August 1, 2008
Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Thursday, July 31, include stories about:* UNM Police Assisting Investigation of APD Shooting
* Former Lobo Club Member Omar Heims Leaves $1.1 Million to UNM Athletics
* Rocky Long and Lobos Host Ladies Night at UNM Stadium2 KASA 9:00 PM
A 38YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE MAN SHOT BY POLICE LAST NIGHT REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION TONIGHT. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY STEPHAN CORDOVA WAS ARMED AND IGNORED OFFICERS' ORDERS TO DROP HIS GUN. NEWS 13'S ANNIE MCCORMICK HAS THE LATEST. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE NORMALLY QUIET NORTHEAST HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THIS HAPPENED, WERE STUNNED BY WHAT THEY SAW: HIS FEET WERE STILL MOVING SO I KNOW HE WAS ALIVE NEIGHBORS IN THE 9THOUSAND BLOCK OF MESA ARRIBA CAN'T GET THE EVENTS OF LAST NIGHT OUT OF THEIR HEAD. AROUND 5:30 POLICE ROPED OFF THEIR BLOCK AFTER PARAMEDICS REPORTED THAT 38 YEAR OLD STEPHAN CORDOVA WHO CALLED 911 FOR CHEST PAINS HAD A GUN AND TOLD THEM TO LEAVE. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE RESPONDED, GOT THE MAN'S FAMILY OUT OF THE HOME. BUT THEY SAY SOON AFTER, CORDOVA WALKED OUT OF THE HOUSE WITH A GUN BY HIS SIDE. A SEARCH WARRANT SAYS CORDOVA DID NOT OBEY OFFICERS' COMMANDS TO PUT DOWN HIS WEAPON AND WALKED AWAY FROM THEM HEADING EAST TO A NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY. THE WARRANT STATES THAT AN OFFICER THEN HEARD FOUR SHOTS AND SAW CORDOVA FALL TO THE GROUND.... POLICE CONFIRMED THOSE SHOTS CAME FROM AT LEAST ONE OF THE THREE OFFICERS ON THE SCENE. I HEARD GUNSHOTS AND DIRT HIT THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE FROM THE GUNSHOTS I THINK THERE WERE THREE OFFICERS ONE OF THEM HAD HIS FOOT ON HIM AND ROLLED OVER AND HANDCUFFED HIM INVESTIGATORS COMBED FOR EVIDENCE WELL INTO THE MORNING ... DETAILS ABOUT WHO FIRED THE SHOTS ARE NOT BEING RELEASED UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED. UNTIL THEN, THE THREE OFFICERS ARE ON STANDARD LEAVE. THIS IS A CRITICAL INCIDENT FOR THEM THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH SOMETHING CRITICAL AS WELL AS THIS FAMILY... THE WARRANT ALSO STATES THAT CORDOVA WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES. HIS FAMILY DID NOT WANT TO COMMENT. BACK TO YOU. SINCE ALBUQUERQUE OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED, STATE POLICE, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND UNM POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING.
PCL BASEBALL ISOTOPES PORTLAND OMAR HEINS IS NO LONGER WITH US. THE LONG TIME LOBO CLUB MEMBER PASSED AWAY IN JANUARY AT THE AGE OF 96. HE DID LEAVE HIS MARK ON UNM ATHLETICS. THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HEINS LEFT OVER 1.1 MILLION DOLLARS IN AN UNRESTRICTED GIFT TO LOBO ATHLETICS.
4 KOB 6:00 PM
FORMER ST. PIUS STAR CHRIS JOHANSEN DECIDED HE WANTS TO BE A LOBO. JOHANSEN WILL WALKON AT UNM. JOHANSEN AVERAGED A DOUBLEDOUBLE LAST SEASON.. HE IS THE ALL TIME LEADER IN POINTS AND REBOUNDS AT ST. PIUS.
4 KOB 10:00 PM
IT WAS LADIES NIGHT AT UNIVERSITY STADIUM.. OVER 300 PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR THE ANNUAL WOMEN'S FOOTBALL CLINIC.. EXCLUSIVE TO FEMALE FOOTBALL FANS OF ALL AGES..ALL THE PROCEEDS GO TO THE SEND A KID PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWS UNDERPRIVILEDGED CHILDREN A CHANCE TO SEE A LOBO FOOTBALL GAME.. THE LOBO "PLAYERS" PROBABLY HAD AS MUCH FUN AS THE WOMEN..
7 KOAT 10:00 PM
COACH ROCKY LONG AND THE UNM FOOTBALL TEAM HELD THEIR 15TH ANNUAL WOMEN'S FOOTBALL CLINIC OUT AT UNIVERSITY STADIUM TONIGHT .. MORE THAN 300 WOMEN SHOWED UP THIS YEAR.. WITH FOOD, DRINK AND PLENTY OF FUN, THIS "LADIES NIGHT WITH THE LOBOS" HAS BECOME "THE" SOCIAL EVENT OF THE PRESEASON AT UNM.. EACH OF THESE WOMEN PAID 25DOLLARS TO BE A PART OF THE CLINIC, WITH PROCEEDS BENEFITING THE "SENDAKID" PROGRAM, WHICH ALLOWS UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO TO ATTEND LOBO FOOTBALL GAMES... NO VERBATEM PRACTICE STARTS THIS MONDAY OUT AT UNM.. PICKED TO FINISH 4TH IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST, THE LOBOS OPEN UP ON AUGUST 30TH, AT HOME AGAINST TCU...
13 KRQE 5:30 PM
A 38YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE MAN WHO WAS SHOT BY POLICE LAST NIGHT REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. APD SAYS STEPHAN CORDOVA WAS ARMED AND IGNORED OFFICERS' ORDERS TO DROP HIS WEAPON. NEWS 13'S ANNIE MCCORMICK IS HERE WITH THE LATEST. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE NORMALLY QUIET NORTHEAST HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THIS HAPPENED, WERE STUNNED BY WHAT THEY SAW: HIS FEET WERE STILL MOVING SO I KNOW HE WAS ALIVE NEIGHBORS IN THE 9THOUSAND BLOCK OF MESA ARRIBA CAN'T GET THE EVENTS OF LAST NIGHT OUT OF THEIR HEAD.... AROUND 5:30 POLICE ROPED OFF THEIR BLOCK AFTER PARAMEDICS REPORTED THAT 38 YEAR OLD STEPHAN CORDOVA WHO CALLED 911 FOR CHEST PAINS HAD A GUN AND TOLD THEM TO LEAVE. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE RESPONDED, GOT THE MAN'S FAMILY OUT OF THE HOME. BUT THEY SAY SOON AFTER, CORDOVA WALKED OUT OF THE HOUSE WITH A GUN BY HIS SIDE. A SEARCH WARRANT SAYS CORDOVA DID NOT OBEY OFFICERS' COMMANDS TO PUT DOWN HIS WEAPON AND WALKED AWAY FROM THEM HEADING EAST TO A NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY. THE WARRANT STATES THAT AN OFFICER THEN HEARD FOUR SHOTS AND SAW CORDOVA FALL TO THE GROUND.... POLICE CONFIRMED THOSE SHOTS CAME FROM AT LEAST ONE OF THE THREE OFFICERS ON THE SCENE. I HEARD GUNSHOTS AND DIRT HIT THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE FROM THE GUNSHOTS I THINK THERE WERE THREE OFFICERS ONE OF THEM HAD HIS FOOT ON HIM AND ROLLED OVER AND HANDCUFFED HIM INVESTIGATORS COMBED FOR EVIDENCE WELL INTO THE MORNING ... DETAILS ABOUT WHO FIRED THE SHOTS ARE NOT BEING RELEASED UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED. UNTIL THEN, THE THREE OFFICERS ARE ON STANDARD LEAVE. THIS IS A CRITICAL INCIDENT FOR THEM THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH SOMETHING CRITICAL AS WELL AS THIS FAMILY... THE WARRANT ALSO STATES THAT CORDOVA WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES. HIS FAMILY DID NOT WANT TO COMMENT. BACK TO YOU. OKAY ANNIE. BECAUSE ALBUQUERQUE OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED, STATE POLICE, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND UNM POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING. ANOTHER NEW MEXICO GOVERNMENT AGENCY IS LOOKING AT GOING TO A FOUR DAY WORK WEEK TO HELP DEAL WITH THE SHARP INCREASE IN FUEL PRICES.. UNM IS ALREADY TRYING IT. THE STATE IS CONSIDERING IT. AND NOW TORRANCE COUNTY, JUST EAST OF ALBUQUERQUE, MAY DO IT. NEWS 13'S GREG GURULE IS HERE WITH MORE. COUNTY WORKERS WOULD STILL BE PUTTING IN 40 HOUR WORKWEEKS. THE WEEK WOULD JUST BE SPACED OUT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. COUNTY WORKERS COULD START AN HOUR EARLY.. TAKE A WORKING LUNCH.. AND STAY AN HOUR LATER. THIS WHOLE THING IS BEING DRIVEN BY THE HIGH COST OF FUEL. THE COUNTY SAYS IT WILL SAVE ON GAS FOR WORK VEHICLES AND FOR EMPLOYEES COMMUTING. IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO SHUT DOWN BUILDINGS ONE MORE DAY A WEEK. 16:45:23:05 CANDELARIA : WE'RE SEEING A 20 PERCENT SAVINGS RIGHT OFF.. BECAUSE IF WE CAN SHUT ONE DAY DOWN, COMPLETELY THE WHOLE BUILDING WILL BE SHUT DOWN. WE'RE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS WITH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS .. THAT WE PROVIDE THE SERVICES. NO ONE HAS PUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT TO POTENTIAL SAVINGS... THAT WILL BE READY BY A PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 13TH. JESSICA..THE COMMISSION IS EXPECTED TO VOTE AT THAT TIME. BACK TO YOU.. OKAY GREG... ONE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR TORRANCE COUNTY TO WORK MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BUT THAT'S STILL UP FOR DISCUSSION AT THE AUGUST 13TH MEETING.
13 KRQE 5:30 PM
OMAR HEINS IS NO LONGER WITH US. THE LONG TIME LOBO CLUB MEMBER PASSED AWAY IN JANUARY AT THE AGE OF 96. HE DID LEAVE HIS MARK ON UNM ATHLETICS. THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HEINS LEFT OVER 1.1 MILLION DOLLARS IN AN UNRESTRICTED GIFT TO LOBO ATHLETICS.
13 KRQE 10:00 PM
LOBO ATHLETICS GET A BIG BOOST....AND IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS. PLUS LOBO FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE TEACHING THE GAME TO THE LADIES AND IT'S ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE. DETAILS ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE LOBOS ARE TEACHING FOOTBALL TO ALL THE WOMEN WHO HAVE A DESIRE TO LEARN. MONEY RAISED GOES TO A FUND TO HELP CHILDREN WHO CANNOT AFFORD TICKETS GET INTO A LOBO GAME. FUN DOMINATED THE EVENT.
LOBO ATHLETICS GETS AN INFUSION OF CASH. LONG TIME LOBO CLUB MEMBER OMAR HEINS LEFT THE SCHOOL AN UNRESTRICTED GIFT OF OVER 1.1 MILLION DOLLARS IN HIS WILL. THE 96 YEAR OLD HEINS DIED BACK IN JANUARY. THE LONG TIME LOBO CLUB MEMBER PASSED AWAY IN JANUARY AT THE AGE OF 96. UNM VICE PRESIDENT OF ATHLETICS PAUL KREBS SAYS THE SCHOOL IS VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT.