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— Catch-19?
NM’s decision to review its gun policies has advocates up in arms
— All Business
Tanti Luce 221 is about more than just food--and that's a good thing
— Under the Wire
Blue Cross Blue Shield pushes for yet another rate hike—its seventh in eight years—before new financial transparency rules kick in
— Bus-ted
For years, local officials used a Texas price agreement to green-light bus purchases. Now they’ve stopped—but the same out-of-state bus company still dominates the market
— Making Enemies
Public Enemy is coming, but can you attend?
Topic: crime
04.22.2010
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Leyba Murder Trial Day 2 (Updated)
SFPD Seized Then Returned Alleged Murder Weapon
by Corey PeinToday, the state’s case against Marino Leyba, Jr--known to friends and family as “Reno”--continues with testimony from the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator. SFR will be checking in periodically.
04.22.2010
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Leyba Murder Trial Day 1
Opening Arguments
by Corey PeinIn her opening arguments, prosecuting attorney Cynthia Hill portrayed Marino “Reno” Leyba, Jr, as an abusive, controlling and violent young man who carefully plotted a double-murder. Placing blame on New Mexico’s inferior mental healthcare system, defense attorney Gary Mitchell portrayed Reno as a “borderline retarded” mama’s boy who believed he was acting in self-defense when he pepper sprayed his pregnant girlfriend and her father, then shot them both dead on May 22, 2009.
04.21.2010
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7 Days
From April 21
by SFR1 Attorney General Gary King says the Governor’s Office is violating the Inspection of Public Records Act by not releasing names of fired employees.
Wednesday, April 21,2010
Local News
Local News
Leyba Murder Trial Begins
In Brief
Check SFReeper.com for live coverage of Marino “Reno” Leyba Jr.’s trial, which begins April 21 at the 1st Judicial District Court in Santa Fe.
Wednesday, April 21,2010
Interviews
Interviews
SFR Talk: A Short Way Home
With Robert Seigle
It’s 6:30 on a Friday night and happy hours around town are winding down. SFR hops into a cab in South Capitol for a ride-along with Capital City Cab driver Robert Seigle. A former mechanical engineer who builds PCs in his spare time, Seigle has worked for Capital for eight years.
Wednesday, July 1,2009
Local News
Local News
Suspect in Protective Custody
Mother of accused drunk driver says sheriff’s office has not contacted her about death threats
Scott Owens, the man accused of driving drunk and killing four Santa Fe teenagers, is now in protective custody at the Santa Fe jail.
Wednesday, August 5,2009
Local News
Local News
Triangulation
Class, culture and crime clash on Second Street
Businesses on Second and to its east signal the gentrification of the area: a kettle bell workout parlor, miniature sculpture gardens, bakeries and bike repair shops. To the west, there’s subsidized housing, a taco truck and a community center, as well as drug deals and violent crime scenes. But property crime doesn’t observe the boundaries.
Wednesday, August 5,2009
Features
Features
"If I was trying to kill you, I would have"
And other stories from Santa Fe’s domestic violence epidemic
A review of felony domestic violence cases, along with recent police reports and protection orders, reveals a troubling pattern: The state often fails to protect women who have been threatened, beaten or worse by men they live with, share children with or once upon a time dated. And even when police, prosecutors and social workers know offenders’ names and addresses, they can stay beyond the reach of the law.
Wednesday, August 19,2009
Features
Features
Stealing the Past
Recent artifact raids shed light on today’s looting syndicate and the damage it does to New Mexico’s history
Using undercover sources, agents from the FBI and the US Bureau of Land Management spent more than two years infiltrating a tight-knit community of looters in the Four Corners area who dig up graves and pillage archaeological sites on public lands, then sell the items they find to dealers and collectors.
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