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."
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.
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
Driver seriously injured in crash with Albuquerque police officer
The Police Department is investigating a crash involving an officer that resulted in serious injuries to an unidentified man in Southwest Monday evening, APD spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos said. At 6:39 p.
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,
Albuquerque police say driver ran stop sign before being struck by officer
The Albuquerque Police Department said a 25-year-old driver who was T-boned by an officer responding to a call on Monday is expected to survive his injuries.
New Mexico State Police place DWI officer on leave in FBI corruption case
New Mexico State Police placed its poster boy for DWI enforcement on administrative leave as the FBI investigates a racketeering case in which a prominent attorney paid off law enforcement officers to sabotage their own drunken driving cases.
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. and Joshua Montaño plead guilty to RICO conspiracy,
Attorney at center of DWI police corruption probe in Albuquerque pleads guilty
An Albuquerque attorney who investigators alleged was at the center of a sweeping corruption scandal that allowed people ...
Corrupt Albuquerque Cops Had Friends in High Places, Including Internal Affairs
For a decade and a half, officers made DWI cases go away in exchange for bribes, relying on protection from senior officers ...
Prominent Albuquerque attorney admits to running ‘DWI Enterprise’ scandal
A prominent defense attorney involved in the DWI dismissal scandal pleaded guilty to federal charges on Wednesday. In federal court, Defense Attorney ...
One injured in northeast Albuquerque shooting
Police detectives are investigating a shooting that hurt a woman in northeast Albuquerque. Police responded to Vermont Avenue ...