MDC Investigates Second Inmate Death for this Week
Albuquerque – The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) has reported the passing of an inmate while they were in custody. The individual has been identified as Julian Wilgress, a…
Inmate Dies at Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center
Albuquerque – The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) has reported the passing of an inmate while they were in custody. The individual has been identified Derrick Benavidez, an 18-year-old…
MDC Inmate Dies While in Community Custody Program at Halfway House
Albuquerque – The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center reported the death of a 45-year-old man who had been participating in its Community Custody Program (CCP). Officials identified the individual as…
Demonstrators Ignite Fire Near AFR Station 5; OMI: Unhoused Death Not Water-Related
Albuquerque – Around 6:20 PM on Sunday, December 14, Albuquerque Fire and Rescue reported that a group of demonstrators had gathered near Central Ave and Dallas St, near Station 5,…
Man Found Hanging in Wooded Area a Hoax, Man Named Died by Suicide in 2024
Albuquerque – The Internet was taken by storm by a claim that a Black man was found hanging in a wooded area in Albuquerque, NM, in the last month or…
1 Dead After Flash Flood in ABQ, Body Recovered in Diversion Channel
On June 2, 2025, after heavy rainfall filled Albuquerque arroyos, a possible flood victim was reported. Rescue teams responded to multiple locations. The body was later seen by a hiker…
Death of Inmate at MDC Under Investigation
Bernalillo County – On Wednesday, May 28, an inmate died at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) despite rigorous life-saving efforts. The individual who passed away was a female…
Body Found in Apartment Complex in NE ABQ, APD Investigating it as Suspicious
Albuquerque – Around 2PM, the Albuquerque Police Department was called out to a dead body near the 400 block of Tennessee St NE. When they arrived on scene they found…