Shirley Sr.

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UPDATE: Wilson Shirley Sr. has been located and is safe.

NMSP News:

NAVAJO NATION — The Navajo Nation Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Wilson Shirley Sr., an 80-year-old male, who is 5’8 inches tall, weighing 180 lbs. with brown eyes and grey hair.

Family last heard from him at 4:15 a.m., Jan. 10. Shirley was last seen wearing a green sweater with Army patches on the left side.

He is believed to be driving an orange 2019 Chevy Truck with an Arizona license plate of CNN2868. He is possibly in the Grants or Albuquerque Area. 

Anyone with any information regarding this Silver Read More

LAPD Investigates Crash At Grand Canyon & Pajarito Road

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LAPD is investigating this crash that occurred this morning at the intersection of Grand Canyon and Pajarito Road on N.M. 4 in White Rock. LAFD transported one person from the scene with minor injuries to LAMC. Courtesy/LAPD

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred this morning at the intersection of Grand Canyon and Pajarito Road on N.M. 4 in White Rock. 

The Los Alamos Fire Department transported one person with minor injuries to Los Alamos Medical Center.

LAPD advises motorists to exercise caution when traveling near this crash Read More

FBI: Shiprock Woman Sentenced To Five Years & 10 Months In Prison For Assault In Indian Country

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Faith Nicholle Sullivan was sentenced Jan. 9 to five years and 10 months in prison.

Sullivan, 28, of Shiprock, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty July 12 to assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country.

June 8, 2021, Navajo Police responded to a report of a fight involving Sullivan at her residence in Shiprock on the Navajo Nation. As one of the responding officers was speaking with Sullivan outside the residence, Sullivan, who was intoxicated, pulled Read More

Santa Clara Tribal Police Issue Missing Endangered Person Advisory For 19-Year-Old Savanna Naranjo

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Savanna Naranjo missing since Sept. 1, 2022

Santa Clara Pueblo Police News: 

SANTA CLARA PUEBLO – The following is for the distribution of a Missing Endangered Person Advisory for the Santa Clara Tribal Police Department.

For details, contact the Santa Clara Tribal Police Department at 505.692.6290.

The Santa Clara Tribal Police Department is asking the public for assistance in locating Savanna Naranjo, a 19-year-old female who is 5’5”, 163 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. 

She was last seen Sept. 1, 2022, at a residence on the Santa Clara Pueblo. She was last seen wearing a green hooded Read More

Los Alamos Police Release Names Of Brother And Sister Found Deceased Wednesday In Denver Steels Area Home

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The home at 3536 Pueblo Drive in the Denver Steels area in which LAPD officers discovered the bodies of a brother and sister Wednesday afternoon. The case is being investigated as a murder-suicide. Courtesy/LAPD

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) was called to 3536 Pueblo Drive in the Denver Steels area at approximately 4 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 4, after receiving several 9-1-1 calls and reports that a woman was suffering from gunshot wounds.

Police officers responded to the scene, entered the home, and located a woman deceased from gunshot wounds and a male subject deceased from Read More

FBI: PMMCO Founder Arraigned In District Of New Mexico On 27-Count Mail And Wire Fraud Indictment

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that John Lopez was arraigned on a 27-count indictment charging him with 16 counts of wire fraud and 11 counts of mail fraud.

Lopez, 71, of Flagstaff, Ariz., will remain on conditions of release pending trial, which has not been scheduled.

A federal grand jury indicted Lopez Dec. 20, 2022. According to the indictment and other court records, Lopez was the founder and president of Personal Money Management Read More