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The left side of Pete Apodaca’s face was cut and bruised after a Tucumcari police officer threw him to the ground during an arrest. (Courtesy Vanessa Apodaca)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. On Saturday, 43-year-old Pete Apodaca was in the middle of building a home entertainment center out of an old dresser when he ran out to Ace Hardware and Lowe’s grocery store in Tucumcari.
A police officer one of nine that patrol the small city in eastern New Mexico pulled him over for having a cracked windshield and for driving while his license was revoked.
Shortly after that a video taken by a bystander shows a handcuffed Apodaca start to try to run from police. In response an officer picks him up and throws him to the pavement.
Lake levels rising across central eastern NM
Last updated 7/10/2021 at 3:20pm
Lakes in central eastern New Mexico have been looking less thirsty as the region has enjoyed a reawakening of the monsoon season.
The level rise at Conchas Lake, about 30 miles west of Tucumcari, was just short of a foot from June 30 to Wednesday, according to information from the U.S. Geological Survey, which tracks water depth and lake volume daily.
The new water in Conchas was enough to reopen some boat ramps that had been shut down this summer because of low water level, according to Toby Velasquez, deputy director of New Mexico State Parks.
The Cities You Find On The Way To Albuquerque From Amarillo
Not too long ago my fellow coworker talked about the cities that you find on the way from Amarillo to OKC. There s plenty to see going down that route, but what happens if you happen to be heading westbound on I-40? Well, let s head on down the road!
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Route 66 roots run deep on I-40
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Just like heading east towards OKC much of I-40 sits on top of the mother road. Most of the cities on the way to Albuquerque have their business loops in place which provide those who are looking for a little bit of the past plenty of chances to take that trip.
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New Mexico drug dogs are being forced into retirement by marijuana legalization. (Creative Commons)
Marijuana Policy
New Mexico Drug Dogs Face Retirement in Wake of Marijuana Legalization. Drug-sniffing police dogs in the state are being forced into retirement because they have been trained to alert on any drug, including marijuana, and cannot be retrained. As the Tucumcari Police Department noted as it announced the retirement of its drug dog, Aries: With the legalization of recreational marijuana, K9 Aries is unable to continue his function as a narcotics detection dog. Other cities and towns are doing the same thing, and so is the State Police, which will be retiring all nine of its current drug dogs. Once the new canines are trained, the handlers will have the option of retiring their current assigned canine to their home, or we will look at other options to the likes of donating them to other law enforcement entities outside of the state of New Mexico who have yet to legali