RAMPED UP PATROLS OF ALBUQUERQUE'S OPEN SPACES ARE UNDERWAY. THEY STARTED ON SATURDAY. LT BRIAN FOX WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY'VE HAD A TRUCK OUT COVERING AREAS LIKE THE BOSQUE SINCE THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE. BUT IT DOUBLED TO TWO TRUCKS OVER THE WEEKEND. HE ALSO TELLS US THEY'RE NOT CLOSING THE BOSQUE TO THE PUBLIC. HE SAYS PEOPLE WHO USE THE BOSQUE AND OFTEN THE ONES WHO REPORT TROUBLE.
ACCESS TO THE BOSQUE IS LIMITED TO THE ESTABLISHED TRAILS ONLY. FOX SAYS THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE OPEN SPACE POLICE TO REMOVE ANY HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO HAVE SET UP CAMP IN THE BOSQUE.
