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Traffic stop nets child-abuse-arrest

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:22:23 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A routine traffic stop netted more than one officer bargained for. Cory Ganzerla, 26, faced a judge Saturday on an abuse of a child charge after police say he was busted with a container of meth and a handgun. According to a criminal complaint police pulled Ganzerla over Friday after an officer noticed the temporary license plate was expired on the vehicle he was ...

Flooding kills 1 in San Antonio Texas

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:15:16 -0400

Flood levels on the San Antonio River reached a new record at Loop 410, when water rose to 34.2 feet at 10 a.m. Saturday, said the National Weather Service. The previous record was 32.57 feet on October 17, 1998, the agency ...

Albuquerque among best places for veterans

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:15:15 -0400

Those who head up Washington's Veterans Affairs Office said there's nowhere better than the Land of Enchantment for a veteran who wants to start a ...

Teacher accused of inappropriate contact with student faces judge

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:15:14 -0400

The Cibola High School teacher accused of having inappropriate contact with a 17-year-old girl at school made his first court appearance Saturday. Antonio Ortega faces charges of criminal sexual contact of a minor. Court documents state the girl was helping Ortega record final grades and pack up his classroom. Police say Ortega touched the girl inappropriately and held her against her ...

Eight arrested for driving drunk as part of APDs holiday blitz

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:15:14 -0400

Albuquerque Police arrested eight people on suspicion of driving drunk Friday night. The arrests were part of APD’s holiday blitz which included a sobriety checkpoint Friday night in the Northeast Heights. Three vehicles were also ...

Man accused of sexually assaulting a child faces judge

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:15:14 -0400

An Albuquerque man accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl faced a judge Saturday. Keenan Williamson was charged with criminal sexual penetration and intimidation of a witness. According to the criminal complaint, Williamson assaulted his girlfriend’s young daughter, admitted he did something bad but said he could not remember what he had done. The mother took the little ...

Mesa del Sol adds homebuyer incentives

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:05:17 -0400

ALBUQEURQUE (KRQE) - The Mesa del Sol development south of the Albuquerque Sunport is expanding its homebuyer incentives to workers at nearby large employers. Eighty homes have been built in the first phase of residential construction and work is about to start on a hundred more. Earlier this month, in an effort to spur sales, Mesa del Sol offered a $5,000 incentive to University of New Mexico ...

Roundup targets meth heroin dealers

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:03:38 -0400

PORTALES, N.M. (KRQE) - Law officers in eastern New Mexico took down nearly a dozen suspects in a major bust targeting drug traffickers, and officers are on the hunt for even more. Police say the operation targeted people specifically dealing meth and heroin, which have become a big problem for many parts of the state. This round up is going down in Roosevelt County where Portales police arrested ...

Santa Fe Railway ceases rides to Lamy

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:18:03 -0400

The Santa Fe Southern Railway has laid off its full-time employees and seasonal workers, and the board chairman said earlier this week that he doesn't expect to operate at all this ...

Flooding mean storms in eastern N.M.

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:14:44 -0400

shows isolated storms with high winds, rain and hail currently popping across the eastern plains from about Artesia on the south to Mosquero on the north. The ...

Police eye crime cams in real time

Sat, 25 May 2013 18:32:19 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque is trying to set up a vast network of real-time crime cameras and is relying on local businesses and their cameras to help make it ...

Fire evacuates senior apartment complex

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:07:37 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The rude awakening for residents of an apartment complex catering to senior citizens came at 1:30 a.m. Saturday as smoke filled all four floors of the building. Albuquerque firefighters traced the smoke to fire in a trash room and quickly extinguished the flames. While firefighters did their jobs, residents waited in the parking lot of the Three Fountains apartments in the ...

Survivor Rescuer Reunite at Maine B-52 Crash Site

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:21:07 -0400

A survivor of a deadly Maine B-52 bomber crash has reunited with the man who rescued him at a somber event marking 50 years since the accident. Retired Air Force navigator Gerald Adler traveled from California for the event at Elephant Mountain, where seven crew members died during the crash on a training mission in January 1963. Among those attending the event Saturday was the medic who ...

Monument city reach joint management agreement

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:00:25 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The city of Albuquerque and the Petroglyph National Monument have crafted a new cooperative management agreement that will improve the law enforcement capabilities of park ...

Cops firing step toward justiceFamily

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:57:19 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The Albuquerque Police Department fired Sgt. Adam Casaus Friday more than three months after he was involved in a middle-of-the-night crash that killed a young woman and injured her sister. Casaus is awaiting trial after being charged with vehicular homicide in the February crash that killed Ashley Browder, 21. He has pleaded not guilty. The firing comes after an internal ...

Taos prepping for Mumford Sons crowd

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:57:16 -0400

TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) - The town of Taos is gearing up for a massive influx of people planning to attend the Solar Music Festival with headliner Mumford & Sons. "Who would have ever thought that Mumford & Sons would come to little ol' Taos," said Mayor Darren Crdova. The Grammy-winning folk-rock group has a large following, and tickets to their live concerts are usually hard to ...

Lovington hospital plans $16M expansion

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:16:22 -0400

LOVINGTON, N.M. (AP) -- Officials at Nor-Lea Hospital in southeastern New Mexico are planning another expansion that will include a new clinic, more parking and possibly apartments and senior living ...

NM businessman accused of selling elephant tusks

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:16:21 -0400

Officials say Kokesh legally imported a sport-hunted African elephant trophy mount from Namibia, but then illegally sold the two tusks to a buyer in Florida for ...

Albuquerque officer fired for off-duty fight

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:30:56 -0400

The two men's accounts of the fight differ. Grubbs claims Moreno assaulted him without provocation, but Moreno says he felt threatened when Grubbs approach him with his hands up in a fighting ...

NMSU Mexican tech council form partnership

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:30:55 -0400

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) -- New Mexico State University has formed a partnership with a Mexican science and technology council that will expand the schools international ...

Crash closes section of Paseo del Norte

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:27:48 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A two-vehicle crash that left one driver pinned under the wreckage has closed westbound Paseo del Norte NE at Holbrook. APD reports crash happened about 10:10 a.m. Holbrook also is closed from Holly south to Paseo del Norte. Police report the pinned driver was conscious and talking while being extricated and has been taken to a hospital. KRQE.com will update this report as ...

NM to keep administering high-risk insurance pool

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:27:34 -0400

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- A panel of New Mexico regulators has voted to continue coverage for more than 1,500 people who are part of a federal high-risk health insurance pool despite a likely shortfall in payments from the federal ...

Mesilla Valley Christian Schools commencement

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:23:46 -0400

Class of 2013 graduates and senior volleyball captains Emily Biad and Taylor Brown help get each other picture perfect Friday before the 29th annual Mesilla Valley Christian Schools commencement held at Las Cruces First Assembly of ...

Martinez Chihuahua governor celebrate remodeled Santa Teresa port of entry

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:23:45 -0400

Gov. Susana Martinez and Chihuahua Gov. Cesar Duarte chat during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the expansion of the Santa Teresa Port of Entry Friday ...

Las Crucen recalls bravery of Army chaplain and fellow POW

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:23:44 -0400

Medal of Honor website LAS CRUCES - Las Crucen Paul Roach quickly admits he believes in angels and saints. He has lived to see firsthand the miracles. Roach, 85, spent 33 months in a Korean prisoner of war camp with a U.S. Army officer who is being considered for sainthood, Roman Catholic priest Emil J. Kapaun. On April 11, Roach was among eight POWs and more than 200 people who attended a ...

Open burning ban set for Las Cruces

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:23:44 -0400

LAS CRUCES - The Las Cruces Fire Department has issued an open burning ban within the city limits effective Tuesday.Southern New Mexico, to include the City of Las Cruces, is experiencing severe to extreme drought conditions as indicated by the National Weather Service. Such conditions pose a fire hazard and a significant threat to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city.The ...

Branigan Library support group renew relationship

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:23:42 -0400

LAS CRUCES - Branigan Library has announced a contractual agreement with the Friends of the Library, which provides for the group to continue to volunteer their time and resources to help provide high quality library services, books, and materials for the library. The Friends group is composed of volunteers who raise money through memberships and book sales to fund many important services at ...

El Paso Electric offices closed Memorial Day

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:23:40 -0400

LAS CRUCES - In observance of the Memorial Day Holiday, El Paso Electric will close its business offices in Texas and New Mexico on Monday. The offices will open during regular business hours on ...

Support group helps grandparents raising grandchildren

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:23:40 -0400

LAS CRUCES - The City of Las Cruces Senior Programs offers grandparents raising their grandchildren a support group. Group members can share how they cope with financial, legal, medical and school problems. They may even exchange childcare, clothes or transportation. Others can focus on political action or advocating for grandparents raising grandchildren. Members serve as mentors to help others ...

Oklahoma principals recall day tornado hit

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:43:38 -0400

It was like any other day. If anything, it might have been a little better than usual -- with more deserved honors for the kids, more jokes and songs, more smiles. Even Mother Nature, after storms the previous day, seemed at first to cooperate as the sun shone ...

Man rescued from Sandia Mountains

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:35 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 9:40 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 10:29 PM By: Danielle Todesco, KOB Eyewitness News 4 Search and Rescue officials are always on-call to help out hikers, especially during a busy holiday weekend like Memorial Day. This year, it kicked off with a rescue. An elderly man had to be helped down from the Sandia Mountains after falling and hitting his head. Officials said ...

Teen helps officers catch drunk drivers

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:34 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 6:14 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 9:30 PM By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4 Local and state police will have more patrols and more checkpoints to catch people who start their summer by driving drunk. Candace Johnston, however, has a mission. The 13-year-old is young, but she knows the dangers of getting into a car with a drunk driver. "They kept ...

Albuquerque Wine Festival to draw in tourists boost economy

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:34 -0400

Where there is wine, there is usually a celebration. And, New Mexico wine makers have a lot to celebrate. The Albuquerque Wine Festival this weekend will bring together vineyards that are part of a $60 million industry in the Land of Enchantment. Organizers say the festival is expected to bring in around $750,000. And, the impact on surrounding businesses and increase in tourists could ...

Family friends remember Karleen Zetina

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:34 -0400

Every time we saw her, she had a smile on her face - that's what many are remembering Friday night. An Albuquerque teenager, who inspired people with her courage, has lost her battle with cancer. KOB 4 first told you about 17-year-old Karleen Zetina in March - when West Mesa High School held ...

Albuquerque high school teacher arrested for touching a student www.privateofficer.com

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:17 -0400

- A CibolaHigh School teacher was arrested on Thursday, charged with criminal sexual contact of a minor. 37-year-old Antonio Ortega allegedly took advantage of a 17-year-old female student in his classroom on Wednesday - the last day of school. According to the criminal complaint, the language arts teacher and golf coach at the school allegedly came up from behind her, placed his hands on her ...

Firefighters rescue special family member

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:27:56 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 5:55 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 8:26 PM By: Ashley McElroy, KOB Eyewitness News 4 Karen McCay was at work when she heard there was a fire at her house. "On the loud speaker 'is there a teacher in building that Lives on Figueroh Avenue' and I was thinking oh no this can't be good," she said. McCay's and children weren't home, ...

City honors church stabbing heroes

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:27:55 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 7:32 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 8:49 PM By: Stuart Dyson, KOB Eyewitness News 4 It has been almost a month since a man went on a stabbing spree during mass at an Albuquerque church. The City of Albuquerque honored the off-duty public safety officers Friday who jumped in to stop him. But don't call them heroes – that’s what each of the men will ...

Urban Outfitters takes heat for clothing line

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:27:55 -0400

Urban Outfitters is in hot water with Attorney General Offices around the country for a line of merchandise that mimics prescription pill bottles. Officials accuse the store - popular with hipsters and young adults - of making light of the serious epidemic of prescription drug abuse. "Not only is it in poor taste, I think it demeans the entire effort of what we are doing here in New ...

New Mexicos bridges could see trouble

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:09 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 8:04 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 8:16 PM By: Stuart Dyson, KOB Eyewitness News 4 The Washington State bridge collapse has New Mexicans wondering about bridge safety in their state. One recent report shows hundreds of the state's bridges could be in trouble. About 18 percent of the state’s bridges are structurally deficient or obsolete by federal ...

Man on the run picks wrong house to hide out in

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:08 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 6:01 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 7:20 PM By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4 A man runs from police and breaks into a house to hide out, but Daniel Silva picked the wrong house and wrong homeowner. Police stopped Silva as he was driving near 2nd and Menaul. He then came face to face with a guy who had a lot to protect. Leonard Martinez is usually not home at ...

Donations for Oklahoma top $20 million

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:07 -0400

The Red Cross has received more than $15 million in donations and pledges so far for the town of Moore, which was struck by a tornado Monday that killed 24, injured more than 300 and destroyed thousands of ...

Rio Rancho man donates Jeep to Oklahoma tornado victim

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:07 -0400

But even without a military title, Erickson, who owns an auto shop in Rio Rancho, felt inclined to give back to veterans, particularly the men and women who lost everything in the Oklahoma ...

Petroglyph Monument hardens enforcement

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:01:22 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Stronger enforcement and tougher fines are coming for people caught breaking the rules in one of New Mexico's most popular attractions ...

Homeowner throws intruder out to police

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:55:43 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A man running from the cops got more than he bargained for when he barged into a northwest Albuquerque house Thursday night. Albuquerque police say a little before 9 p.m. an officer noticed a black Hyundai Elantra driving suspiciously slow north from Menaul Boulevard NW on Second Street. Police say the car continued into a neighborhood. When the officer tried to pull the ...

APS teacher under investigation

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:12:27 -0400

A Cibola High School teacher is on paid leave accused of inappropriately touching a student. Antonio Ortega was arrested Thursday. According to a criminal complaint, the student said she was in Ortega's classroom on the last day of school helping him record final grades. She said that's when he touched her inappropriately several times and made sexually suggestive comments. The ...

NM man gathers donations for Oklahoma

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:12:26 -0400

Erickson said he will be handing the keys to an Oklahoma marine who served in Afghanistan. The sergeeant's wife, his 5-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son all survived the tornado by seeking shelter in the family's closet. Everything they owned was ...

Albuquerque officer involved in fatal crash fired

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:56:53 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The Albuquerque police officer facing criminal charges for a February crash that killed a 21-year-old woman has been fired, Police Chief Ray Schultz said ...

Heroes of church stabbing honored

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:53:00 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Four of the men who helped stop and subdue a man who went on a stabbing spree at an Albuquerque church in April were honored by the city Friday. State Corrections Department Sgt. Gilbert Flores, Albuquerque Police Department Officer Daren DeAguerro, Fire Department Lt. Greg Aragon, FBI Agent Charles Metzler and Rio Rancho Police Department Officer Chris Maestas all jumped in ...

Embattled APD officer fired

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:04:44 -0400

A city spokeswoman told Action 7 News that Sgt. Adam Casaus received his termination papers and was processed out Friday. In February, Casaus crashed his police SUV into the car of Ashley and Lindsay Browder. Ashley died in the crash. Casaus was charged with vehicular homicide and great bodily injury in connection to the crash. Last week, the estate of Ashley Browder filed a wrongful-death suit ...

Mother of toddler arrested on child abuse charges

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:04:42 -0400

Investigators said the child had fractures, was bleeding in his head and was so dehydrated that he didn't have tears when he cried. The child also didn't flinch when nurses put an IV need in him, police ...

Injured hiker escorted from mountain

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:04:42 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 3:50 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 4:59 PM By: KOB.com Staff New Mexico State Police tell KOB Eyewitness News 4 that its Search and Rescue crew has reached the reported injured hiker in the Elena Gallegos area. KOB 4 is told the injured hiker has been stabilized and is being hiked out. The Albuquerque Police Department and Albuquerque Fire Department are ...

Church stabbing suspect appears in court

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:04:41 -0400

Police said Capener attacked St. Jude Thaddeus Church choir director Adam Alvarez during Mass because he thought Alvarez was part of a Freemason conspiracy. Capener stabbed Alvarez several times and injured other parishioners who rushed to the choir director's aid, the charges ...

Damaging wind blows out bingo night

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:36:31 -0400

CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) - A strong gust of wind did some damage at the VFW hall in Carlsbad during bingo night. About 120 people were inside the hall during Thursday night's storm when a 47-mph gust peeled back part of the metal roof. No one was hurt. Crews are still assessing the ...

Severe burns loss of leg cant ground ex-Marine as family begins anew in Las Cruces

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:35:26 -0400

Pam and Ryan Voltin spend some family time on the swings with two of their children daughter Hope, 2, and son Noah, 5 in the backyard of their Las Cruces ...

How safe is that bridge youre driving over

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:15 -0400

Like millions of other Americans, Dan and Sally Sligh packed up their vehicle and headed out for a Memorial Day weekend trip. As they crossed the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River outside Seattle, Washington, the bridge gave way and their pickup truck plunged into the frigid ...

Crews search for injured hiker in Sandia Mountains

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:15 -0400

The Albuquerque Fire Department said the hiker has sustained serious injuries. Rescue personnel have not reached the hiker yet. Authorities said there are other hikers with the injured ...

Crews reach injured hiker

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:15 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 3:50 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 4:21 PM By: KOB.com Staff New Mexico State Police tell KOB Eyewitness News 4 that its Search and Rescue crew has reached the reported injured hiker in the Elena Gallegos area. KOB 4 is told the injured hiker has been stabilized and is being hiked out. The Albuquerque Police Department and Albuquerque Fire Department are ...

APD officer involved in deadly crash to be terminated

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:15 -0400

The City of Albuquerque tells KOB Eyewitness News 4 that the Albuquerque Police Officer involved in a deadly crash earlier this year will no longer be an employee of the city by the day's end. Sgt. Adam Casaus is accused of causing a crash that killed a young Air National Guard member in ...

Hiker reported injured high in Sandias

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:38:34 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Search-and-rescue teams are responding to the west side of the Sandia Mountains after a hiker in his 80s was reported to be injured in a fall in a rugged canyon. A spokesman for New Mexico Search and Rescue said the man is believed to have suffered a head injury about 2 p.m. in the upper part of TWA Canyon. The canyon, named for the crash of an airliner there in 1955, is ...

City fires cop charged in fatal crash

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:38:20 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police Sgt. Adam Casaus will be out of a job by the end of the day, a spokesperson for the mayor's office has confirmed. Casaus is awaiting trial after being charged with vehicular homicide in the February crash that killed Ashley Browder, 21. The firing comes after an internal investigation, details of which have not been released. Prosecutors allege ...

Las Cruces police arrest man who allegedly pulled gun on teen

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:04 -0400

LAS CRUCES - A man suspected of pulling a gun on a 17-year-old boy and demanding personal property has been arrested for the attempted armed robbery. Bobby Ray Perea, 21, of the 2100 block of Lester Avenue, is charged with one count each of attempting to commit armed robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and intention child abuse. Las Cruces Police learned that the 17-year-old boy ...

Teacher arrested after groping student police say

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:48:28 -0400

On Wednesday, the female student entered Ortega's room to help him record final grades and clean up the classroom. According to the criminal complaint, Ortega began 'touching' her" all the while telling the girl "she can't tell anyone what he is doing right now" and "what I am doing now cannot leave this ...

NM senators want expanded hours for port of entry

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:08 -0400

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- New Mexico's U.S. senators are asking the federal government for 24-hour daily operation of a port entry at Santa Teresa along the international border with ...

Funeral held for 8-year-old tornado victim

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:39:38 -0400

Some 300 mourners crowded inside Eagle Heights Baptist Church here Friday to pay their respects to an elementary school student killed when a tornado churned through nearby Moore, ...

Feds warns Navajo about unspent housing funds

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:24:06 -0400

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- The Navajo Nation has had trouble spending hundreds of millions of dollars in federal housing funds over the past several ...

UNM yanks SAE fraternity charter

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:43 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Underage drinking and a reported sexual assault have cost the Sigma Alpha Epislon fraternity its charter, the University of New Mexico announced Friday. The office of the dean of students revoked the charter for violations of the UNM Student Code of Conduct, according to the announcement. SAE already had been under an emergency suspension ...

Lawyers spar over audio recording in triple murder trial in Las Cruces District Court

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:24 -0400

LAS CRUCES - An audio recording of an apparent phone conversation between Eugene "Gino" Ferri and his mother after he had been arrested for a triple murder in 2010 was a bone of contention just before parties at trial broke for lunch Friday in 3rd Judicial District Court here.The trial is in its fifth day.As attorneys discussed the matter with District Judge Fernando Macias. ...

Splash into summer Las Cruces pools open

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:23 -0400

aquatics website. LAS CRUCES - A summer rite of passage for many Las Crucens begins Saturday, as public outdoor swimming pools operated by the city of Las Cruces open. Here is the breakdown for pool operations this summer. The Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center, 1401 E. Hadley Ave., and East Mesa Bataan Memorial Pool, 6141 Reynolds Drive, will be open for the Memorial Day holiday. Also, the ...

UNM revokes fraternitys charter

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:28:42 -0400

The University of New Mexico has revoked the charter for one of its fraternities. The Dean of Students Office revoked the charter for Sigma Alpha Epsilon after the school says they violated the UNM Student Code of Conduct. According to the office, there was a non-registered party on April 1 which included consumption of alcohol by minors and an alleged sexual assault. The fraternity is ...