THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION IS BEING SUED BY TWO FORMER MEMBERS. JOHN DOYLE AND ROBERT WOOLEVER WERE FIRED FROM APD FOR USING EXCESSIVE FORCE ON CAR THIEF SUSPECT NICHOLAS BLUME IN FEBRUARY OF 2011 IN A GARAGE. THE INCIDENT WAS CAPTURED ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.
A LAWYER FOR THE FORMER OFFICERS FILED A LAWSUIT MONDAY, ACCUSING THE UNION OF BREACH OF CONTRACT AND CIVIL CONSPIRACY FOR NOT PROTECTING DOYLE AND WOOLEVER. THEIR LAWYER SAYS THEY WERE MADE SCAPEGOATS IN AN EFFORT PREVENT THE U-S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FROM INVESTIGATING APD.
