BUSINESS IS GIVING BACK TO KIDS FIGHTING CRITICAL ILLNESSES. GOOD EVENING. OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT. A MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER A MONTHS LONG INVESTIGATION BY ALBUQUERQUE POLICE FOR SHOOTING AT CITY BUSSES. KOAT JOHN RUPOLO IS LIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE. AND, JOHN, HOW DID POLICE TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY? YEAH, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. POLICE USING TECHNOLOGY TO TRACK THIS SUSPECT DOWN. HE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED TONIGHT. 76 YEAR OLD TOM JIMENEZ. POLICE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SUSPECT FOR MONTHS. 76 YEAR OLD TOM JIMENEZ ARRESTED BY ALBUQUERQUE POLICE FRIDAY. POLICE SAY JIMENEZ IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOOTING A BB GUN AT CITY BUSSES. HE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM AND HIS RIGHTS. WE HAVE NO PROBABLE CAUSE CHALLENGE SATURDAY MORNING. JIMENEZ AT METRO COURT FOR HIS FIRST APPEARANCE. POLICE SAY JIMENEZ SHOT AT THE BUS WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING. TAKE A LOOK AT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. ONE OF 15 INCIDENTS. IN SOME CASES, THE WINDOWS WERE SHATTERED. I JACKED UP THAT I WAS DOING THAT. I HOPE NOBODY GOT HURT FROM IT. NO ONE WAS HURT. BUT POLICE SAY JIMENEZ CAUSED $80,000 IN DAMAGES IN A SHOOTING SPREE FROM OCTOBER 2025 TO THIS MONTH, BUT IT WAS TECHNOLOGY THAT PUT AN END TO THE SUSPECT’S CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR THANKS TO AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS. POLICE SAY DATA PLACED TO MANAGE HIS VEHICLE AT INTERSECTIONS SECONDS BEFORE AND AFTER A BUS WAS STRUCK. A JUDGE SET CONDITIONS FOR JIMENEZ RELEASE. YOU’RE NOT TO POSSESS FIREARMS OR DANGEROUS WEAPONS. YOU’RE NOT TO POSSESS OR CONSUME ALCOHOL, CANNABIS OR ILLEGAL DRUGS. BUT THERE IS ONE QUESTION EVERYONE IS ASKING WHAT WAS THE MOTIVE? WELL, I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE LAW IS FOR SHOOTING BB GUNS AT A BUS, BUT WHATEVER IT IS, I HOPE HE GETS A LOT OF IT. WELL, THERE’S ONE OPINION JIMENEZ TONIGHT FACING 15 FELONY CHARGES, ACCORDING TO METRO COURT, HE HAS NO PRIOR CRIMINAL RECORD. WE’RE LIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE TONIGHT. JOHN KOAT, ACTION SEVEN NEWS. THANK YOU. JOHN. LICENSE PLATE READERS CAN BE MOUNTED ON POLICE CARS AND ON THE POLLS OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS. TH
76-year-old man arrested for shooting a BB gun at city buses
Police say Tom Jiminez allegedly shot at bus windows 15 times while driving.
Police arrested 76-year-old Tom Jiminez on Friday for allegedly shooting a BB gun at city buses, causing $80,000 in damages from October 2025 to this month.Jiminez appeared in Metro Court on Saturday morning for his first appearance, where he was charged with 15 felony charges of criminal damage to property. Police say Jiminez shot at bus windows while driving, with surveillance video capturing one of 15 incidents, some resulting in shattered windows.”That’s jacked up, he was doing that, I hope no one got hurt,” said Nick Perea, who rides on city buses daily.No injuries were reported, but police used automatic license plate readers to track Jiminez’s vehicle at intersections seconds before and after buses were struck. A judge set conditions for Jiminez’s release, prohibiting him from possessing firearms, dangerous weapons and no alcohol or drugs.Many bus riders are asking what the motive was.”Well, I don’t know what the law is for shooting 50 guns at a bus, but whatever it is, I hope he gets a lot of it,” said Eason Eige.
Police arrested 76-year-old Tom Jiminez on Friday for allegedly shooting a BB gun at city buses, causing $80,000 in damages from October 2025 to this month.
Jiminez appeared in Metro Court on Saturday morning for his first appearance, where he was charged with 15 felony charges of criminal damage to property. Police say Jiminez shot at bus windows while driving, with surveillance video capturing one of 15 incidents, some resulting in shattered windows.
“That’s jacked up, he was doing that, I hope no one got hurt,” said Nick Perea, who rides on city buses daily.
No injuries were reported, but police used automatic license plate readers to track Jiminez’s vehicle at intersections seconds before and after buses were struck. A judge set conditions for Jiminez’s release, prohibiting him from possessing firearms, dangerous weapons and no alcohol or drugs.
Many bus riders are asking what the motive was.
“Well, I don’t know what the law is for shooting 50 guns at a bus, but whatever it is, I hope he gets a lot of it,” said Eason Eige.
