The man accused of stabbing his cousin over a poker game found…
Battalion Chief Kelly Sterna.
Albuquerque police say a man driving a stolen pick-up put the …
A man says he was on his way home to New Mexico after a special…
Sheriff’s deputies are putting out a warning for residents in …
Advertisement
Los Alamos fire officer nabbed for DWI
Updated: Saturday, 04 Aug 2012, 5:24 PM MDT
Published : Saturday, 04 Aug 2012, 5:24 PM MDT
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A battalion chief with the Los Alamos Fire Department is on administrative leave after being arrested in Albuquerque early Saturday and charged with DWI.
Kelly Sterna, 36, was released from jail later in the day, according to Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center records.
Jail records show he was arrested at 12:40 a.m. at Eubank Boulevard NE and Constitution Avenue.
The Albuquerque Police Department arrested a total of eight drivers there during a sobriety roadblock set up from 11 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday, according to APD.
In a statement released late Saturday afternoon Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes said Sterna was not on duty at the time and had been place on administrative leave.
"We understand that the public places their trust in us to behave in a professional, law-abiding manner, both on and off duty,” Hughes said in the statement. “Following our investigation into the situation, we will take appropriate action as needed.”
Hughes declined to comment further when contacted by KRQE News 13 except to say any administrative process would not begin until Monday.
 | With KRQE.com's commenting system, you don't need to register. You can login with an existing Facebook, Yahoo!, Google, or Twitter account and more. |
Police say Tyrone Stephens used a vacuum to assault his caregiver Saturday, by …
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
KRQE News 13
-
A retired Albuquerque police lieutenant was the victim of a crime in her own home.
-
Police say Tyrone Stephens used a vacuum to assault his caregiver Saturday, by striking …
-
The man accused of stabbing his cousin over a poker game found himself going back to …
-
A retired Albuquerque police lieutenant was the victim of a crime in her own home.
-
A controversial uranium company will be closing its New Mexico offices in three cities, …
-
Supporters of a Saint Pius transgender teen, who was born a girl but wants to graduate …
-
A plane crash at the Aztec Municipal Airport Saturday morning killed Michael "Mike" …
-
An Albuquerque couple who were burglarized last week said they later found some of the …
-
Sandia National Laboratory’s recent safety record is so bad, it’s been chastised by an …
-
The wildfire burning in the Carson National Forest is nearly contained.
-
State Department of Transportation officials say they have met with public safety …
-
The wildfire burning in the Carson National Forest is nearly contained.
-
Some Albuquerque neighborhoods are on alert by the State Department of Health after a …
-
The Defense Department is plans to furlough thousands of its civilian employees here in …
-
A member of the state legislature and lab tech at Sandia National Laboratories is working…
