THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO EXPAND ITS ABILITY TO INVESTIGATE GUN-RELATED CRIMES, SO IT’S COMPETING WITH OTHER CITIES IN APPLYING FOR AN 800-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE U-S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. THAT MONEY WOULD HELP APD MATCH CASINGS TO THE GUNS THAT FIRED ROUNDS DURING A CRIME.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE FUNDING WOULD ALSO HELP APD CREATE A CRIME GUN INTELLIGENCE CENTER. GILBERT GALLEGOS WITH APD TELLS THE JOURNAL THE CENTER WOULD BE MADE PART OF THE EXISTING CRIME LAB. HE ALSO SAYS THEY’D HIRE MORE STAFF FOR THE CRIME GUN CENTER.
