Officer placed on leave in Albuquerque DWI scandal

Albuquerque's Ever-Expanding Police Corruption Scandal Goes Back Decades and Involves 'Many Officers'
In the latest guilty plea, a local defense attorney says he had been bribing cops to make DWI cases disappear "since at least the late 1990s."
First New Mexico State Police officer placed on leave in connection to ‘DWI Enterprise’ scandal
New Mexico State Police announced on Friday they have placed Sgt. Toby Lafave on administrative leave as part of the ongoing “DWI Enterprise” scandal. He is the first NMSP officer to be publicly named in connection to the “DWI Enterprise” scandal.
State police chief: Officer placed on leave in Albuquerque DWI scandal
Sgt. Toby Lafave is the first state police officer named in connection with the scandal; a paralegal, an attorney and three Albuquerque officers have pleaded guilty to charges.
Officers plead guilty in DWI police corruption probe in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Two former Albuquerque police officers have agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of racketeering, extortion and accepting bribes in a sweeping corruption investigation into a scheme that allegedly allowed people arrested for driving while intoxicated to evade conviction,
Guilty plea: Key Albuquerque police officer’s longtime role in DWI Unit
On Friday, two former Albuquerque Police Department officers involved in the DWI dismissal scandal pleaded guilty. In federal court, former APD officers Honorio Alba Jr.
NMSP officer placed on leave amid DWI scandal
NMSP officer placed on leave amid DWI scandal
New Mexico State Police place DWI officer on leave in FBI corruption case
New Mexico State Police have placed on leave a DWI sergeant known for filing a high number of cases amid an ongoing FBI investigation targeting corruption.
Corrupt Albuquerque Cops Had Friends in High Places, Including Internal Affairs
For a decade and a half, federal prosecutors in New Mexico say, Albuquerque police officers conspired with a local defense ...
Off-duty officer arrested in eastern New Mexico
A Clovis police officer was arrested for failing to appear after being served a traffic citation in late 2024. Officer Tayler ...
Attorney at center of DWI police corruption probe in Albuquerque pleads guilty
An Albuquerque attorney who investigators allege was at the center of a sweeping corruption scandal that allowed people arrested for driving while intoxicated to evade conviction has pleaded guilty to ...
GRPD: Man arrested in New Mexico after allegedly killing girlfriend, stealing her car
Police are accusing 47-year-old Randy Buckner of killing his partner, stealing her car and fleeing the state. He was recently ...
One injured in northeast Albuquerque shooting
Police detectives are investigating a shooting that hurt a woman in northeast Albuquerque. Police responded to Vermont Avenue ...
Fight over movie seats turns deadly, NM officials say. Now 21-year-old gets prison
A 21-year-old man accused in a deadly shooting at a New Mexico movie theater is heading to prison, prosecutors said. Enrique ...
Man charged with Michigan murder arrested in Albuquerque
A man accused of killing his girlfriend, whose body was found in Grand Rapids, Michigan was found and arrested in New Mexico.