Tabitha Clay

As the legislature considers whether or not to make it easier to jail people prior to conviction, records received from the 2 nd Judicial District Attorney's office indicate that it's not just those accused of crimes that fail to appear for court proceedings.

There's a new sheriff in town (read: Bernalillo County). Democrat John Allen is the presumed winner of the race, receiving 117,656 votes as of press time. Challenger Paul Pacheco received 89,470 votes, while Kaelan Dryer garnered just 9,818 as the Libertarian candidate. Manuel Gonzalez III, who led the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) since 2014, is handing over his sheriff's badge after having reached his term limit.

There are still no answers for the public when it comes to who is responsible for the deadly fire started by police in July that claimed the life of 15-year-old Brett Rosenau. At least one of the Albuquerque Police officer involved wanted to protect himself from any possible criminal charges. The officer attempted to do so by claiming in his official report of the incident that it couldn't be used against him in a criminal proceeding.