Thursday’s Top Stories
- Officials, advocates speak on new SNAP work requirements
- 2 dead, multiple injured after crash in Sandoval County
- Sandhill cranes return to New Mexico
- Appeals court upholds Fabian Gonzales’ conviction
- Parking fees to be implemented at Santa Fe Regional Airport
- Bernalillo County Fire Rescue receives new truck
- Bear that attacked luxury car was actually man in costume, insurance investigators say
Thursday’s Five Facts
[1] Privacy concerns raised on use of license plate reader technology in New Mexico – Law enforcement utilize automatic license plate readers to help combat crime. The ACLU-NM says data is being stored too long and are asking lawmakers for statewide regulations. BCSO says it has policies in place to prevent misuse. Both BCSO and ACLU say the technology can save lives and are hoping lawmakers can help them find a middle ground
[2] Man at the center of deadly ABQ movie theater shooting pleads no contest – A man accused of fatally shooting someone at an Albuquerque theater is awaiting sentencing after taking a plea deal. In June 2023, then 19-year-old Enrique Padilla and 52-year-old Michael Tenorio got into a disagreement over reserved seats at the Century Rio 24 Theater. Padilla pleaded no contest to second degree murder with a firearm enhancement and tampering with evidence. Under the plea deal he faces up to 20 years in prison.