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FBI: Jury Finds Taos Man Guilty Of First-Degree Murder And All Other Charges Related To Brutal 2023 Pueblo Slaying

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A federal jury returned guilty verdicts against Zebadiah Romero, 37, on all charges for the October 2023 premeditated murder of a Taos Pueblo man with a single gunshot to the back of his head. The verdict came after a weeklong trial and less than a day of deliberation.

According to evidence presented at trial, on Oct. 30, 2023, Romero, a non-Indian, shot and killed John Doe, an enrolled member of the Taos Pueblo, inside John Doe’s residence on the Taos Pueblo.

Romero had been evicted and banned from the Taos Pueblo before the murder. John Doe was discovered Nov. 4, 2023, after Read More

State Police Search For Suspect In Deadly Socorro Shooting

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Update: Following a nearly 48-hour manhunt aided by the Socorro Police Department Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, NMSP agents located Anthony Alvarado at a residence in Magdalena. At approximately 8 p.m., officers with the NMSP Tactical Team surrounded the home and initiated callouts ordering Alvarado to surrender. After an approximately one-and-a-half-hour standoff, Alvarado exited the residence and was taken into custody without further incident. 

The New Mexico State Police extend their appreciation to the Socorro Police Department for their support and assistance in safely apprehending Read More

FBI: Morgan Lake Man Charged With Assault

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Morgan Lake man has been charged with assaulting an officer using his vehicle.

According to court documents, Sept. 28, 2025, officers from the Navajo Nation Police Department responded to a report of a suspected drunk driver. When they arrive in the area, the driver, Kendall Benally, 42, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, refused to obey commands and attempted to flee in his vehicle, striking and injuring an officer and a marked unit in the process. Benally then exited the vehicle and fled on foot and attempted to hide from officers. Benally was found and arrested Read More

LAPD UPDATE: Main Hill Road Has Reopened

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LAPD News:

UPDATE: The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) reports that the Main Hill Road has reopened following this morning’s two-vehicle accident.

“The Main Hill is now open, and all the involved vehicles have been removed,” Cmdr. Daniel Robert said. “We thank the community for their patience.”

Cmdr. Roberts said that one of the individuals involved in the accident did sustain injuries and was transported to Los Alamos Medical Center for treatment.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department has taken over the scene and will determine whether either driver involved in the accident is cited. Read More

FBI: Shiprock Man Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder In Shiprock Home Break-In

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Shiprock man admitted to breaking into a home and killing a man who tried to stop him from attacking another resident.

According to court documents, June 27, 2025, Armondo Paul, 25, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, went to a home in Shiprock, New Mexico. He shut off the electricity to the home, then kicked open the back door and assaulted one of the occupants. When a second occupant, John Doe, attempted to intervene on behalf of the first occupant, Paul stabbed Doe in the neck with a kitchen knife Paul had brought from his own home. John Doe died at the scene from the injury Read More

Main Hill Road Closed Due To Two-Vehicle Accident

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LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) is responding to a two-vehicle accident on the Main Hill Road/N.M. 502.

At this time, the main hill will be shut down in both directions.

Please use the truck route (East Jemez Road) until the road is reopened.

LAPD thanks drivers for their patience as they get help to these motorists.

Check back for updates. Read More

FBI Seeks Information On Hit And Run

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FBI News:

The FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office and the FBI’s Farmington Office are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual or individuals responsible for the death of a man on either the evening of Nov. 9, 2025, or the early morning of Nov. 10, 2025, in Upper Fruitland, New Mexico.

The hit and run occurred on the north side of the N36, mile marker 27, just west of the Northern Edge Casino.

Broken Pieces of a maroon-colored vehicle were located at the scene, which may belong to a GMC Canyon truck between the years of 2014 and 2016. The vehicle involved may have damage to the front passenger Read More

Interior Department Announces Major Fentanyl Seizure Following Joint Operation On Pueblo Of Isleta Reservation

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DOI News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior today announced the successful seizure of more than 37,000 fentanyl pills during a coordinated drug interdiction operation on the Pueblo of Isleta Reservation in New Mexico, led by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Drug Enforcement and Pueblo of Isleta Tribal Police.

The operation, which also included the Homeland Security Task Force, resulted in the seizure of approximately 37,300 fentanyl pills with a street value of nearly $1.5 million and $37,877 in cash.

“We commend the law enforcement teams from the Bureau of Indian Read More

FBI: Federal Authorities Charge Las Cruces Man After Over 70 Retail Assaults And Thefts Spark Local Outcry

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Las Cruces man with a lengthy history of retail thefts and assaults was federally charged under the Hobbs Act after the Las Cruces Police Department publicly condemned the state judicial system for failing to prosecute more than 70 offenses allegedly committed by the defendant since 2022.

According to court documents, between November 2022 and April 2025, Neal Wesley Garcia, 43, allegedly committed multiple robberies and assaults at retail stores throughout Las Cruces. Garcia’s offenses involved violence or threats against employees when they attempted to prevent Read More