ALBUQUERQUE COULD HAVE A NEW POLICE CHIEF NAMED AS EARLY AS FRIDAY. TWO OF THE THREE CANDIDATES BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE CHIEF'S JOB ARE FROM TEXAS. THOMAS LAWRENCE IS FROM THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE OTHER TEXAS APPLICANT IS CRAIG GORALSKI FROM THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE THIRD FINALIST IS THE CURRENT SECRETARY FOR THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, GORDON EDEN. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS THE U-S MARSHAL IN NEW MEXICO.
THE CITY WANTS THE NEW CHIEF IN PLACE BY MARCH. INTERIM CHIEF ALLEN BANKS IS LEAVING THE DUKE CITY AT THE END OF THIS MONTH FOR THE POLICE CHIEF'S JOB IN ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, AN AUSTIN SUBURB.
