AN EXCESSIVE FORCE LAWSUIT AGAINST THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT ENDS WITH THE CITY PAYING OUT HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS JERRY RODRIGUEZ AND ELAINE ROMERO SUED THE CITY OVER AN INCIDENT IN DECEMBER OF 2010. THE LAWSUIT SAYS POLICE POINTED GUNS AT THE COUPLE, AND TACKLED RODRIGUEZ TO THE GROUND AS OFFICERS SEARCHED FOR A VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A MURDER.
