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Elaine Maestas remembers her sister, Elisha Lucero, going out of her way to help people. “Even if it was like the last of her money, the last 20 dollars, and she knew you needed gas to get to work, didn t matter if you were a friend, a family member or somebody that she just met, she would help you out,” Maestas said. Lucero was a pillar for her family. She was a loving aunt to Maestas’s children and a caregiver for her father when he became ill. But after she got in a car accident, Maestas said, “we really noticed a drastic, drastic change – that she was starting to not really be herself.” ....
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales III announced in a video posted on social media on Monday that he is running for mayor. Bernalillo County’s top elected law enforcement officer is now campaigning for Albuquerque’s highest-ranking leadership role. Presenting himself as the tough-on-crime candidate, Sheriff Manuel Gonzales III has officially declared his campaign for Albuquerque mayor. He registered as a candidate more than a month ago, but said in recent weeks he was still only exploring the opportunity. He finally confirmed his intentions in a video and news release issued Monday. ...................... “Albuquerque deserves much better than what we are getting,” Gonzales said in the video. “If you look around, you know we have big challenges in the city.” ....
A year of tumult over race and policing is coming to a head in New Mexico’s busy legislative session. With just weeks to go before it ends on March 20, lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills aimed at reforming law enforcement and several have progressed through committees. As a share of total introduced legislation, bills related to policing doubled this year over previous sessions, according to data from Legislative Council Service. According to Rep. Antonio Maestas, D-Albuquerque, the quantity of proposals this year reflects the urgency of the moment. “The national outcry regarding police accountability forced our hand.” Law enforcement sees it differently. Shaun Willoughby, President of the Albuquerque Police Officers’ Association, said the proposals display a fundamental ignorance about policing and shouldn’t be passed over the objections of law enforcement. “Reform is something you do with your officers, not to your officers.” ....
Here s a look at the police reform bills sweeping the New Mexico statehouse Ted Alcorn, New Mexico In Depth A year of tumult over race and policing is coming to a head in New Mexico’s busy legislative session. With just weeks to go before it ends on March 20, lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills aimed at reforming law enforcement and several have progressed through committees. As a share of total introduced legislation, bills related to policing doubled this year over previous sessions, according to data from Legislative Council Service. According to Rep. Antonio Maestas, D-Albuquerque, the quantity of proposals this year reflects the urgency of the moment. “The national outcry regarding police accountability forced our hand.” ....