Albuquerque, N.M., police say their officers will be working overtime after Thanksgiving in anticipation of the Black Friday shopping rush. Police spokesman Tanner Tixier tells KOAT-TV that stores and shoppers on Friday can represent a “target-rich environment” for opportunistic thieves. …
A settlement has been reached between the city of Albuquerque and a drunken driving suspect who claimed his jaw was broken by police while being taken into custody. The case stems from a May 2011 traffic stop in downtown Albuquerque. …
A mentally disabled man who was shot by an Albuquerque, N.M., police officer has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city. The Albuquerque Journal reports that the lawsuit filed last week by Russell Tenorio alleges, among other things, that …