THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORT TO BOOST ITS RANKS BY PUTTING UP A NEW RECRUITMENT WEBSITE IN APRIL SEEMS TO BE PAYING OFF. RECRUITMENT OFFICER RUSS ALBERTI TELLS CHANNEL 7 NEWS THAT MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE HAD APPLIED TO JOIN THE DEPARTMENT AS OF SATURDAY. ALBERTI SAYS THE NEW SITE IS MORE USER FRIENDLY AND LETS USERS VIEW SALARY AND BENEFITS.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN TRYING TO INCREASE OFFICER PERSONNEL AS IT CONTINUES TO DEAL WITH PUBLIC OUTCRY OVER A SERIES OF A FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS AND SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS BY THE U-S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT THAT POLICE USED EXCESSIVE FORCE.
