GORDEN EDEN JUNIOR IS THE NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE IN ALBUQUERQUE. HE WAS INTRODUCED BY MAYOR BERRY THIS(SAT) MORNING. EDEN IS CURRENTLY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. HE HAS AN EXTENSIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT BACKGROUND AND SERVED AS THE U-S MARSHAL IN ALBUQUERQUE FROM 2002 THROUGH 2010. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS THE DIVISION DIRECTOR THE THE DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND REVENUE. HE BEGAN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER WITH THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE IN 1975. EDEN BEGINS WORK AT APD ON FEBRUARY 27TH, THE DAY INTERIM CHIEF ALAN BANKS RETIRES. EDEN WILL GET A SALARY OF 158-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
