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APD Arrests Metro 15 Offender Elijah Perez

The Albuquerque Police Department arrested Elijah Perez, a juvenile, on his warrants for robbery.

April 8, 2020

The Albuquerque Police Department today arrested Elijah Perez, a juvenile, on his warrants for robbery.

Perez was booked into the Juvenile Detention Center.

Perez is also a suspect in a shooting on Jan. 10, 2020, during a robbery.

A total of 34 offenders have been arrested since the Metro 15 operation began. The Metro 15 Operation is a targeted component of Mayor Keller’s Violence Intervention Program – a proactive effort to attack violent crime from all sides.

The Metro 15 is a working list of the top 15 violent crime offenders in Albuquerque identified by the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office, the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office, the state Office of Superintendent of Insurance, and APD.