TIMES ARE TOUGH FOR ALBUQUERQUE POLICE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES. THEY’RE NOT GETTING MUCH SLEEP THIS WEEK. THERE WAS A DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING IN THE EAST MOUNTAINS SUNDAY … A SHOOTOUT AT MONTGOMERY AND CARLISLE ON MONDAY … A “USE OF FORCE” INCIDENT ON THE WEST SIDE TUESDAY NIGHT AND VARIOUS MURDERS.
APD OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS THE DEPARTMENT IS DEFINITELY HURT BY ITS LOW MANPOWER. HE SAYS APD HAS A FINITE NUMBER OF OFFICERS AND A LOT OF WHO HE CALLS “KNUCKLE HEADS” ON THE STREETS. DROBIK SAYS CRIMES SEEM TO BE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN THREES … AND THEY’RE SPIKING.
HE SAYS APD STILL HAS OFFICERS RETIRING, AND TRAINING NEW ONES TAKES TIME. HE SAYS OFFICERS ARE WORKING 12 TO 16 HOURS SHIFTS, AND STILL MANAGE TO ANSWER LOW PRIORITY CALLS.
