Bomb threat in NE ABQ

By Pilar Armstrong

On Wed., tonight, at 6:54 p.m., Albuquerque Police officers responded to suspicious activity at the US Post Office on 6255 San Antonio Dr. NE and San Pedro. According to an email alert from Officer Robert Gibbs, a postal customer became suspicious when they saw a latex glove wearing individual drop off a parcel into the exterior drive up post office box and drive away. The alleged suspect threw the gloves out the window as they drove away in a gray Mitsubishi SUV.

The APD Bomb Team closed off all traffic on westbound San Antonio Dr NE. between  Louisiana Blvd. NE  and San Pedro Dr. NE.

"Bomb Team officers were able to look inside the parcel drop box and did not find anything suspicious, just letters and apparently none of the letters appeared suspicious," stated Gibbs in an email update.

All closed streets were opened after the bomb threat was lifted.

APD successfully takes cat killer into custody

SWAT and APD Crisis Intervention Officers responded to a call on the 300 block of General Marshall NE, in the international district of Albuquerque, on Nov. 21, last night, at 7:36p.m. "The subject was having a mental health episode," informed Officer Robert Gibbs, who was also on duty at the scene. Officers were responding to a 911 call made by the family of a person suffering from mental illness who had allegedly killed the family cat with a knife. Additional information regarding the incident was obtained in a phone conversation with APD's Information Director Sargent Trish Hoffman.  Approximately ten to twelve police units were dispatched to the residence blocking off both ends of the street. Officers used a PA system to call the individual out of their home. "Five minutes after the (APD) units arrived on the scene the subject came out of their residence on their own accord (unarmed)," stated Hoffman. The individual was taken into custody and is currently undergoing a psychological analysis. Officers stayed behind to take additional information from family members. The incident was peacefully resolved without any use of force by APD. "The subjects mental health issues will be addressed first then we will address the issue with the animal," stated Hoffman. The Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA) prevents the disclosure of the name of the individual and the nature of their mental illness.