ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR-ELECT TIM KELLER HAS APPOINTED MICHAEL GEIER TO THE POSITION OF INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. GEIER WAS AN APD OFFICER FOR 20 YEARS AND CHIEF OF POLICE IN RIO RANCHO FOR THREE YEARS.
KELLER HAS ALSO NAMED THREE DEPUTY CHIEFS OF POLICE. HAROLD MEDINA HAS WORKED AS THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE PUEBLO OF LAGUNA FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. ROGELIO BANEZ BRINGS 24 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING TIME AS AN AREA COMMANDER FOR APD. CURRENT DEPUTY CHIEF ERIC GARCIA WILL WILL REMAIN WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
KELLER PLANS A NATIONAL SEARCH FOR A PERMANENT CHIEF OF POLICE.
