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APD Receives National Recognition for Working with Retailers to Combat Property Crime

The Albuquerque Police Department was honored last week at the National Retail Federation’s 2010 Loss and Prevention Conference and Expo in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Mayor Recognizes Off-Duty Firefighter Who Risked His Life to Save Another

Albuquerque firefighter Ryan Medford was off duty when a motorcyclist crashed right before his eyes on the Big I flyover.

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Water Level in Rio Grande Expected to Rise

Army Corps of Engineers to release water out of Cochiti Lake

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Mayor Berry Delivers on Pledge to End Sanctuary for Criminals

APD to partner with ICE agents in new Prisoner Transport Center

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Mayor Honors 911 Operator As This Week’s Friday’s Hero

Operator Prioritized Call Despite Lack of Information And Police Discovered Double Homicide and One Survivor

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Serial Thief Gets 30 years

An Albuquerque man who stole from hundreds of people was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday after several of his victims testified he had “destroyed their lives.”

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APD’s ROP Team Catches Top Property Crime Offender

Working off of a Crime Stopper’s tip, the Albuquerque Police Department’s Repeat Offender Project team arrested one of the city’s top property crime offenders Thursday.

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Night Detectives Help Catch Top Property Crime Fugitive Hours After Mayor’s Address

The Albuquerque Police Department’s Night Detective Unit wasted no time hitting the streets after they got a pep talk from Mayor Richard J. Berry Wednesday.

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Night Detectives Hit the Streets

Mayor Richard J. Berry conducted one of the first briefings Wednesday of the Albuquerque Police Department’s newly formed Night Detective unit.

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Top Property Crime Fugitive Arrested

Michael Candelaria was the first fugitive posted on electronic billboard

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Rescue 9 and Engine 12 Save 14-year-old Boy

Mayor Richard J. Berry recognized six Albuquerque Firefighters Friday who worked together to save the life a 14-year-old boy who had collapsed at school.

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APD Captures “Chevron” Bandit; Mayor Recognizes Employee Who Assisted in Capture

The Albuquerque Police Department arrested a man who they believe robbed as many as nine gas stations within a month.

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Third Property Crime Ad Hits Newspaper; 23 Profiled Suspects Arrested Thus Far

The third installment of the city’s property crime offender advertisement was published in the Albuquerque Journal today.

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Mayor Recognizes Firefighter Who Burned Hand While Searching For Victim

Flames, smoke and a debilitating and painful injury didn’t stop Albuquerque firefighter Justin Mesch from searching an apartment complex for a victim reportedly trapped inside.

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APD Cold Case Unit Needs Help In Identifying Suicide Victim

The Albuquerque Police Department Cold Case Unit is seeking the public’s help in identifying the victim of an apparent suicide.

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Mayor, Construction Industry Unveil New Identification System to Prevent Thefts

Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry and members of the Construction Industry Crime Alliance (CICA) unveiled a new identification system Tuesday that will make it difficult for thieves to sell stolen equipment.

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FREE H1N1 CLINICS

The City of Albuquerque and the Albuquerque Fire Department are sponsoring three H1N1 Clinics at local Community Centers today

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Mayor Recognized Northwest Officers Who Caught One Of Albuquerque’s Top Property Crime Offenders

Officers Monte Curtis, Tommy Benavidez and Tomo Steward are this week’s Friday’s Heroes

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Mayor Berry Pledges to Fight Property Crime

Mayor Richard J. Berry unveiled his plan to attack property crime Tuesday and in doing so pledged that he will make Albuquerque a bad place to commit crime.

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