Retired Albuquerque Police Department (APD) officer Thomas Grover, Attorney, Retired Chief Mike Geier, and retired officer Brian McCutcheon join APD Connect to discuss the increase in property and violent crime in Albuquerque. In this timely discussion, they weigh in on the upcoming mayoral election and...
On the 24th anniversary of 9/11, retired APD officer Vince Harrison and retired AFD firefighter Mark Chavez join ABQ Connect to reflect on their firsthand experiences in the aftermath of the attacks. They share what it was like to be on the ground, the impact...
Gerald Torres is part of the Life Courses taught at Calvary Church Albuquerque, and had served 31 years in the NM National Guard and 23 years in Bernalillo County Sherriff's Office. So he knows a thing or two about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); he...
Carla Sonntag with the NM Business Coalition joins ABQ Connect to discuss a multitude of current events happening in Albuquerque and around the state. Some of these include the upcoming Mayoral election in Albuquerque; who those candidates are and their current stats, the New Mexico...
Laci Steele is married to Rio Rancho Police Chief, Stewart Steele. Spouses and children of law enforcement officers support their loved ones protecting the public, and in many ways, they face some of the same stresses every day! Laci shares memorable stories, and how she...
The New Mexico Dream Center is not-for-profit 501(C)3 charity fighting to save children from minor domestic sex trafficking. Shelley Repp is the Executive Director, and Birga Alden is the Community Relations Manager. Shelley outlines the laws necessary to give law enforcement and judges the leverage...
Former Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales joins Jim Williams to talk about the intricacies of law enforcement and to describe the ways in which his faith affected the way he performed his duties as a police officer....
On veterans day it's not unusual to find many people forgetting about the sacrifices our nation's military personnel and their families have made for OUR families. Well, Folds of Honor continues to remember them and provide for their children's or grieving spouses education. There are...
Shelley Repp is the Executive Director of the New Mexico Dream Center. She describes today what human trafficking looks like nationally and globally from a labor and sex trafficking point of view. Shelley said, "There are absolutely systems in the United States that contribute to...
Stand True 4 Blue Vice President Tina Buerschen, Secretary Mariah Carisalez, and retired Albuquerque Police Officers Ray and Candi Defrates stand true to support the men and women in law enforcement and first responders in New Mexico. The Stand True 4 Blue website says, "We are...