Among the damages sought in his pro se federal lawsuit: monetary sanctions in the amount of “$355.69 quintillion ($355,687,428,096,000,000,000)” — a request that Senior U.S. District Judge Judith Herrera characterized as “quite simply ludicrous.” In the e... See more
NEWS Public safety chief to be paid $187,000 yearly The city of Albuquerque will pay incoming public safety executive director Raul Bujanda $187,000 a year, a spokesman confirmed Monday. Bujanda, whose appointment by Mayor Tim Keller will go before the Ci... See more
NEWS APD first responders sue over exposure from military jet crash Lawsuit alleges officers weren’t warned to protect themselves from toxic substances Albuquerque police Sgt. Jonathan Lambert was among the first officers to arrive as flames engulfed an F... See more
COURTS Syrian national extradited to NM on human smuggling charges Suspect is alleged to have been coordinating activity from Mexico City A 39-year-old Syrian national is in federal custody in New Mexico after being extradited from Costa Rica on human smu... See more
NEWS Attorneys say city using jail as 'homeless shelter' Jail bookings of those identified as 'transient' have skyrocketed amid encampment sweeps, ballooning unhoused population On any given day last week, inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center clas... See more
