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Albuquerque, NM – The 2nd Judicial Court has granted the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office’s motion to dismiss counterclaims by members of the New Mexico Civil Guard (NMCG) who said the District Attorney’s Office violated their rights under…
Read MoreAlbuquerque, NM – Vickie Duran has had an impressive career in criminal justice spanning 35 years, but advocating for victims is work she says fills her soul. A self-described “servant-leader,” Duran recently started as the Bernalillo County District…
Read MoreAlbuquerque, NM – The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office recently launched an internal platform that tracks reported shootings with injury or homicide throughout the city. The dashboard is a centralized place to access data on shooting trends throughout…
Read MoreAlbuquerque, NM – Based on an initial investigation from the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office, the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Crime Strategies Unit (CSU) arrested David Chavira, 48 years old, for 18 counts of Distribution of Sexual Exploitation…
Read MoreAlbuquerque, NM – Bernalillo County District Attorney, Raúl Torrez today announced that an arrest warrant has been issued for Luis Antonio Talamantes-Romero for the November 2019 murder of 55-year old Jacqueline Vigil. Talamantes is charged with an open…
Read MoreAlbuquerque, NM – Two men have been federally charged for buying and selling a 19-year-old Santa Fe woman and using Albuquerque as the transportation hub. Alfonso Orozco Juarez (Texas), 35, and Robert Hubert (South Carolina), 66, were charged…
Read MoreThe Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office received $993,979 in Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) funding to continue investigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases. With the new funding, the Unit will hire 2 additional attorneys, another victim advocate and…
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 1.3 million women and 835,000 men are victims of physical violence by a partner every year, but victims in Albuquerque don’t have to feel like they’re alone. The Bernalillo County District…
Read MoreEarly voting is underway and the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office and law enforcement community are working to prevent any unlawful interference with the election. “Our goal is to reassure voters that we are dedicated to protecting democracy,”…
Read Morevia KOB4 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The 2020 election is expected to have a historic turnout of people voting by absentee ballot. “This is probably going to be the very largest election Bernalillo County has ever seen, especially in…
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