ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On International Women’s Day, Albuquerque first responders are honoring the roles women have played from firefighting to police work. Albuquerque Fire Rescue (AFR) hired its first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cecily Barker, the first woman to lead the Albuquerque Police Department, shares her journey, vision for the department, and plans ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Albuquerque Police Department has a new leader, and for the first time in the department’s history, it is a woman. Cecily Barker was appointed interim police chief by Mayor Tim ...

Law enforcement agencies from across New Mexico filled the Kiva Auditorium this week to celebrate the promotion of multiple Albuquerque Police Department officers. Among the 14 promotions was Cecily ...

Cecily Barker, who has been with the Albuquerque Police Department since 2004, recently became the first female interim chief following Harold Medina's retirement two weeks ago, and she is now sharing ...