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APD Chief of Police @ABQPoliceChief

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Joined September 2020
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OMG the clock is ticking. What will be my last tweet.
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Such a nice night in Albuquerque, looking forward to APD having a better relationship with City Council next year, Excited to see the changes. Have a good night everyone.
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🇺🇸Tonight we celebrated our first ever Officer and Family Appreciation Night at Freedom Fourth! Thank you to the amazing men and women of APD and their families for all you do for the community, and the sacrifices you make. Happy Fourth! #4thofJuly #police #appreciation
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Thank you @SandiaPeakTram for the generous $20,000 donation to the APD K-9 Unit in honor of our fallen K-9, Rebel. This gift will help build a new training park in Rebel’s name—ensuring his legacy lives on through the future K-9s who serve our community. #K9 #NeverForget
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My thoughts are with Sheriff Merrifield's family, friends, and the entire Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office during this incredibly difficult time. Our department stands in solidarity with you and offer our support.
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Our department stands with @VBPD during this difficult time losing 2 officers. Through our partnership with @MjrCitiesChiefs we mourn with you and send our support. Our thoughts go out to the families of the officers, your community and all those who knew and cared for them.
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We saw a 7% decrease in auto thefts in 2024. The attached graph was produced on 1/15/2025 by the Real Time Crime Center and is subject to change as reports are finalized. The statistics are based on the National Incident-Based Reporting System.
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Condolences to Eliseo Lee Alcon’s family. Thank you for your commitment to our country and New Mexico. A true friend to law enforcement.
Santa Fe New Mexican@thenewmexican
13 Jan 2025
Former New Mexico Rep. Eliseo Lee Alcon, a prominent Democrat from Milan who received a Bronze Star for his service as a combat medic in the Army during the Vietnam War, died Monday after battling liver cancer. He was 74. sfnm.co/4aiFhA7
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Check out our new monthly crime snapshot. Also this new graph, now on our website. The data is taken from the FBI’s Crime Data Explorer. You can find that link here: cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/weba…
Albuquerque Police Department
@ABQPOLICE
8 Nov 2024
🚨 Just introduced a new monthly crime snapshot. For a closer look, check out this link: cabq.gov/police/crime-statis…
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One of our officers was shot while responding to a call for service earlier tonight. He is doing ok and with family now.
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Each week I’m asked what is APD doing about drug possession. Year to date our hard working officers at @ABQPOLICE have arrested and charged 1931 people for possession of drugs. Help me in thanking these officers for their hard work. Let’s give them the credit they deserve.
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Great work by our Criminal Investigations Division, both building this case and apprehending wanted homicide offender Houston Coates.
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Great work by our detectives to take these dangerous individuals into custody. Proud of our strong partnership with @ATFHQ and the ability to use federal charges on these suspects.
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Today we celebrated the life of Officer Bianca Quintana. We heard stories from her loved ones about how she always strived to be better. Her dedication to her family, friends and community was very apparent. My heartfelt condolences go out to her family, both blood and blue.
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The @CrimeStoppersNM reward has increased to $13,000 for any information regarding the hit and run crash that took the life of APD Officer Bianca Quintana. If you have any information related to this case, you can report anonymously to at 505-843-STOP or p3tips.com/531.
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Albuquerque Police Department
@ABQPOLICE
16 Aug 2024
If you have any information please contact Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers at 505-843-STOP (7867).
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We lost a dedicated member of the APD family today. Officer Bianca Quintana died while off-duty in the South Valley. @BCSONM is investigating her tragic death. Everyone at APD extends our most sincere condolences to her family.
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Our Impact detectives tracked down the suspect who is believed to have caused extensive damage to the Albuquerque Museum and Old Town businesses. They arrested Dominic Ayan, 40, who our Downtown officers have contacted at least 15 times in the last few years.
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ShotSpotter @soundthinking_ has helped us investigate and solve gun crimes. We are also using data to target locations where gunfire happens the most. Overall, ShotSpotter reports gunfire is down 26% in the areas we cover with the gun detection technology in ABQ.
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We have arrested over 300 murder suspects in the last three years. I think that has had an impact on our decreasing gun-crime stats. Consequences matter.
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We area also seeing a decrease in the number of people injured during shootings - the first decrease since we started tracking every report. The number is still too high and we have struggled to solve these cases. Deputy Chief Vega is tracking it and pushing for results.
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