TWENTY-NINE ALBUQUERQUE AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY SINCE 1868. THOSE OFFICERS WERE HONORED TUESDAY DURING CEREMONIES ON CIVIC PLAZA.
TWO NAMES WERE ADDED TO THE LIST LAST YEAR…RIO RANCHO OFFICER GREG “NIGEL” BENNER AND APD OFFICER DANIEL WEBSTER…BOTH GUNNED DOWN BY SUSPECTS THEY WERE TRYING TO APPREHEND.
APD CHIEF GORDEN EDEN SAYS BEING A COP IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS, WITH OFFICER HOMICIDES UP 126 PERCENT THIS YEAR NATIONALLY.
