Last week a Valencia County Grand Jury indicted Levi Chavez on First Degree Murder charges. Chavez is now under indictment for the murder of his wife. Chavez was a lateral transfer from the Los Lunas Police Department. At the time, Chief Ray Schultz was in a desperate frenzy to recruit police officers. Schultz was looking for quantity and apparently not quality. APD has a history of picking up other police departments’ trash. One of the most notorious is Matthew Griffin, dubbed the name of the Ninja Bank Robber by the FBI.
According to sources behind the badge, the Eye was told that another lateral from the Los Lunas Police Department, under Schultz’ watch, assisted in disposing of Chavez’ truck in an effort to commit fraud against Chavez’ insurance company.
The City of Albuquerque claims that neither they nor their employees did anything wrong but shelled out a big fat check to the Chavez family for $230,000.00. How often does a municipality give $230,000.00 for bogus claims? Of course the $863,000.00 paid out in the Sam Costales case dwarfs the Chavez family’s pay out. Chief Schultz was found guilty of a federal civil rights violation committed against Mr. Costales. Chief Schultz kept his job and was never disciplined for the civil rights violation.
Our Eyes tell us that Levi Chavez’ new wife, Heather Hindi, is actually a former step-daughter of Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg. The Eye wonders why Brandenburg has failed to disclose this information. The Eye is not surprised. Brandenburg has failed to pursue charges against Albuquerque’s Public Safety Director, Darren White, for felony activity after it was reported to her by the New Mexico Attorney General. White has been appointed by Gov. Martinez to sit on the Judicial Standards Commission.
Schultz is the Chief of Police and is responsible for his department and for his choices and selections. In order for Chavez to be hired; it required the ink of Chief Schultz. Schultz needs to learn the difference between quality and quantity. He must be held accountable for his part in the repeated chaos that keeps repeating itself under his watch.
What is awkward, Chief Schultz had the audacity to state in an interview with Channel 13 News (see here), “mistakes were made; wholly and solely by the Valencia County Sheriffs.” After reading this story and hearing his statement, this brought to mind an old saying, “is this not the pot calling the kettle black?”
Bottom line, citizens want one thing; “justice," that goes for anybody who commits any unjust, including Levi Chavez and Ray Schultz.
21 comments:
Look, as long as an applicant only needs a GED to be a cop....every Joe Shmoe that graduates (or doesn't graduate) high school; enlists in the army, navy, marines etc. and does their 2 to 4 years service will become an officer. Maybe APD should require at least a 2-year degree.
Why has it taken shultz so long to fire this guy. He has fired officers before they have been indicted. Why is this guy special
EYE, Justice will come. I will come for Darren White .As a reminder to our new sheriff and Attorney General,be sure to do the right thing for I have many contracts that need filled.
Wow, what a disgusting suprise to hear about the connection between Hindi and Brandenburg. Now we know why Chavez got paid for so long while under investigation for murder. Actually, he still is getting paid. Hasn't been fired yet. DISGUSTING!
Isn't Levi Chavez related to the chief of soccorro or soccorro county. I believe it was his dad at one time or uncle?
EYE, or anyone; What specific felony activity did Brandenburg fail to file charges( reported to her by the AG) against Darren White as mentioned in his blog?
Schultz should be fired. He has cost the citizens of Albuquerque over $1,000,000 in just two lawsuits. He has driven the department into the ground and the time for him to go is long past.
Hello Mayor Berry, Hello????????? If you had an employee in your private business costing you this much money would you keep him? Oh I forgot, this isn't your money, it is the taxpayers money, so apparently you don't care.
Wake up people. Berry is a puppet on a string; we all know who's really in charge around here. Nobody's going to do a thing. The only chance ANY of us have is when election time rolls around. We just better make sure that Douchebag Waste and Schultzie don't get their claws into another candidate.
Hey Berry, I know you read these. Take notice, when re-elction time comes around, you better believe that these two demons you've brought with you are going to stab you in the back. Your political career is done unless you wake up and cut those strings. Are you a MAN or a PUPPET?
leave heather out of this. maybe we should be asking brandenburg how many male cops she is "releated" to in other ways. she has had lots of affairs.
if you go to bernalillo county documents search type in ron koch (hindi's stepfather). it shows property that ron and kari bought. it also shows kari and ron's daughter. in ron's obituary (from abq journal), it shows heather as his step daughter and kari's daughter as his own daughter.
so is that why levi was not fired until 3 years later. Especially since he was a P2/C.
you people are CREEPY!!!!!
Thanks Ray for hiring these crooked cops who are costing us $$$$$$$$. Does the buck stop anywhere anymore?
levi hopefully he will get what he deserves. wake up people AFFAIRS hurt everyone. It is a selfish selfish humiliating act
i heard a rumor that levi wants the APOA to fund his attorney fees to defend himself. NO WAY
I have said this before, all city government personnel, which includes the APD need to lose wages when their actions result in damages. Soldiers in our military are subject to forfeiture of up to a months pay if their actions result in damages or loss of property. Or as punishment for their wrongful behavior. Of course they have no union so maybe that's the difference. But I guarantee some officers and employees would think twice if their actions result in loss of pay.
I dont kiss and tell but Kari kisses real well!
Isnt schultz's wifes step brother related to a guy who married that one certain female who kept llamas in her small unfenced yard? if i remember correctly all the llamas were kept on very short leashes. hmmmmmm there is a conspiracy brewing here.
From what I hear- Tera was about to tell about some dirty deeds regarding her husband and a some other APD cops and that's why they helped Levi destroy the crime scene. Sounds like corruption is rampant at APD. What can you expect when you have Darren and Ray at the helm. Please don't say Berry didn't know or now the new Gov. They must be just as corrupt or they would have never put those two losers in any type of position with authority. Don't worry it will blow up in their face.
Nothing's going to happen to anyone because our so called leaders are all CORRUPT. TJ? New job. Ray. He stays. Darren? The poor dear has a hit man after him (he's THAT dangerous to criminals, even with his bum knee dontcha know).
Levi Chavez? He's gotten away with it for four years. He won't do four years in jail.
Darren remember the ticket fixing ? I haven't !
Why do you all still call her Heather Hindi when she is now Heather Chavez. Why not give her the last name she helped a young woman get destroyed for.
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