In June 2022, acting Commander of Internal Affairs Mark Landavazo — who started in the DWI Unit before rising to the upper ...

At the age of 21, Jaden Brown found himself in the home office of a lawyer he didn’t know, with a legal assistant pressuring ...

This story will be updated if more pleas are entered. Table of Contents Ricardo “Rick” MendezHonorio Alba Jr.Joshua ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Former Albuquerque Police Department officer Nelson Ortiz admitted to his role in the DWI scandal Monday, becoming the fifth former law enforcement member to do so.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department announced on Tuesday that two officers who were part of the DWI Unit have been fired. Gustvo Gomez, a deputy commander, and Matthew ...

Ortiz began working for Albuquerque Police Department in 2016, and he joined the agency’s DWI unit two years later, according to the plea agreement. He admitted to conspiring with Clear, Mendez ...

The DWI scandal already has mired the Albuquerque Police Department in a federal investigation, as well as an internal inquiry. At least one commander has been fired, several others have resigned ...

BUT FIRST, BREAKING NEWS. ANOTHER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER TAKING A PLEA DEAL IN THE DWI ENTERPRISE. NELSON ORTIZ HAD PREVIOUSLY RESIGNED FROM THE DEPARTMENT. HE IS THE FIFTH LAW ENFORCEMENT ...

13 APD OFFICERS HAVE LEFT THE DEPARTMENT SIN The Albuquerque Police Department have terminated two police officers within the DWI Unit.One terminations is former Deputy Commander Gustavo Gomez ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Two more Albuquerque police officers are off the force because of the DWI Deception investigation. APD fired Deputy Commander Gustavo Gomez and Lieutenant Matthew Chavez.

Mar. 25—The Albuquerque Police Department fired two supervisors and a sergeant resigned after the three were tied to a decadeslong scheme to pay off law enforcement to sabotage DWI cases.