ENCOURAGING NUMBERS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST PROPERTY CRIMES IN ALBUQUERQUE. APD COMMANDER HAROLD MEDINA SAYS THEY'RE ON TRACK TO HAVE THE FEWEST NUMBER OF BURGLARIES SINCE 2010, WHICH WAS A RECORD LOW YEAR. HE SAYS PROPERTY CRIMES ARE DRIVEN, FOR THE MOST PART, BY THE NEED FOR DRUG MONEY.
HE SAYS THEY REALIZE PROPERTY CRIMES ARE A SYMPTOM OF THE DRUG PROBLEM IN THE CITY. IN FACT, HE SAYS ALBUQUERQUE DOESN'T ACTUALLY HAVE A PROPERTY CRIMES PROBLEM AS MUCH AS IT HAS A DRUG PROBLEM.
MEDINA SAYS A-P-D HAS A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO REDUCING PROPERTY CRIME, INCLUDING PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
