Good Afternoon –

Great news!  The donation boxes for the Bennie Hargrove Giving Tree have been delivered to both the Triangle Substation and University Substation.  Details are included below.  Please consider this opportunity to honor Bennie’s memory and support families in need when you begin your holiday shopping.

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Laura Kuehn, NCPS, ICPS

Crime Prevention/Crime Free Programs

505.768.2006

cabq.gov/police

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Thu 8/31/2023 12:00 PM

FW: 3rd Annual Bennie Hargrove Giving Tree

Good Afternoon, Community Partners –

I wanted to share an opportunity for giving this holiday season.  Our Criminal Investigations Division is hosting a giving tree in Bennie Hargrove’s honor and is seeking donations of gift cards to support 10 families.  The details are included below.  If you have any questions please contact Brittany Martinez, her contact information is at the bottom of the email.

We will have donation boxes at both our Triangle Substation (2901 Central Ave. NE) and University Substation (1009 Bradbury Dr. SE)

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Laura Kuehn, NCPS, ICPS

Crime Prevention/Crime Free Programs

505.768.2006

cabq.gov/police

From: Martinez, Brittany <brimartinez@cabq.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2023 9:49 AM
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Subject: 3rd Annual Bennie Hargrove Giving Tree

Hello!

I’m reaching out to the Crime Prevention Specialists to see if you all would love to participate in helping the Criminal Investigation Division with our 3^rd Annual Bennie Hargrove Giving Tree!

The Bennie Hargrove Giving Tree started in 2020 and it’s our way of helping give back to families who have been victim to violent crimes.

The giving tree is to honor Bennie Hargrove, a young brave boy who was taken too soon. Bennie was shot and killed at Washington Middle School while defending a classmate.

We ask the detectives at CID to each nominate one family that they believe could really benefit from some extra love and support during a hard holiday season. 10 families total will be selected that includes the immediate family which could often times be multiple kids within the home, all 18 years old or younger.

This year, we will be doing things a little differently and we will be hosting an event for the chosen families to come out to and enjoy food, games, gifts, food basket and Santa of course! The event will take place December 22, 2023 if you’d also like to show support. J

If you would like to participate at your area’s substation/community, we are asking if you could start including a portion in your monthly community letter about the giving tree and asking the public for donations. We would like to keep it easy with gift cards: Walmart, Smith’s, Amazon, Target, Visa or food gift cards for places out to eat or entertainment. No cash will be accepted. If you would like to participate, I will provide a gift card drop box for your substation!

The deadline for all donations will be December 1 that way we ensure we have enough time to organize!

Please let me know If you’d like to participate and if you have any questions!

Thank you!

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Brittany Martinez

Violent Crimes Victim Assistant

Victim Assistance Unit

O: (505) 924-6086 M: (505) 457-8971