New Judge Sought For Sandoval County Bench
The New Mexico Legislature considers adding a judge to Sandoval County due to rising criminal and civil caseloads in the 13th Judicial District. The judiciary committee has approved House Bill 186 which would fund one new judge starting Jan 1, 2013, with support staff and new offices. Chief Judge Louis McDonald notes the county would benefit from two or more judges, but funding may limit to one. The district handles about 1,700 cases per judge annually, above the optimal 1,000, and caseloads have driven budget cuts and staff strain.
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13Th Judicial District
New Mexico
Sandoval
Judiciary Committee
House
Appropriations and Finance Committee
Henry “Kiki” Saavedra
Albuquerque
Sandoval County
Louis McDonald
McDonald
Budget Committee
Ex Rio Rancho and Cleveland teacher avoids jail time
Brenda Ray, 41, a former Rio Rancho and Cleveland High English teacher, pled guilty to two counts of criminal sexual penetration involving a former student. She received 36 months of conditional discharge with supervised probation, counseling, and 80 hours community service, with two alcohol charges dropped.
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Cleveland High School
Rio Rancho High
Bernalillo
Rio Rancho and
Brenda Ray
13Th Judicial Court
George Eichwald
Rio Rancho
Ray
Sandoval
Graham
Haynes Park
Ms. Ray
Five locals arrested in Rio Rancho drug bust
A three month investigation by Rio Rancho police Region One Narcotics Task Force and the DEA led to Thursday warrants in Rio Rancho and Albuquerque. In Rio Rancho officers seized heroin methamphetamine and firearms at two residences and arrested Brian Spear Angela Pirtle Nicholas Howland Leah Curtis and Noah Howland. The operation involved RRPD SWAT and a later search in Albuquerque yielded rifles handguns heroin marijuana and prescription meds.
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Rio Rancho
Albuquerque
Region One Narcotics Task Force
Drug Enforcement Administration
RRPD
Nicholas Onken
Coral
Bertha
Onken
Oaken
Brian Spear
Angela Pirtle
Nicholas Howland
Leah Curtis
Noah Howland
Region One
Rio Rancho Police
Valencia County Sheriff's Office
Pojoaque Police
Traffic crashes spike at Rio Rancho intersections
Rio Rancho police report shows Southern Boulevard NM 528 and Southern Unser as the top crash sites with 36 crashes each. Red light cameras at Southern Unser and other corridors helped ticket violations while 2011 traffic signals lined the top 20 crash intersections including Sara Road NM 528 and multiple NM 528 cross streets.
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Rio Rancho
Southern Boulevard
NM 528
Southern
Unser
RRPD
John Ross
Sara Road
Westside
Western Hills Drive
Golf Course
Enchanted Hills
High Resort
Meadowlark Lane
Sundt Road
Cabezon Boulevard
Unser Boulevard
Eastlake Drive
19Th Avenue
Barbara Loop
NM 448
Corrales Road
King Boulevard
Paseo del Volcan
Gary Herron
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