Police Current News

APD Releases Results from Weekend Operation in Downtown

Albuquerque Police Department released results from the first weekend of its Downtown Operation.

APD provides update on Violence Intervention Program

Program has assisted nearly 140 people associated with gun violence in an effort to interrupt the cycle of violent crime.

Gun Buy Back

The Albuquerque Police Department will be holding a Gun Buy Back on Saturday, May 22, 2021, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Albuquerque Police Crime Lab, 5350 2nd Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107.

APD arrests 37 offenders in 35th Anti-Crime Operation

Operation results in 8 firearms, and 8 stolen vehicles recovered.

Three Metro 15 Offenders Arrested

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.

APD arrests 40 offenders in 34th Anti-Crime Operation

Operation results in 3 firearms, and 5 stolen vehicles recovered.

APD makes multiple arrests in Social Media Drug Operation

Albuquerque Police Department worked with the Drug Enforcement Agency and New Mexico State Police to purchase narcotics on various social media platforms to initiate contact and begin investigating drug traffickers.

APD provides details on new Ambassador Program

The Albuquerque Police Department is designed to facilitate clear, consistent lines of communication with different groups within the community who have not previously had a voice with the police.

APD arrests 45 offenders in 33rd Anti-Crime Operation

Operation results in 5 firearms, and 6 stolen vehicles recovered.

Mayor Keller, APD and Community Partners Provide Update on Rape Kit Backlog and Status of Cases

Mayor Tim Keller, the Albuquerque Police Department, and representatives from the Albuquerque Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Collaborative and the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico provided an update on the rape kit backlog and the next steps in the process for survivors.

Mayor Tim Keller, Chief Harold Medina Announce Expansion of Public Safety Command in Southeast Albuquerque

New facility will provide public safety access, support for surrounding neighborhoods.

Metro 15 Offender arrested

Albuquerque Police have arrested Metro 15 Offender Dillon Blank, 26, for a probation violation and armed robbery warrants.

APD arrests 42 offenders in 32nd Anti-Crime Operation

Operation results in 21 firearms, and 5 stolen vehicles recovered.

APD arrests 55 offenders in 31st Anti-Crime Operation

Operation results in 6 firearms, and 6 stolen vehicles recovered.

APD provides details on Montgomery Corridor – Violent Crime Initiative

Officers in the Northeast Area Command have utilized high visibility patrol tactics, outreach events, specialized law enforcement units and technology-based solutions to reduce violent crimes.