PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS IN ALBUQUERQUE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY WON’T BE COMBINING THEIR EFFORTS ANYTIME SOON. THE COUNTY COMMISSION HAS DECLINED TO HELP FUND A STUDY OF PUBLIC SAFETY CONSOLIDATION. ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ TELLS US CONSOLIDATING SERVICES MAKES PERFECT SENSE AND HE SUPPORTS THE IDEA OF A STUDY ON THE ISSUE.
SOME COUNTY COMMISSIONERS EXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER MERGING WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHILE APD IS STILL GOING THROUGH REFORMS BROUGHT ON BY THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
