CHANGES ARE COMING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. MAYOR TIM KELLER HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE ON RE-EVALUATING AND RESTRUCTURING APD. INTERIM CHIEF MICHAEL GEIER SAYS ADDRESSING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS IS PART OF THE PLAN FOR COMMUNITY POLICING.
GEIER SAYS THEY HOPE TO REBUILD TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY. RECRUITMENT AND OFFICER RETENTION IS A PRIORITY. BUT HE SAYS, IN THE MEANTIME, OFFICERS HAVE AGREED TO DO MORE. HE SAYS APD WILL ALSO WORK ON COMPLYING WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REFORMS.
