City Considers Public Safety Department Merging Fire Police
Rio Rancho City Council weighs an ordinance to unite volunteer fire and city police into a single Department of Public Safety. A public safety director would act as chief for police fire and emergency services, with volunteers remaining key to operations and liability concerns addressed by the new structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Rancho
Department of Public Safety
Richard S. Wiles
Wiles
Ernest Buckholz
Buckholz
Hernandez appeals over juror residency in corruption case
Former Sandoval County Commissioner Johnny Y Hernandez appeals a conviction alleging unfairness due to a juror not being a county resident. Jurors deliberated under two hours before verdict. Attorney Curry filed an affidavit alleging juror Montano was not a Sandoval resident and sought a new trial and extended appeal time. Governor's office undecided on a replacement commissioner pending next meeting.
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Sandoval
Johnny Y. Hernandez
Hernandez
Kenneth Brown
James Curry IV
Albuquerque
Tony Sergeant
Christine M. Montano
Sandoval County
Curry
Sergeant
Montano
Tom Garde
Brown
Traffic mishaps kill 482 in year to date totals
The Transportation Department's Traffic Safety Bureau reports 411 fatal motor vehicle accidents and 482 fatalities year to date. In November there were 36 fatal crashes and 44 deaths. Occupants accounted for 348 victims, pedestrians 82, motorcycles 44, and bicyclists eight.
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Transportation Department
Traffic Safety Bureau
John D
Annexation Questions Cloud Rio Rancho Land Battle
Rio Rancho Mayor Richard S. Wiles says state approval may allow annexing 4140 acres along NM 528 and NM 44, threatening Bernalillo's claim over 500 acres of potential commercial property. Bernalillo disputes state consent for highway annexation as district court correctness looms, with AMREP Southwest as a key landholder and possible legal challenge.
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Bernalillo
Rio Rancho
NM 528
Richard S. Wiles
Amrep Southwest
Thatcher
Price
George Perez
Perez
United States
State of
New Mexico
Pino presses on with CF setback at Rio Rancho talk
Ed Pino, a Zia Pueblo resident with cystic fibrosis, told Rio Rancho Elementary students why turning 30 matters to him. He describes his struggle after high school, when he could no longer jog three miles, grew tired easily, and had to drop out, leading to a CF diagnosis.
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Pino
Rio
Zia Pueblo
Domenici backs child molestation bill and chip case
Senator Domenici co sponsors legislation to close a loophole in federal law by adding felonious sexual molestation of a minor to permit federal prosecution of child molesters on Indian lands. He also praised Baldrige on a Commerce microchip dumping case against Japan citing Intel jobs impact in New Mexico.
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Commerce
Maron Baldridge
Japan
Commerce Department
Domenici
New Mexico
Intel
Isome
Doménici
Senate
Pete
House
Auditorium lease renewed in Rio Rancho six month extension
Rio Rancho extends the city auditorium lease from AMREP Southwest for six months after AMREP proposed selling the building at 60 percent of its appraised value of 483000. Mayor Richard S. Wiles directed a letter outlining the city's stance and, upon notice of the extension, a $1 check was sent to AMREP.
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Rio Rancho
Amrep Southwest
Richard S. Wiles
AMREP
Wiles
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