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Jill Gatwood, an Albuquerque resident represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, alleges in the lawsuit that she was unlawfully arrested Feb. 22 while holding a handmade sign advocating for restrictions on assault-style weapons on a public sidewalk outside the Moriarty Civic Center. (Still from Moriarty Police Officer’s body camera)

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New Mexico woman’s gun show protest triggers constitutional case after arrest

by nm.news September 15, 2025September 25, 2025

Cibola County Correctional Center in Milan, N.M.

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FBI investigates staff for drug trafficking at New Mexico private prison after wrongful-death lawsuits

by Josh Lee, nm.news August 25, 2025August 27, 2025

An Albuquerque Police Department (APD) cruiser with a license plate reader attached to the roof. Photographed in downtown Albuquerque. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/The City Desk.

Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to more ‘sanctuary cities,’ including Albuquerque, for now

by Pat Davis August 25, 2025August 25, 2025

At West Mesa High School, a teacher used the district's new Centegix alert badge system to summon police after being told a student was seen with a gun in a bathroom. The badge allows staff to activate emergency protocols and alert police by clicking a button multiple times.

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Superintendent after five APS students were arrested with guns Wednesday: ‘Something is broken in our society’

by City Desk ABQ August 22, 2025August 22, 2025

Valley View Christian Church

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Multiple suspects identified after Edgewood Church vandalism

by nm.news August 22, 2025

A two-year-old died in this parking lot Saturday after falling from a moving vehicle and being hit by the same car. (Staff photo)

Toddler dies after falling out of moving car, getting hit by vehicle in Edgewood parking lot

by nm.news August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Pictured is a speed camera set up along Gibson Blvd in SE Albuquerque. January 17th, 2024. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/The City Desk

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Albuquerque to install 8 more speed cameras by year’s end

by City Desk ABQ August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Two firearms were discovered at West Mesa High School on Wednesday in unrelated incidents that prompted lockdown protocols

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Five guns seized from APS students

by Kevin Hendricks August 20, 2025August 21, 2025

Matthew McLaughlin

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Missing Army vet found dismembered along New Mexico highway

by nm.news August 18, 2025August 18, 2025

Mesilla Valley Hospital in Las Cruces.

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Teen patient abused at Mesilla Valley Hospital, lawsuit claims

by Josh Lee, nm.news August 18, 2025August 18, 2025